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Applies to: 
SQL Server
SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory
The Excel source extracts data from worksheets or ranges in Microsoft Excel workbooks.
Important
For detailed info about connecting to Excel files, and about limitations and known issues for loading data from or to Excel files, see Load data from or to Excel with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
The Excel source provides four different data access modes for extracting data:
A table or view.
A table or view specified in a variable.
The results of a SQL statement. The query can be a parameterized query.
The results of a SQL statement stored in a variable.
The Excel source uses an Excel connection manager to connect to a data source, and the connection manager specifies the workbook file to use. For more information, see Excel Connection Manager.
The Excel source has one regular output and one error output.
You can set properties through SSIS Designer or programmatically.
The Advanced Editor dialog box reflects all the properties that can be set programmatically. For more information about the properties that you can set in the Advanced Editor dialog box or programmatically, click one of the following topics:
For information about looping through a group of Excel files, see Loop through Excel Files and Tables by Using a Foreach Loop Container.
Use the Connection Manager node of the Excel Source Editor dialog box to select the Microsoft Excel workbook for the source to use. The Excel source reads data from a worksheet or named range in an existing workbook.
Note
The CommandTimeout property of the Excel source is not available in the Excel Source Editor, but can be set by using the Advanced Editor. For more information on this property, see the Excel Source section of Excel Custom Properties.
OLE DB connection manager
Select an existing Excel connection manager from the list, or create a new connection by clicking New.
New
Create a new connection manager by using the Excel Connection Manager dialog box.
Data access mode
Specify the method for selecting data from the source.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Table or view | Retrieve data from a worksheet or named range in the Excel file. |
| Table name or view name variable | Specify the worksheet or range name in a variable. Related information: Use Variables in Packages |
| SQL command | Retrieve data from the Excel file by using a SQL query. |
| SQL command from variable | Specify the SQL query text in a variable. |
Preview
Preview results by using the Data View dialog box. Preview can display up to 200 rows.
Name of the Excel sheet
Select the name of the worksheet or named range from a list of those available in the Excel workbook.
Variable name
Select the variable that contains the name of the worksheet or named range.
SQL command text
Enter the text of a SQL query, build the query by clicking Build Query, or browse to the file that contains the query text by clicking Browse.
Parameters
If you have entered a parameterized query by using ? as a parameter placeholder in the query text, use the Set Query Parameters dialog box to map query input parameters to package variables.
Build query
Use the Query Builder dialog box to construct the SQL query visually.
Browse
Use the Open dialog box to locate the file that contains the text of the SQL query.
Parse query
Verify the syntax of the query text.
Variable name
Select the variable that contains the text of the SQL query.
Use the Columns page of the Excel Source Editor dialog box to map an output column to each external (source) column.
Available External Columns
View the list of available external columns in the data source. You cannot use this table to add or delete columns.
External Column
View external (source) columns in the order in which the task will read them. You can change this order by first clearing the selected columns in the table discussed above, and then selecting external columns from the list in a different order.
Output Column
Provide a unique name for each output column. The default is the name of the selected external (source) column; however, you can choose any unique, descriptive name. The name provided will be displayed within SSIS Designer.
Use the Error Output page of the Excel Source Editor dialog box to select error handling options and to set properties on error output columns.
Input or Output
View the name of the data source.
Column
View the external (source) columns that you selected on the Connection Manager page of the Excel Source Editordialog box.
Error
Specify what should happen when an error occurs: ignore the failure, redirect the row, or fail the component.
Related Topics: Error Handling in Data
Truncation
Specify what should happen when a truncation occurs: ignore the failure, redirect the row, or fail the component.
Description
View the description of the error.
Set this value to selected cells
Specify what should happen to all the selected cells when an error or truncation occurs: ignore the failure, redirect the row, or fail the component.
Apply
Apply the error handling option to the selected cells.
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Excel Destination
Excel Connection Manager
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