How To
How to configure the Spreadsheet Wait task (Enterprise Manager)
To configure the Spreadsheet Wait task
- From the Task toolbar, drag a Message Queue task onto the Data Transformation Services (DTS) design sheet.
- In the Message list, click Receive Message.
- In the Queue box, enter the name of the computer_name\queue_type$\queue_name combination that identifies the queue where expense worksheets will be sent.
- In the Message Type list, click Data File Message.
- In the Save file as box, type C:\Temp\Expense.xls.
- Do the following:
- Select the Overwrite check box to prevent the first worksheet from blocking further uploads.
- Select the Remove from message queue check box or the package will loop indefinitely as it repeatedly attempts to load the same worksheet.
- Clear the Timeout after check box because this package runs until canceled.
- Select the Overwrite check box to prevent the first worksheet from blocking further uploads.
- On the design sheet, right-click Wait, point to Workflow, and then click Workflow Properties.
- Click the Options tab, and then clear the following check boxes:
- Join transaction if present
- Commit transaction on successful completion of this step
- Rollback transaction on failure
- Join transaction if present