Comments on: The Pivot Transformation

By: BI Monkey

BI Monkey — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:48:50 +0000

Steve – one of the features coming in SQL2012 proper should be a decent UI for the Pivot Transformation – I saw it demo’d at PASS and it does look much better.

By: Steve Francis

Steve Francis — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:46:27 +0000

I found this example while playing with SQL 2012 CTP 3 and the interface is still rubbish. I still don’t understand why a GUI would require the user to look up a numeric code on the internet to specify column usage. I also fail to see why information in one part of the interface can’t be presented in another. Altogether the GUI interface is far too generic – just a way to type in raw parameters to an API. I think MS have forgotten the lessons from PARC (Where the GUI was invented).

By: BI Monkey

BI Monkey — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:54:04 +0000

Hi Srinivas

Unfortunately the Pivot component cannot handle changing keys – there’s no way to dynamically allow for new Pivot Keys.

The only workaround I can think of is to use surrogate keys for your values, so you pivot on values 1 to 20 (or however many you think you will need). That way you can set up the component for a bigger range of values than you currently have without having to worry about what those values actually are.

By: Srinivas

Srinivas — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:28:55 +0000

Hi BI Monkey,

simple pivoting is fine and I follow BI Monkey, but now the requirement is like Food Type rows are changeing dynamically,

FoodFor FoodType Cost
BI Monkey Peanuts 10
BI Monkey Cashews 20
BI Monkey Coffee 15

The above one is simple one and can do it.

but now it has increased like below:

FoodFor FoodType Cost
BI Monkey Peanuts 10
BI Monkey Cashews 20
BI Monkey Coffee 15
BI Monkey Juice 25 New record
BI Monkey Coke 12 New record

Food Type is changing Dynamically and how to handle this scenario in SSIS using Pivot is biggest Challenge.

Please can any one help me out from this, the requirement is very urgent…

thanks in Advance

By: Elmozamil Elamir

Elmozamil Elamir — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:12:09 +0000

Hi,
Thanks you for your efforts and time to write this paper.
I use SSIS to transform data from Adventureworks2008 database and return date and quantity, after I configure it as I read it return an error that tell me (Duplicate pivot key value “9″) Sometimes for 12 and so I googled but I didn’t ge any help please your help.

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By: BI Monkey

BI Monkey — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:40:26 +0000

I can’t see what you’re doing wrong from what you’ve quoted. Feel free to email me the package and I’ll take a look.

By: Ronaldo

Ronaldo — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:17:31 +0000

Dear BI Monkey,

I have some problems with the pivot transformation, it keeps giving me error message of “Output column “Region 1″ (549) cannot be mapped to PivotKey input column”
What does it mean?
My input column are :
- Week –> pivot usage 1
- Region –> pivot usage 2
- Sales –> pivot usage 3

My Output column are :
- Week –> link to input column “Week”
- Region 1 –> link to input column “Region”, with PivotKeyValue = Region 1
- Region 2 –> link to input column “Region”, with PivotKeyValue = Region 2
- Region 3 –> link to input column “Region”, with PivotKeyValue = Region 3
- Region 4 –> link to input column “Region”, with PivotKeyValue = Region 4

What is the mistake of that setting?
Please kindly help
Thank you

Regards,

Ronaldo

By: BI Monkey

BI Monkey — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:46:26 +0000

Jaanu, can you provide a sample of source data and target data?