Designing data acquisition framework in SQL Server and SSIS – how to source and integrate external data for a decision support system or data warehouse (Part 2)

Note: Part 1 to this series can be found HERE, Part 3 HERE, Part 4 HERE and all the code and additional files for this post can be downloaded from my OneDrive folder HERE.

Continuing on from part 1 to this series, having set up all the scaffolding and support databases/objects, we are now ready to roll with the punches and start implementing the actual code responsible for some preliminary activities (before acquisition commences) as well as all heavy lifting when acquiring the source data. As per activities outlined in part 1, this post looks into pre-acquisition tasks (activities which facilitate subsequent data coping e.g. source server availability checking, schema modifications check, pre-load indexes management) and acquisition code for large tables, so jumping ahead a little bit into the actual package design (see SSIS package design details in part 4), the area of focus is as per the image below.

Data_Acquisition_Framework_Part2_SSIS_Package_Top_Level_Overview

Pre-acquisition Tasks Overview and Code

To start with, we will set the initial values for the three variables used in the package using a combination of two transformations i.e. Script Task and Execute SQL Task. The Script Task transformation will run a snippet of C# code which sets the initial values of ‘Is_All_OK’ and ‘Sync_Exec_StartTime’ variables responsible for binary task execution status and package execution start time respectively. Since one of post-execution steps deals with checking the AdminDBA database for an errors encountered during package runtime, it is important to log package execution start date and time (used as log search query parameters when defining search time frame). The code run in this step (most of it just boilerplate, with the main sections highlighted) is as per below whereas all the package configuration details are described in part 4 to this series.

#region Help:  Introduction to the script task
/* The Script Task allows you to perform virtually any operation that can be accomplished in
 * a .Net application within the context of an Integration Services control flow. 
 * 
 * Expand the other regions which have "Help" prefixes for examples of specific ways to use
 * Integration Services features within this script task. */
#endregion


#region Namespaces
using System;
using System.Data;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using System.Windows.Forms;
#endregion

namespace ST_44c20947eb6c4c5cb2f698bdd17b3534
{
    /// <summary>
    /// ScriptMain is the entry point class of the script.  Do not change the name, attributes,
    /// or parent of this class.
    /// </summary>
    [Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.ScriptTask.SSISScriptTaskEntryPointAttribute]
    public partial class ScriptMain : Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.ScriptTask.VSTARTScriptObjectModelBase
    {
        #region Help:  Using Integration Services variables and parameters in a script
        /* To use a variable in this script, first ensure that the variable has been added to 
         * either the list contained in the ReadOnlyVariables property or the list contained in 
         * the ReadWriteVariables property of this script task, according to whether or not your
         * code needs to write to the variable.  To add the variable, save this script, close this instance of
         * Visual Studio, and update the ReadOnlyVariables and 
         * ReadWriteVariables properties in the Script Transformation Editor window.
         * To use a parameter in this script, follow the same steps. Parameters are always read-only.
         * 
         * Example of reading from a variable:
         *  DateTime startTime = (DateTime) Dts.Variables["System::StartTime"].Value;
         * 
         * Example of writing to a variable:
         *  Dts.Variables["User::myStringVariable"].Value = "new value";
         * 
         * Example of reading from a package parameter:
         *  int batchId = (int) Dts.Variables["$Package::batchId"].Value;
         *  
         * Example of reading from a project parameter:
         *  int batchId = (int) Dts.Variables["$Project::batchId"].Value;
         * 
         * Example of reading from a sensitive project parameter:
         *  int batchId = (int) Dts.Variables["$Project::batchId"].GetSensitiveValue();
         * */

        #endregion

        #region Help:  Firing Integration Services events from a script
        /* This script task can fire events for logging purposes.
         * 
         * Example of firing an error event:
         *  Dts.Events.FireError(18, "Process Values", "Bad value", "", 0);
         * 
         * Example of firing an information event:
         *  Dts.Events.FireInformation(3, "Process Values", "Processing has started", "", 0, ref fireAgain)
         * 
         * Example of firing a warning event:
         *  Dts.Events.FireWarning(14, "Process Values", "No values received for input", "", 0);
         * */
        #endregion

        #region Help:  Using Integration Services connection managers in a script
        /* Some types of connection managers can be used in this script task.  See the topic 
         * "Working with Connection Managers Programatically" for details.
         * 
         * Example of using an ADO.Net connection manager:
         *  object rawConnection = Dts.Connections["Sales DB"].AcquireConnection(Dts.Transaction);
         *  SqlConnection myADONETConnection = (SqlConnection)rawConnection;
         *  //Use the connection in some code here, then release the connection
         *  Dts.Connections["Sales DB"].ReleaseConnection(rawConnection);
         *
         * Example of using a File connection manager
         *  object rawConnection = Dts.Connections["Prices.zip"].AcquireConnection(Dts.Transaction);
         *  string filePath = (string)rawConnection;
         *  //Use the connection in some code here, then release the connection
         *  Dts.Connections["Prices.zip"].ReleaseConnection(rawConnection);
         * */
        #endregion


        /// <summary>
        /// This method is called when this script task executes in the control flow.
        /// Before returning from this method, set the value of Dts.TaskResult to indicate success or failure.
        /// To open Help, press F1.
        /// </summary>
        /// 
        public void Main()
        {
            // TODO: Add your code here
            DateTime saveNow = DateTime.Now;
            Dts.Variables["Is_All_OK"].Value = 0;
            Dts.Variables["Sync_Exec_StartTime"].Value = saveNow;
            Dts.TaskResult = (int)ScriptResults.Success;
        }

        #region ScriptResults declaration
        /// <summary>
        /// This enum provides a convenient shorthand within the scope of this class for setting the
        /// result of the script.
        /// 
        /// This code was generated automatically.
        /// </summary>
        enum ScriptResults
        {
            Success = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Success,
            Failure = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Failure
        };
        #endregion

    }
}

The second transformation executes user defined function created in part 1, acquiring e-mail addresses from the corresponding table and storing them in a DBMail_Receipients SSIS variable. These email addresses can be used for operator notifications handling part of the process, when an exception is raised at package runtime. I will dive into package structure in more details in the next post to this series so at this stage is only important to understand that these two steps run simultaneously and as a prelude to further tasks execution.

Next up, we will proceed to update AdminDBA database based on the target server instance metadata. For this purpose, I have used the UPDATE stored procedure described in detail in two of my previous posts, mainly HERE and HERE. The code is quite complex and lengthy so for the sake of succinctness I will refrain from posting it here but you can read more about its functionality HERE and grab a copy from my OneDrive folder HERE. This stored procedure is run in order to update AdminDBA database with the latest instance metadata. As AdminDBA database stores a granular data of all databases, objects, schemas etc. for error log reference purposes, this data needs to be kept up-to-date to account for every change that has either added, deleted or updated the object and/or its status. This code does exactly that – it ploughs through the SQL Server instance and packages metadata, making sure that all changes have been accounted for so that any error in the package execution can be logged and referenced across instance, database, schema and object level.

Since one of the assumptions made in Part 1 was that in case any connectivity issues occur, the job will wait for a predefined period of time, a predefined number of times before reporting a failed connectivity status, the first thing to do is to ensure that at the initiation phase the linked server connection status is validated. For this purpose, we can use the SQL Server connection status system stored procedure along with a re-try routine delayed by the predefined amount of time as per the code below.

USE StagingDB;
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_checkRemoteSvrConnectionStatus]
    @Remote_Server_Name VARCHAR(256) ,
    @Is_All_OK INT OUTPUT ,
    @Error_Message VARCHAR(2000) OUTPUT ,
    @Process_Name VARCHAR(250) OUTPUT
AS
    BEGIN
        SET NOCOUNT ON;
        SET @Process_Name = ( SELECT    OBJECT_NAME(objectid)
                              FROM      sys.dm_exec_requests r
                                        CROSS   APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.sql_handle) a
                              WHERE     session_id = @@spid
                            );
        DECLARE @errno INT;
        DECLARE @errMsg VARCHAR(2048);
        DECLARE @isDebugMode INT = 1;
        DECLARE @Remote_Server_NameConv sysname;
        DECLARE @ct INT = 4;	
        IF @isDebugMode = 1
            BEGIN
                PRINT 'Checking for Linked Server Connection...';
            END;
        Start:
        BEGIN TRY			
            SELECT  @Remote_Server_NameConv = CONVERT(sysname, @Remote_Server_Name);
            EXEC sys.sp_testlinkedserver @Remote_Server_NameConv;
        END TRY
        BEGIN CATCH
            SET @errno = @@ERROR;
            SET @errMsg = ERROR_MESSAGE();
            SET @Is_All_OK = 0;		
        END CATCH;	
        IF @Is_All_OK = 0
            AND @ct > 1
            BEGIN 
                SET @ct = @ct - 1;
                IF @isDebugMode = 1
                    BEGIN
                        PRINT 'Connection to Linked Server '
                            + @Remote_Server_Name
                            + ' cannot be established. Will attempt to connect again in 5 minutes. Number of re-tries left: '
                            + CAST(@ct AS VARCHAR(10)) + '';
                    END;
                WAITFOR DELAY '00:05:00';				
                GOTO Start;	
            END;
        IF @Is_All_OK = 1
            BEGIN
                GOTO Finish; 
            END;
        Finish:
        IF @errno <> 0
            OR @Is_All_OK = 0
            BEGIN
                SET @Error_Message = 'Connection to Linked Server '
                    + @Remote_Server_Name
                    + ' has dropped or cannot be resolved. The error massage recorded by this process is as follows: '
                    + @errMsg
                    + ' This package cannot proceed any further....please troubleshoot!';
                IF @isDebugMode = 1
                    BEGIN
                        PRINT @Error_Message;
                    END;
            END;
        ELSE
            BEGIN
                SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                SET @Error_Message = 'All Good !';
                IF @isDebugMode = 1
                    BEGIN
                        PRINT 'Connection to Linked Server '
                            + @Remote_Server_Name + ' successfull !';
                    END;
            END;
    END;

In case of persisting connection issues (the code will execute 3 times, with the 5-minute wait time between each interval), error message, process name and binary error variable will be passed back to the SSIS package triggering sending an error event (more on the SSIS package implementation in part 4 to this series).

Continuing on, conforming to part 1 requirement which stated that ‘The source database schema is under constant development so target database, where the acquired data is stored, needs to be adjusted automatically’, we will focus on automated schema reconciliation. There are number of ways this functionality can be achieved but the simplest (and cheapest, since it does not involve third party tooling) way would be to use plain, old T-SQL wrapped around  a stored procedure. The code below compares MySQL internal metadata for selected tables with the one in the staging database on the SQL Server instance and in case any dichotomies are found, it drops and recreates the affected object(s) while resolving any data types, null-ability, characters precisions, scale, length etc. This stored procedure is only applicable to MySQL-to-MSSQL schema synchronisation but I have developed similar code for a PostgreSQL-to-MSSQL job (see my blog post HERE) and also included a snipped of T-SQL which transforms it into a MSSQL-to-MSSQL job (please refer to the commented-out section). Also, in order for this code to work correctly, a unique primary key needs to be present on the tables participating in the comparison. Another thing to notice is that this code takes advantage of the data in one of the control tables storing database object names etc. This to ensure that in case we wish to take one or a number of tables out of this process, we can do so via including or excluding it in the referenced control table rather than hardcoding their names in the stored procedure. This allows for a central point of control at a granular level and prevents catering for specific scenarios in the procedure’s code.

USE StagingDB;
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_checkRemoteSvrMySQLTablesSchemaChanges]
    (
      @Remote_Server_Name VARCHAR(256) ,
      @Remote_Server_DB_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
      @Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
      @Target_DB_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
      @Target_DB_Schema_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
      @Is_All_OK INT OUTPUT ,
      @Process_Name VARCHAR(250) OUTPUT ,
      @Error_Message VARCHAR(MAX) OUTPUT
    )
    WITH RECOMPILE
AS
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    BEGIN
        DECLARE @Is_ReCheck BIT = 0;
        DECLARE @SQL NVARCHAR(MAX);
        DECLARE @Is_Debug_Mode BIT = 0;
        SET @Process_Name = ( SELECT    OBJECT_NAME(objectid)
                              FROM      sys.dm_exec_requests r
                                        CROSS   APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.sql_handle) a
                              WHERE     session_id = @@spid
                            );

        Check_RemoteSvr_Schema:
        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#t_TblsMetadata') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE [#t_TblsMetadata];			
            END;  
        CREATE TABLE tempdb..[#t_TblsMetadata]
            (
              table_name VARCHAR(256) ,
              column_name VARCHAR(256) ,
              ordinal_position INT ,
              is_nullable BIT ,
              data_type VARCHAR(256) ,
              character_maximum_length BIGINT ,
              numeric_scale SMALLINT ,
              numeric_precision SMALLINT ,
              is_primary_key BIT ,
              local_schema_name VARCHAR(55) ,
              remote_schema_name VARCHAR(55) ,
              local_or_remote VARCHAR(25)
            );
	  
        SET @SQL = '
				INSERT INTO #t_TblsMetadata
				(
					[table_name]
					,[column_name]
					,[ordinal_position]
					,[is_nullable]
					,[data_type]
					,[character_maximum_length]
					,[numeric_scale]
					,[numeric_precision]
					,[is_primary_key]
					,[local_schema_name]
					,[remote_schema_name]
					,[local_or_remote]
				)
				SELECT  
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.table_name))					AS table_name ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.column_name))					AS column_name ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.ordinal_position))			AS ordinal_position ,
					CASE WHEN a.is_nullable = ''YES'' 
					THEN 1 ELSE 0 END							AS is_nullable ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.data_type))					AS data_type ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.character_maximum_length))	AS character_maximum_length ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.numeric_scale))				AS numeric_scale ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.numeric_precision))			AS numeric_precision ,
					CASE WHEN a.column_key = 
					LTRIM(RTRIM(''pri'')) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END		AS is_primary_key ,
					m.local_schema_Name							AS local_schema_name ,
					LTRIM(RTRIM(a.table_schema))				AS remote_schema_name,
					''remote''									AS local_or_remote
				FROM    OPENQUERY(' + @Remote_Server_Name + ',
											''select 
											table_name, 
											column_name, 
											ordinal_position, 
											is_nullable, 
											data_type,
											character_maximum_length,
											numeric_scale,
											numeric_precision ,
											column_key,
											table_schema
											from information_Schema.columns
											where table_schema = '''''
											+ @Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name + ''''''') a 
				JOIN 
					ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process m 
					ON a.table_name = m.local_table_name 		
					AND m.local_schema_name = ''' + @Target_DB_Schema_Name + '''							
					AND m.Remote_Server_Name = ''' + @Remote_Server_Name + '''
				WHERE m.Is_Active = 1
				AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
								FROM  ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process_ColumnExceptions o 
								WHERE 
								o.Local_Field_Name = a.column_name AND
								o.local_table_name = a.table_name AND 
								o.local_schema_name = m.local_schema_name AND
								o.Remote_Schema_Name = m.remote_schema_name 
								AND o.Is_Active = 1)';

		/*===========================================================================================
		-- SQL Server Version for reference only
		SET @SQL = 'INSERT INTO #t_TblsMetadata
				(
					 [table_name]
					,[column_name]
					,[ordinal_position]
					,[is_nullable]
					,[data_type]
					,[character_maximum_length]
					,[numeric_scale]
					,[numeric_precision]
					,[is_primary_key]
					,[local_schema_name]
					,[remote_schema_name]
					,[local_or_remote]
				)				
				SELECT 
					a.table_name, 
					a.column_name, 
					a.ordinal_position, 
					a.is_nullable, 
					a.data_type, 
					a.character_maximum_length, 
					a.numeric_scale, 
					a.numeric_precision, 
					a.is_primary_key,
					m.local_schema_name,
					a.remote_schema_name,
					''Remote'' as local_or_remote
				FROM OPENQUERY(' + @Remote_Server_Name
										+ ',''SELECT  
										t.name AS table_name ,
										c.name AS column_name ,
										c.column_id AS ordinal_position ,
										c.is_nullable ,
										ss.name ,
										tp.name AS data_type ,
										c.max_length AS character_maximum_length ,
										c.scale AS numeric_scale ,
										c.precision AS numeric_precision ,
										ISNULL(idx.pk_flag,0) as ''''is_primary_key'''' ,
										ss.name AS remote_schema_name
										FROM    sys.tables t
										JOIN sys.columns c ON t.object_id = c.object_id
										JOIN sys.types tp ON c.user_type_id = tp.user_type_id
										JOIN sys.objects so ON so.object_id = t.object_id
										JOIN sys.schemas ss ON so.schema_id = ss.schema_id
										LEFT JOIN		(select i.name as index_name, 
														i.is_primary_key as pk_flag, 
														OBJECT_NAME(ic.OBJECT_ID) AS table_name,
														COL_NAME(ic.OBJECT_ID,ic.column_id) AS column_name 
														FROM sys.indexes AS i INNER JOIN 
														sys.index_columns AS ic ON  i.OBJECT_ID = ic.OBJECT_ID
														AND i.index_id = ic.index_id
														WHERE   i.is_primary_key = 1) idx 
										ON idx.table_name = t.name and idx.column_name = c.name
										WHERE ss.name =''''' + @Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name + ''''' 
										AND t.type = ''''u'''''') a
				JOIN 
					ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process m 
					ON a.table_name = m.local_table_name 					 
				WHERE 
					m.Remote_Server_Name = ''' + @Remote_Server_Name + '''
					AND m.Is_Active = 1
					AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
									FROM  ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process_ColumnExceptions o 
									WHERE 
									o.Local_Field_Name = a.column_name AND
									o.local_table_name = a.table_name AND 
									o.local_schema_name = m.Local_Schema_Name AND
									o.Remote_Schema_Name = a.remote_schema_name 
									AND o.Is_Active = 1)';	
		===========================================================================================*/
		
        EXEC(@SQL);

        IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
            BEGIN
                PRINT @SQL;
                SELECT  '#t_TblsMetadata table content for remote objects metadata:' AS 'HINT';
                SELECT  *
                FROM    #t_TblsMetadata
                WHERE   local_or_remote = 'Remote'
                ORDER BY table_name ,
                        ordinal_position;
            END;
		


        IF @Is_ReCheck = 1
            BEGIN
                GOTO Check_Local_Schema;
            END;

        Check_Local_Schema:  
        SET @SQL = 'INSERT INTO #t_TblsMetadata
				(
					[table_name]
					,[column_name]
					,[ordinal_position]
					,[is_nullable]
					,[data_type]
					,[character_maximum_length]
					,[numeric_scale]
					,[numeric_precision]
					,[is_primary_key]
					,[local_schema_name]
					,[remote_schema_name]
					,[local_or_remote]
				)		
        SELECT  
										t.name AS table_name ,
										c.name AS column_name ,
										c.column_id AS ordinal_position ,
										c.is_nullable ,										
										tp.name AS data_type ,
										c.max_length AS character_maximum_length ,
										c.scale AS numeric_scale ,
										c.precision AS numeric_precision ,
										ISNULL(idx.pk_flag,0) as ''is_primary_key'' ,
										m.local_schema_name,
										m.remote_schema_name ,
										''local'' AS local_or_remote
										FROM    sys.tables t
										JOIN sys.columns c ON t.object_id = c.object_id
										JOIN sys.types tp ON c.user_type_id = tp.user_type_id
										JOIN sys.objects so ON so.object_id = t.object_id
										JOIN sys.schemas ss ON so.schema_id = ss.schema_id
										LEFT JOIN		(select i.name as index_name, i.is_primary_key as pk_flag, OBJECT_NAME(ic.OBJECT_ID) AS table_name,
														COL_NAME(ic.OBJECT_ID,ic.column_id) AS column_name FROM sys.indexes AS i INNER JOIN 
														sys.index_columns AS ic ON  i.OBJECT_ID = ic.OBJECT_ID
														AND i.index_id = ic.index_id
														WHERE   i.is_primary_key = 1) idx on idx.table_name = t.name and idx.column_name = c.name
				JOIN ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process m ON t.name = m.local_table_name AND m.local_schema_name = ss.name
        WHERE   t.type = ''u'' 				 
				AND m.Remote_Server_Name = ''' + @Remote_Server_Name + '''
				AND ss.name = ''' + @Target_DB_Schema_Name + '''   
				';
        EXEC(@SQL);


        IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
            BEGIN
                PRINT @SQL;
                SELECT  '#t_TblsMetadata table content for local objects metadata:' AS 'HINT';
                SELECT  *
                FROM    #t_TblsMetadata
                WHERE   local_or_remote = 'Local'
                ORDER BY table_name ,
                        ordinal_position;
            END;


        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#t_sql') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE [#t_sql];
            END;
		
        SELECT  DISTINCT
                t1.table_name AS Table_Name ,
                t1.local_schema_name AS Local_Schema_Name ,
                'create table [' + t1.local_schema_name + '].['
                + LOWER(t1.table_name) + '] (' + STUFF(o.list, LEN(o.list), 1,
                                                       '') + ')'
                + CASE WHEN t2.is_primary_key = 0 THEN ''
                       ELSE '; ALTER TABLE   [' + t1.local_schema_name + '].['
                            + t1.table_name + '] ' + ' ADD CONSTRAINT pk_'
                            + LOWER(t1.local_schema_name) + '_'
                            + LOWER(t2.table_name) + '_'
                            + LOWER(REPLACE(t2.pk_column_names, ',', '_'))
                            + ' PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ' + '('
                            + LOWER(t2.pk_column_names) + ')'
                  END AS Create_Table_Schema_Definition_SQL ,
                'if object_id (''[' + t1.local_schema_name + '].['
                + t1.table_name + ']' + ''', ''U'') IS NOT NULL drop table ['
                + t1.local_schema_name + '].[' + t1.table_name + ']' AS Drop_Table_SQL
        INTO    #t_sql
        FROM    #t_TblsMetadata t1
                CROSS APPLY ( SELECT    '[' + column_name + '] '
                                        + CASE WHEN data_type IN ( 'tinytext',
                                                              'smalltext',
                                                              'mediumtext',
                                                              'text', 'enum',
                                                              'longtext' )
                                               THEN 'varchar'
                                               WHEN data_type IN ( 'timestamp' )
                                               THEN 'datetime'
                                               ELSE data_type
                                          END
                                        + CASE WHEN data_type IN ( 'date',
                                                              'time',
                                                              'tinyint',
                                                              'smallint',
                                                              'int', 'bigint',
                                                              'timestamp',
                                                              'uniqueidentifier',
                                                              'bit',
                                                              'datetimeoffset' )
                                               THEN ''
                                               WHEN character_maximum_length > 8000
                                                    OR character_maximum_length = -1
                                               THEN '(max)'
                                               WHEN data_type IN ( 'nvarchar',
                                                              'nchar' )
                                               THEN '('
                                                    + CAST(character_maximum_length
                                                    / 2 AS VARCHAR) + ')'
                                               WHEN data_type = 'decimal'
                                               THEN '('
                                                    + CAST(numeric_precision AS VARCHAR)
                                                    + ', '
                                                    + CAST(numeric_scale AS VARCHAR)
                                                    + ')'
                                               ELSE COALESCE('('
                                                             + CAST(character_maximum_length AS VARCHAR)
                                                             + ')', '')
                                          END + ' '
                                        + ( CASE WHEN is_nullable = 0
                                                 THEN 'NOT '
                                                 ELSE ''
                                            END ) + 'NULL' + ','
                              FROM      #t_TblsMetadata
                              WHERE     table_name = t1.table_name
                                        AND local_or_remote = 'Remote'
                              ORDER BY  ordinal_position
                            FOR
                              XML PATH('')
                            ) o ( list )
                JOIN ( SELECT   table_name ,
                                is_primary_key ,
                                pk_column_names ,
                                column_name = REVERSE(RIGHT(REVERSE(pk_column_names),
                                                            LEN(pk_column_names)
                                                            - CHARINDEX(',',
                                                              REVERSE(pk_column_names))))
                       FROM     ( SELECT    table_name ,
                                            is_primary_key ,
                                            pk_column_names = STUFF(( SELECT
                                                              ','
                                                              + CAST(column_name AS VARCHAR(500))
                                                              FROM
                                                              #t_TblsMetadata z2
                                                              WHERE
                                                              z1.table_name = z2.table_name
                                                              AND z2.is_primary_key = 1
                                                              AND z2.local_or_remote = 'Remote'
                                                              ORDER BY z2.column_name ASC
                                                              FOR
                                                              XML
                                                              PATH('')
                                                              ), 1, 1, '')
                                  FROM      #t_TblsMetadata z1
                                  WHERE     z1.is_primary_key = 1
                                            AND z1.local_or_remote = 'Remote'
                                  GROUP BY  z1.table_name ,
                                            z1.is_primary_key
                                ) a
                     ) t2 ON t1.table_name = t2.table_name
        WHERE   t1.local_or_remote = 'Remote';

        IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
            BEGIN
                SELECT  '#t_sql table content:' AS 'HINT';
                SELECT  *
                FROM    #t_sql;
            END;

        IF @Is_ReCheck = 1
            BEGIN
                GOTO Do_Table_Diff;
            END;

        Do_Table_Diff:
        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#t_diff') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE [#t_diff];
            END;
            WITH    Temp_CTE ( table_name, column_name, is_nullable, data_type, local_schema_name, is_primary_key, character_maximum_length, numeric_scale, numeric_precision )
                      AS ( SELECT   table_name = m.table_name ,
                                    column_name = m.column_name ,
                                    is_nullable = m.is_nullable ,
                                    data_type = CASE WHEN m.data_type IN (
                                                          'tinytext',
                                                          'smalltext',
                                                          'mediumtext', 'text',
                                                          'enum', 'longtext' )
                                                     THEN 'varchar'
                                                     WHEN m.data_type IN (
                                                          'timestamp' )
                                                     THEN 'datetime'
                                                     ELSE m.data_type
                                                END ,
                                    local_schema_name = m.local_schema_name ,
                                    is_primary_key = m.is_primary_key ,
                                    character_maximum_length = COALESCE(CASE
                                                              WHEN m.character_maximum_length > 8000
                                                              OR m.character_maximum_length = -1
                                                              THEN 'max'
                                                              WHEN m.data_type = 'timestamp'
                                                              THEN CAST(l.character_maximum_length AS VARCHAR)
                                                              ELSE CAST(m.character_maximum_length AS VARCHAR)
                                                              END,
                                                              constants.character_maximum_length,
                                                              CAST(l.character_maximum_length AS VARCHAR)) ,
                                    numeric_scale = COALESCE(CASE
                                                              WHEN m.data_type = 'timestamp'
                                                              THEN l.numeric_scale
                                                              ELSE m.numeric_scale
                                                             END,
                                                             constants.numeric_scale,
                                                             l.numeric_scale) ,
                                    numeric_precision = COALESCE(CASE
                                                              WHEN m.data_type = 'timestamp'
                                                              THEN l.numeric_precision
                                                              ELSE m.numeric_precision
                                                              END,
                                                              m.numeric_precision,
                                                              constants.numeric_precision,
                                                              l.numeric_precision)
                           FROM     #t_TblsMetadata m
                                    LEFT JOIN ( SELECT  'char' AS data_type ,
                                                        NULL AS character_maximum_length ,
                                                        0 AS numeric_scale ,
                                                        0 AS numeric_precision
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'varchar' ,
                                                        NULL ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '0'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'time' ,
                                                        '5' ,
                                                        '7' ,
                                                        '16'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'date' ,
                                                        '3' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '10'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'datetime' ,
                                                        '8' ,
                                                        '3' ,
                                                        '23'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'datetime2' ,
                                                        '8' ,
                                                        '7' ,
                                                        '27'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'smalldatetime' ,
                                                        '4' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '16'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'bit' ,
                                                        '1' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '1'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'float' ,
                                                        '8' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '53'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'money' ,
                                                        '8' ,
                                                        '4' ,
                                                        '19'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'smallmoney' ,
                                                        '4' ,
                                                        '4' ,
                                                        '10'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'uniqueidentifier' ,
                                                        '16' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '0'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'xml' ,
                                                        'max' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '0'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'numeric' ,
                                                        '9' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '18'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'real' ,
                                                        '4' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '24'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'tinyint' ,
                                                        '1' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '3'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'smallint' ,
                                                        '2' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '5'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'int' ,
                                                        '4' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '10'
                                                UNION ALL
                                                SELECT  'bigint' ,
                                                        '8' ,
                                                        '0' ,
                                                        '20'
                                              ) constants ON m.data_type = constants.data_type
                                    LEFT JOIN #t_TblsMetadata l ON l.column_name = m.column_name
                                                              AND l.table_name = m.table_name
                                                              AND l.data_type = ( CASE
                                                              WHEN m.data_type IN (
                                                              'tinytext',
                                                              'smalltext',
                                                              'mediumtext',
                                                              'text', 'enum',
                                                              'longtext' )
                                                              THEN 'varchar'
                                                              WHEN m.data_type IN (
                                                              'timestamp' )
                                                              THEN 'datetime'
                                                              ELSE m.data_type
                                                              END )
                                                              AND l.local_or_remote = 'Local'
                           WHERE    m.local_or_remote = 'Remote'
                           EXCEPT
                           SELECT   table_name ,
                                    column_name ,
                                    is_nullable ,
                                    data_type ,
                                    local_schema_name ,
                                    is_primary_key ,
                                    CASE WHEN character_maximum_length > 8000
                                              OR character_maximum_length = -1
                                         THEN 'max'
                                         ELSE CAST(character_maximum_length AS VARCHAR)
                                    END AS character_maximum_length ,
                                    numeric_scale ,
                                    numeric_precision
                           FROM     #t_TblsMetadata
                           WHERE    local_or_remote = 'Local'
                         )
            SELECT DISTINCT
                    table_name ,
                    local_schema_name
            INTO    #t_diff
            FROM    Temp_CTE;

        IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
            BEGIN
                SELECT  '#t_diff table content:' AS 'HINT';
                SELECT  *
                FROM    #t_diff;
            END;

        IF @Is_ReCheck = 1
            GOTO Results;

        Run_SQL:
        IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT DISTINCT
                                Table_Name ,
                                Local_Schema_Name
                        FROM    #t_sql a
                        WHERE   EXISTS ( SELECT table_name
                                         FROM   #t_diff i
                                         WHERE  a.Table_Name = i.table_name ) )
            BEGIN
                GOTO Schema_Diff_ReCheck;
            END;
        ELSE
            BEGIN
                DECLARE @schema_name VARCHAR(50);
                DECLARE @table_name VARCHAR(256);
                DECLARE @sql_select_dropcreate NVARCHAR(MAX);

                DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FORWARD_ONLY
                FOR
                    SELECT DISTINCT
                            Table_Name ,
                            Local_Schema_Name
                    FROM    #t_sql a
                    WHERE   EXISTS ( SELECT table_name
                                     FROM   #t_diff i
                                     WHERE  a.Table_Name = i.table_name );
                OPEN db_cursor;
                FETCH NEXT
			FROM db_cursor INTO @table_name, @schema_name;
                WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
                    BEGIN
                        BEGIN TRY
                            BEGIN TRANSACTION;
                            SET @sql_select_dropcreate = ( SELECT
                                                              Drop_Table_SQL
                                                           FROM
                                                              #t_sql
                                                           WHERE
                                                              Table_Name = @table_name
                                                         ) + '; '
                                + ( SELECT  Create_Table_Schema_Definition_SQL
                                    FROM    #t_sql
                                    WHERE   Table_Name = @table_name
                                  );                                        
                            IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
                                BEGIN
                                    PRINT @sql_select_dropcreate;
                                END;
                            EXEC sp_sqlexec @sql_select_dropcreate;
                            SET @Error_Message = 'All Good!';
                            COMMIT TRANSACTION;
                        END TRY
                        BEGIN CATCH		
                            IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
                                ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
                            SET @Is_All_OK = 0;
                            SET @Error_Message = 'This operation has been unexpectandly terminated due to error: '''
                                + ERROR_MESSAGE() + ''' at line '
                                + CAST(ERROR_LINE() AS VARCHAR);								
                        END CATCH;
                        FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @table_name,
                            @schema_name;
                    END;
                CLOSE db_cursor;
                DEALLOCATE db_cursor;
                SET @Is_ReCheck = 1;
            END;


        Schema_Diff_ReCheck:
        IF @Is_ReCheck = 1
            BEGIN
                GOTO Check_RemoteSvr_Schema;
            END;

        Results:
        IF EXISTS ( SELECT TOP 1
                            *
                    FROM    #t_diff )
            BEGIN 
                SET @Is_All_OK = 0;
                SET @Error_Message = 'Table schema reconciliation between '
                    + '' + @@SERVERNAME + '' + ' and remote database on '''
                    + @Remote_Server_Name + '''' + CHAR(10);
                SET @Error_Message = @Error_Message
                    + 'failed. Please troubleshoot.';
            END;
        ELSE
            BEGIN
                SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                SET @Error_Message = 'All Good!';
            END;




        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#t_TblsMetadata') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE [#t_TblsMetadata];
            END; 

        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#t_sql') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE [#t_sql];
            END;

        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#t_diff') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE [#t_diff];
            END;
	
    END;
GO

Next step in the process involves dropping any indexes. For this task, the following stored procedure can be used, which also allows indexes re-creation and reorganization once all the source data has been copied across. In this way we can reference the same code for both actions, changing variable values based on the intended action i.e. setting @Create_Drop_Idxs value to either DROP or CREATE. Again, this code references specific ControlDB database object to allow for finer control and customisations and also creates a small table on the StagingDB database later used in indexes recreation process before it gets deleted at the step completion.

USE StagingDB;
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_runCreateDropStagingIDXs]
    (
      @Target_DB_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
      @Target_DB_Schema_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
      @Create_Drop_Idxs VARCHAR(6) ,
      @Reorg_PKs CHAR(3) ,
      @Drop_TempTbls CHAR(3) ,
      @Error_Message VARCHAR(2000) OUTPUT ,
      @Process_Name VARCHAR(256) OUTPUT ,
      @Is_All_OK INT OUTPUT	  
    )
    WITH RECOMPILE
AS
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    BEGIN	
        DECLARE @Is_Debug_Mode BIT = 1;
        DECLARE @err INT;
        DECLARE @SQL NVARCHAR(MAX);
        DECLARE @Index_Or_PKName VARCHAR(256);
        DECLARE @Tgt_Object_Name VARCHAR(256);
        DECLARE @ID INT;
        DECLARE @Index_Type VARCHAR(128); 
        DECLARE @Index_ColNames VARCHAR(1024); 
        DECLARE @PkColNames VARCHAR(1024);
        DECLARE @Is_Unique VARCHAR(56);
        DECLARE @Indx_Options VARCHAR(MAX);

        SET @Process_Name = ( SELECT    OBJECT_NAME(objectid)
                              FROM      sys.dm_exec_requests r
                                        CROSS   APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.sql_handle) a
                              WHERE     session_id = @@spid
                            );

        IF EXISTS ( SELECT  a.TABLE_NAME ,
                            a.TABLE_SCHEMA ,
                            b.create_date
                    FROM    INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES a
                            JOIN sys.objects b ON a.TABLE_NAME = b.name
                    WHERE   a.TABLE_NAME = 'Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData'
                            AND a.TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbo' --AND DATEDIFF(SECOND, b.create_date, SYSDATETIME()) > 10 
						)
            BEGIN                  
                DROP TABLE StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData;
            END;

        CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData]
            (
              ID INT IDENTITY(1, 1)
                     NOT NULL ,
              [DBName] [sysname] NOT NULL ,
              [SchemaName] [sysname] NOT NULL ,
              [TableName] [NVARCHAR](128) NULL ,
              [IndexOrPKName] [sysname] NULL ,
              [IndexType] [NVARCHAR](60) NULL ,
              [IsUnique] [VARCHAR](6) NOT NULL ,
              [IsPK] [VARCHAR](11) NOT NULL ,
              [PKColNames] [VARCHAR](MAX) NULL ,
              [IndexColNames] [VARCHAR](MAX) NULL ,
              [Indx_Options] VARCHAR(MAX) NULL ,
              [From_MetaData] [BIT] NULL
            ); 				         
          
            

       
        ;
        WITH    TempTbl ( dbName, schemaName, tableName, indexOrPKName, isUniqueConstraint, isUnique, isPK, indexType, colNames )
                  AS ( SELECT   dbName = tt.TABLE_CATALOG ,
                                schemaName = s.name ,
                                tableName = OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id) ,
                                indexOrPKName = i.name ,
                                isUniqueConstraint = i.is_unique_constraint ,
                                isUnique = i.is_unique ,
                                isPK = i.is_primary_key ,
                                indexType = i.type_desc ,
                                participatingColNames = c.name
                       FROM     StagingDB.sys.indexes i
                                JOIN StagingDB.sys.index_columns AS ic ON i.object_id = ic.object_id
                                                              AND i.index_id = ic.index_id
                                JOIN StagingDB.sys.columns AS c ON ic.object_id = c.object_id
                                                              AND c.column_id = ic.column_id
                                JOIN StagingDB.sys.tables t ON c.object_id = t.object_id
                                JOIN StagingDB.sys.schemas s ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id
                                JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES tt ON tt.TABLE_SCHEMA = s.name
                                                              AND tt.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id)
                       WHERE    t.type = 'U'
                                AND s.name = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                AND tt.TABLE_CATALOG = @Target_DB_Name
                     )
            INSERT  INTO [Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData]
                    ( [DBName] ,
                      [SchemaName] ,
                      [TableName] ,
                      [IndexOrPKName] ,
                      [IndexType] ,
                      [IsUnique] ,
                      [IsPK] ,
                      [PKColNames] ,
                      [IndexColNames] ,
                      [Indx_Options] ,
                      [From_MetaData]
                    )
                    SELECT DISTINCT
                            OutTab.dbName ,
                            OutTab.schemaName ,
                            OutTab.tableName ,
                            OutTab.indexOrPKName ,
                            OutTab.indexType ,
                            CASE WHEN OutTab.isUnique = 1 THEN 'UNIQUE'
                                 ELSE ''
                            END AS 'IsUnique' ,
                            CASE WHEN OutTab.isPK = 1 THEN 'PRIMARY KEY'
                                 ELSE ''
                            END AS 'IsPK' ,
                            PKColNames = COALESCE(STUFF((SELECT
                                                              ','
                                                              + InrTab.colNames
                                                         FROM TempTbl InrTab
                                                         WHERE
                                                              InrTab.tableName = OutTab.tableName
                                                              AND InrTab.indexOrPKName = OutTab.indexOrPKName
                                                              AND IsPK = 1
                                                         ORDER BY InrTab.colNames
                                                  FOR   XML PATH('') ,
                                                            TYPE).value('.',
                                                              'VARCHAR(MAX)'),
                                                        1, 1, SPACE(0)), '') ,
                            IndexColNames = COALESCE(STUFF((SELECT
                                                              ','
                                                              + InrTab.colNames
                                                            FROM
                                                              TempTbl InrTab
                                                            WHERE
                                                              InrTab.tableName = OutTab.tableName
                                                              AND InrTab.indexOrPKName = OutTab.indexOrPKName
                                                              AND IsPK <> 1
                                                            ORDER BY InrTab.colNames
                                                     FOR   XML
                                                              PATH('') ,
                                                              TYPE).value('.',
                                                              'VARCHAR(MAX)'),
                                                           1, 1, SPACE(0)), '') ,
                            '' ,
                            1
                    FROM    ( SELECT DISTINCT
                                        tr.dbName ,
                                        tr.schemaName ,
                                        tr.tableName ,
                                        tr.indexOrPKName ,
                                        tr.indexType ,
                                        tr.colNames ,
                                        tr.isUnique ,
                                        tr.isPK
                              FROM      TempTbl tr
                            ) AS OutTab;

        INSERT  INTO Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                ( DBName ,
                  SchemaName ,
                  TableName ,
                  IndexOrPKName ,
                  IndexType ,
                  IsUnique ,
                  IsPK ,
                  PKColNames ,
                  IndexColNames ,
                  Indx_Options ,
                  From_MetaData
                )
                SELECT  [Database_Name] ,
                        [Schema_Name] ,
                        [Table_Name] ,
                        [Index_or_PKName] ,
                        [Index_Type] ,
                        [Is_Unique] ,
                        [Is_PK] ,
                        [PK_ColNames] ,
                        [Indx_ColNames] ,
                        [Indx_Options] ,
                        0
                FROM    [ControlDB].[dbo].[Ctrl_INDXandPKs2Process]
                WHERE   Database_Name = @Target_DB_Name
                        AND [Schema_Name] = @Target_DB_Schema_Name; 


        IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
            BEGIN
                SELECT  *
                FROM    Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                WHERE   DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                        AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name;
            END;


        IF @Create_Drop_Idxs = LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER('DROP')))
            AND ( SELECT    COUNT(1) AS ct
                  FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                  WHERE     From_MetaData = 1
                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                  OR IsPK = ''
                                )
                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                ) > 0
            BEGIN
					                      
                IF CURSOR_STATUS('global', 'db_idxcursor') >= -1
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;
                    END;
                DECLARE db_idxcursor CURSOR FORWARD_ONLY
                FOR
                    SELECT  IndexOrPKName ,
                            SchemaName ,
                            TableName ,
                            ID
                    FROM    Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                    WHERE   From_MetaData = 1
                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                  OR IsPK = ''
                                )
                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name;
                           
                SELECT  @err = @@error;
                IF @err <> 0
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;
                        RETURN @err;
                    END;
                OPEN db_idxcursor;
                SELECT  @err = @@error;
                IF @err <> 0
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;
                        RETURN @err;
                    END;
                FETCH NEXT FROM db_idxcursor INTO @Index_Or_PKName,
                    @Target_DB_Schema_Name, @Tgt_Object_Name, @ID;
                WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
                    BEGIN
                        SET @SQL = N'DROP INDEX  ' + @Index_Or_PKName + ''
                            + CHAR(10);
                        SET @SQL = @SQL + 'ON ' + @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                            + '.[' + @Tgt_Object_Name + '];';
                        IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
                            BEGIN
                                PRINT @SQL;
                            END;
                        BEGIN TRY
                            BEGIN TRANSACTION;  
                            EXEC (@SQL);
                            COMMIT TRANSACTION;
                            SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                            SET @Error_Message = 'All Good!';
                        END TRY
                        BEGIN CATCH
                            IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
                                ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
                            SET @Is_All_OK = 0;
                            SET @Error_Message = 'This operation has been unexpectandly terminated due to error: '''
                                + ERROR_MESSAGE() + ''' at line '
                                + CAST(ERROR_LINE() AS VARCHAR);
                            THROW;
                        END CATCH;
                        FETCH NEXT FROM db_idxcursor INTO @Index_Or_PKName,
                            @Target_DB_Schema_Name, @Tgt_Object_Name, @ID;
                    END;
                CLOSE db_idxcursor;
                DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;                            
            END;



        IF @Create_Drop_Idxs = LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER('DROP')))
            AND ( SELECT    COUNT(1) AS ct
                  FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                  WHERE     From_MetaData = 1
                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                  OR IsPK = ''
                                )
                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                ) = 0
            BEGIN 
                SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                SET @Error_Message = 'All Good! No indexes (outside of Primary Keys) have been found on participating tables '
                    + CHAR(10);
                SET @Error_Message = @Error_Message
                    + 'therefore tables have not been altered by the cursor.';
            END;				


        IF @Create_Drop_Idxs = LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER('CREATE')))
            AND EXISTS ( SELECT TOP 1
                                *
                         FROM   ( SELECT    [DBName] ,
                                            [SchemaName] ,
                                            [TableName] ,
                                            [IndexOrPKName]
                                  FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                                  WHERE     From_MetaData = 0
                                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                                  OR IsPK = ''
                                                )
                                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                  EXCEPT
                                  SELECT    [DBName] ,
                                            [SchemaName] ,
                                            [TableName] ,
                                            [IndexOrPKName]
                                  FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                                  WHERE     From_MetaData = 1
                                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                                  OR IsPK = ''
                                                )
                                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                ) a
                                JOIN ( SELECT   t.name AS TblName
                                       FROM     sys.tables t
                                                JOIN sys.schemas s ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id
                                       WHERE    s.name = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                                AND t.name NOT LIKE 'Temp%'
                                     ) b ON a.TableName = b.TblName )
            BEGIN      
                IF CURSOR_STATUS('global', 'db_fkcursor') >= -1
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;
                    END;
                DECLARE db_idxcursor CURSOR FORWARD_ONLY
                FOR
                    SELECT DISTINCT
                            a.[ID] ,
                            a.[DBName] ,
                            a.[SchemaName] ,
                            a.[TableName] ,
                            a.[IndexOrPKName] ,
                            a.[indexType] ,
                            a.[IndexColNames] ,
                            a.[PkColNames] ,
                            a.[Indx_Options] ,
                            a.[IsUnique]
                    FROM    StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData a
                            INNER JOIN ( SELECT a.*
                                         FROM   ( SELECT    [DBName] ,
                                                            [SchemaName] ,
                                                            [TableName] ,
                                                            [IndexOrPKName]
                                                  FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                                                  WHERE     From_MetaData = 0
                                                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                                              OR IsPK = ''
                                                              )
                                                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                                                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                                                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                                  EXCEPT
                                                  SELECT    [DBName] ,
                                                            [SchemaName] ,
                                                            [TableName] ,
                                                            [IndexOrPKName]
                                                  FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                                                  WHERE     From_MetaData = 1
                                                            AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                                              OR IsPK = ''
                                                              )
                                                            AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                                                            AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                                                            AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                                ) a
                                                JOIN ( SELECT t.name AS TblName
                                                       FROM   sys.tables t
                                                              JOIN sys.schemas s ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id
                                                       WHERE  s.name = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                                     ) b ON a.TableName = b.TblName
                                       ) d ON d.[TableName] = a.[TableName]
                                              AND d.[IndexOrPKName] = a.[IndexOrPKName]
                                              AND d.[SchemaName] = a.[SchemaName]
                                              AND d.DBName = a.DBName;                                      
                SELECT  @err = @@error;
                IF @err <> 0
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;
                        RETURN @err;
                    END;
                OPEN db_idxcursor;
                SELECT  @err = @@error;
                IF @err <> 0
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;
                        RETURN @err;
                    END;
                FETCH NEXT
					FROM db_idxcursor 
					INTO @ID, @Target_DB_Name, @Target_DB_Schema_Name,
                    @Tgt_Object_Name, @Index_Or_PKName, @Index_Type,
                    @Index_ColNames, @PkColNames, @Indx_Options, @Is_Unique;
                WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
                    BEGIN						
                        SET @SQL = 'CREATE ' + @Index_Type + ' INDEX '
                            + @Index_Or_PKName + ' ON [' + @Target_DB_Name
                            + '].[' + @Target_DB_Schema_Name + '].['
                            + @Tgt_Object_Name + ']' + CHAR(10);
                        SET @SQL = @SQL
                            + CASE WHEN @Index_Type = 'CLUSTERED'
                                   THEN ' (' + @PkColNames + ')'
                                   WHEN @Index_Type = 'CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE'
                                   THEN ''
                                   ELSE ' (' + @Index_ColNames + ')'
                              END + CHAR(10);
                        SET @SQL = @SQL + '' + @Indx_Options + '' + CHAR(10);
											
                        BEGIN TRY
                            IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
                                BEGIN
                                    PRINT @SQL;
                                END;
                            BEGIN TRANSACTION;							 
                            EXEC (@SQL);							
                            COMMIT TRANSACTION;
                            SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                            SET @Error_Message = 'All Good!';
                        END TRY
                        BEGIN CATCH
                            IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
                                ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
                            SET @Is_All_OK = 0;
                            SET @Error_Message = 'This operation has been unexpectandly terminated due to error: '''
                                + ERROR_MESSAGE() + ''' at line '
                                + CAST(ERROR_LINE() AS VARCHAR);
						--THROW;
                        END CATCH;	
                        FETCH NEXT	FROM db_idxcursor 
						INTO @ID, @Target_DB_Name, @Target_DB_Schema_Name,
                            @Tgt_Object_Name, @Index_Or_PKName, @Index_Type,
                            @Index_ColNames, @PkColNames, @Indx_Options,
                            @Is_Unique;
                    END;
                CLOSE db_idxcursor;
                DEALLOCATE db_idxcursor;								
                    --END
            END;     



        IF @Create_Drop_Idxs = LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER('CREATE')))
            AND NOT EXISTS ( SELECT TOP 1
                                    *
                             FROM   ( SELECT    [DBName] ,
                                                [SchemaName] ,
                                                [TableName] ,
                                                [IndexOrPKName]
                                      FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                                      WHERE     From_MetaData = 0
                                                AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                                      OR IsPK = ''
                                                    )
                                                AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                                                AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                                                AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                      EXCEPT
                                      SELECT    [DBName] ,
                                                [SchemaName] ,
                                                [TableName] ,
                                                [IndexOrPKName]
                                      FROM      StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData
                                      WHERE     From_MetaData = 1
                                                AND ( IsPK IS NULL
                                                      OR IsPK = ''
                                                    )
                                                AND IndexColNames IS NOT NULL
                                                AND DBName = @Target_DB_Name
                                                AND SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                    ) a
                                    JOIN ( SELECT   t.name AS TblName
                                           FROM     sys.tables t
                                                    JOIN sys.schemas s ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id
                                           WHERE    s.name = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                                    AND t.name NOT LIKE 'Temp%'
                                         ) b ON a.TableName = b.TblName )
            BEGIN     
                SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                SET @Error_Message = 'All Good! All indexes have already been created on the referenced tables.';                    
            END;	   


        IF @Reorg_PKs = LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER('YES')))
            AND EXISTS ( SELECT *
                         FROM   INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
                         WHERE  TABLE_NAME = 'Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData'
                                AND TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbo' )
            BEGIN
                BEGIN      
                    IF CURSOR_STATUS('global', 'db_pkreorgcursor') >= -1
                        BEGIN
                            DEALLOCATE db_pkreorgcursor;
                        END;
                    DECLARE db_pkreorgcursor CURSOR FORWARD_ONLY
                    FOR
                        SELECT DISTINCT
                                temp.ID ,
                                temp.DBName ,
                                temp.SchemaName ,
                                temp.TableName ,
                                i.name AS IndexName
                        FROM    sys.indexes AS i
                                JOIN sys.index_columns AS ic ON i.object_id = ic.object_id
                                                              AND i.index_id = ic.index_id
                                JOIN StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData temp ON temp.IndexOrPKName = i.name
                                JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES t ON t.TABLE_SCHEMA = temp.SchemaName
                                                              AND t.TABLE_NAME = temp.TableName
                                                              AND t.TABLE_CATALOG = temp.DBName
                        WHERE   i.is_primary_key = 1
                                AND temp.From_MetaData = 1
                                AND temp.SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name
                                AND temp.DBName = @Target_DB_Name;                                  
                    SELECT  @err = @@error;
                    IF @err <> 0
                        BEGIN
                            DEALLOCATE db_pkreorgcursor;
                            RETURN @err;
                        END;
                    OPEN db_pkreorgcursor;
                    SELECT  @err = @@error;
                    IF @err <> 0
                        BEGIN
                            DEALLOCATE db_pkreorgcursor;
                            RETURN @err;
                        END;
                    FETCH NEXT
						FROM db_pkreorgcursor INTO @ID, @Target_DB_Name,
                        @Target_DB_Schema_Name, @Tgt_Object_Name,
                        @Index_Or_PKName; 
                    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
                        BEGIN						
                            SET @SQL = N'ALTER INDEX  [' + @Index_Or_PKName
                                + ']' + CHAR(10);
                            SET @SQL = @SQL + 'ON  [' + @Target_DB_Name
                                + '].[' + @Target_DB_Schema_Name + '].['
                                + @Tgt_Object_Name + '] ';
                            SET @SQL = @SQL
                                + 'REBUILD PARTITION = ALL WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, ONLINE = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON);';
                            BEGIN TRY
                                IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
                                    BEGIN 
                                        PRINT @SQL; 
                                    END; 
                                BEGIN TRANSACTION;							
                                EXEC (@SQL);							
                                COMMIT TRANSACTION;
                                SET @Is_All_OK = 1;
                                SET @Error_Message = 'All Good!';
                            END TRY
                            BEGIN CATCH
                                IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
                                    ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
                                SET @Is_All_OK = 0;
                                SET @Error_Message = 'This operation has been unexpectandly terminated due to error: '''
                                    + ERROR_MESSAGE() + ''' at line '
                                    + CAST(ERROR_LINE() AS VARCHAR);
                            END CATCH;	
                            FETCH NEXT	FROM db_pkreorgcursor INTO @ID,
                                @Target_DB_Name, @Target_DB_Schema_Name,
                                @Tgt_Object_Name, @Index_Or_PKName;
                        END;
                    CLOSE db_pkreorgcursor;
                    DEALLOCATE db_pkreorgcursor;								
                END; 
            END;


        IF @Drop_TempTbls = LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER('YES')))
            BEGIN 
                IF EXISTS ( SELECT  *
                            FROM    INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
                            WHERE   TABLE_NAME = 'Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData'
                                    AND TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbo' )
                    BEGIN
                        DROP TABLE StagingDB.dbo.Temp_Staging_PKsIndexes_MetaData;
                    END;
            END;
    END;
GO

Large Tables Acquisition Tasks Overview and Code

Most environments can be characterised as having a mixture of large and small tables. Even though a single approach can be employed, sometimes a two-pronged approach can be more beneficial i.e. break up the source schema into groups of small and large tables and handle those two by two separate processes, in this case two distinct stored procedures.

In case of large tables, with at least hundreds of thousands of records, we can take advantage of a parallel load, spinning up multiple SQL Server Agent jobs responsible for simultaneous reads and inserts. I have written a blog post about this approach previously HERE. In case of smaller tables e.g. hundreds to few thousands records, an automated row-for-row MERGE may be a better solution. Let’s explore those two eventualities in more detail.

When synchronising larger tables, reading and inserting data in a sequential order is a rather slow process. Breaking it up into multiple parallel batches, in my experience increases the speed considerably and unless we have an option to drop the target table and use SELECT…INTO SQL Server 2014 or higher functionality, which executes it in parallel mode by default, spooling up multiple SQL Server Agent jobs may be a good alternative. The code below creates a ‘master’ and ‘slave’ stored procedures which achieve just that. The ‘master’ version queries the source data metadata, looking for the primary key column, using a simple algorithm subdivides or partitions the primary key field into a number of ranges and finally assigns each range into its own SQL Server Agent job, which in turn executes the ‘slave’ stored procedure. The number of ranges is controlled by the variable assigned from the package directly and the whole process is monitored to ensure that if the job does not finish within an allocated time, it is terminated. The second ‘slave’ stored procedure reconciles any reserved words that may exist across the schemas and further breaks up the batches into smaller, more manageable INSERT statements.

Looking at the ‘master’ stored procedure, you may notice a few interesting things about it. Firstly, it uses ControlDB tables to validate which objects are to be queried and replicated across the source and target database instances. This allows for easy access and control of any tables we may wish to exclude from the job, without having to hardcode their names directly into the procedure itself. Secondly, it uses as simple algorithm which subdivides the primary key field into smaller, manageable ‘buckets‘ of data, each handled by its own SQL Agent process. This allows for much faster source reads and target writes and an additional level of customisation since the number of SQL Agent jobs is driven by the variable value. Another interesting feature is the provision of a simple termination endpoint for the jobs which were supposed to be executed a predefined number of times but for some reason failed to transfer the data and went beyond the threshold allocated. This is achieved by querying ‘sysjobs_view’ and ‘sysjobactivity’ system objects every 10 seconds to validate execution status. In the event the jobs are still active and the iteration number has been exceeded, the jobs are terminated using ‘sp_stop_jobs’ system stored procedure. Finally, I added an error capturing code to allow execution issues to be logged in the AdminDBA database (see Part 1 or a full write-up HERE) and reference to the view storing MySQL reserved words to reconcile any naming conventions incompatibility (‘slave’ stored procedure). This makes meaningful notifications possible and allows for any naming inconstancies across the two vendors to be rectified at runtime.

The code for creating ‘master’ and ‘slave’ stored procedures, responsible for loading larger tables, is as per below.

/*=========================================================================
Create 'MASTER' usp_runRemoteSvrDBSchemaSyncBigTablesMaster stored 
procedure used to truncate and re-populate 'large' target staging tables.  
=========================================================================*/

USE StagingDB
GO

CREATE  PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_runRemoteSvrDBSchemaSyncBigTablesMaster]																
(@Remote_Server_Name				SYSNAME ,
@Remote_Server_DB_Name				VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name		VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Target_DB_Name						VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Target_DB_Schema_Name				VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Target_DB_Object_Name				VARCHAR				(256) ,
@Exec_Instance_GUID					UNIQUEIDENTIFIER		  ,
@Package_Name						VARCHAR				(256) ,
@Proc_Name							VARCHAR				(256) ,
@Proc_Exec_No						VARCHAR				(10) ,
@Iterations_No						VARCHAR				(10)) 											
AS																					
	BEGIN																						
		SET NOCOUNT ON																		
        DECLARE		@SQL					NVARCHAR(MAX)
		DECLARE		@Error_Message			VARCHAR (4000)
		DECLARE		@PK_Col_Name			VARCHAR (256)
		DECLARE		@Is_Debug_Mode			INT						= 1
		DECLARE		@Check_Count			TINYINT					= 1
		DECLARE		@Max_Check_Count		TINYINT					= 250
		DECLARE 	@Remote_DB_Object_Name	VARCHAR (128)			= @Target_DB_Object_Name

	IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Objects_List') IS NOT NULL
        BEGIN
            DROP TABLE [#Objects_List]
        END  
    CREATE TABLE #Objects_List
        (
          DatabaseName sysname ,
          SchemaName sysname ,
          ObjectName sysname ,
		  Is_Source_Target VARCHAR (56)
        )
 
    SET @SQL = 'SELECT table_catalog, table_schema, table_name, ''Target'' as Is_Source_Target
				FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables 
				WHERE table_type = ''base table'' 
				and table_catalog = '''+@Target_DB_Name+'''
				and table_schema = '''+@Target_DB_Schema_Name+'''
				and table_name = '''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''''	
	INSERT  INTO #Objects_List (DatabaseName, SchemaName, ObjectName, Is_Source_Target)
	EXEC (@SQL)
	
	IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 0
		BEGIN
			PRINT 'SQL statement for acquiring ''target'' table metadata into #Objects_List temp table:'
			PRINT '------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
			PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
			SELECT * FROM #Objects_List 
		END
				
	SET @SQL =		'INSERT  INTO #Objects_List (DatabaseName, SchemaName, ObjectName, Is_Source_Target)
					SELECT table_schema, table_schema, table_name, ''Source'' as Is_Source_Target
					FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', ''select table_schema as DatabaseName, table_schema as SchemaName, table_schema, table_name
					from information_schema.tables 
					WHERE table_type = ''''base table'''' 
					and table_name = '''''+@Remote_DB_Object_Name+'''''
					and table_schema ='''''+@Remote_Server_DB_Name+''''''')'

	INSERT  INTO #Objects_List (DatabaseName, SchemaName, ObjectName, Is_Source_Target)
	EXEC (@SQL)
	IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
		BEGIN
			PRINT 'SQL statement for acquiring ''source'' table metadata into #Objects_List temp table:'
			PRINT '------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
			PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
			SELECT * FROM #Objects_List WHERE Is_Source_Target = 'Source'
		END	



	IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
		BEGIN
			SELECT	Source_Server_Name		= @Remote_Server_Name,
					Source_Server_DB_Name	= @Remote_Server_DB_Name,
					Source_Object_Name		= @Remote_DB_Object_Name,
					Target_DB_Name			= @Target_DB_Name,
					Target_DB_Schema_Name	= @Target_DB_Schema_Name,
					Target_DB_Object_Name	= @Target_DB_Object_Name
		END
    IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT  TOP 1 1
                    FROM    #Objects_List a
                    WHERE   a.DatabaseName = @Remote_Server_DB_Name AND a.Is_Source_Target = 'Source' )
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Source database cannot be found. You nominated "'
                + @Remote_Server_DB_Name + '". 
                Check that the database of that name exists on the instance'
            RAISERROR (
        @Error_Message  -- Message text.
        ,16 -- Severity.
            ,1 -- State.
  )
            RETURN
        END   
 
    IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT  1
                    FROM    #Objects_List a
                    WHERE   a.DatabaseName = @Target_DB_Name AND a.Is_Source_Target = 'Target')
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Target database cannot be found. You nominated "'
                + @Target_DB_Name + '". 
                Check that the database of that name exists on the instance'
            RAISERROR (
        @Error_Message  -- Message text.
        ,16 -- Severity.
            ,1 -- State.
  )
            RETURN
        END   
 
    IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT TOP 1 1
                    FROM    #Objects_List a
                    WHERE   a.SchemaName = @Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name AND  a.Is_Source_Target = 'Source' )
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Source schema cannot be found. You nominated "'
                + @Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name + '". 
                Check that the schema of that name exists on the database'
            RAISERROR (
        @Error_Message  -- Message text.
        ,16 -- Severity.
            ,1 -- State.
  )
        END  
 
    IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT  TOP 1 1
                    FROM    #Objects_List a
                    WHERE   a.SchemaName = @Target_DB_Schema_Name AND a.Is_Source_Target = 'Target' )
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Target schema cannot be found. You nominated "'
                + @Target_DB_Schema_Name + '". 
                Check that the schema of that name exists on the database'
            RAISERROR (
        @Error_Message  -- Message text.
        ,16 -- Severity.
            ,1 -- State.
  )
            RETURN
        END 
 
    IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT TOP 1 1
                    FROM    #Objects_List a
                    WHERE   a.ObjectName = @Remote_DB_Object_Name AND a.Is_Source_Target = 'Source')
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Source object cannot be found. You nominated "'
                + @Remote_DB_Object_Name + '". 
                Check that the object of that name exists on the database'
            RAISERROR (
        @Error_Message  -- Message text.
        ,16 -- Severity.
            ,1 -- State.
  )
            RETURN
        END
 
    IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT  1
                    FROM    #Objects_List a
                    WHERE   a.ObjectName = @Target_DB_Object_Name AND a.Is_Source_Target = 'Target')
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Target object cannot be found. You nominated "'
                + @Target_DB_Object_Name + '". 
                Check that the object of that name exists on the database'
            RAISERROR (
        @Error_Message  -- Message text.
        ,16 -- Severity.
            ,1 -- State.
  )
            RETURN
        END
				

        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Temp_Tbl_Metadata') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE #Temp_Tbl_Metadata;
            END; 
        CREATE TABLE #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
            (
              ID SMALLINT IDENTITY(1, 1) ,
			  Table_Name VARCHAR (256) ,
              Column_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
              Column_DataType VARCHAR(56) ,
              Is_PK_Flag BIT
            );


        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Ids_Range') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE #Ids_Range;
            END; 																																																												
        CREATE TABLE #Ids_Range
            (
              id SMALLINT IDENTITY(1, 1) ,
              range_FROM BIGINT ,
              range_TO BIGINT
            );	
			
				SET @SQL =				'INSERT INTO #Temp_Tbl_Metadata (Table_Name, Column_Name, Column_DataType, Is_PK_Flag)'					+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'SELECT a.table_name, a.column_name, a.data_type, CASE WHEN a.column_key = ''PRI'' '					+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'THEN 1 ELSE 0 END FROM OPENQUERY('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '											+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT table_name, table_schema, column_name, data_type, column_key from information_schema.columns'	+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHERE table_name = '''''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''''''') a '											+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'JOIN ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process b '												+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'ON a.Table_Name		= b.Remote_Table_Name and'														+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'a.Table_Schema			= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''' and '									+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'b.Remote_Schema_Name	= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''' and '									+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'b.Remote_DB_Name		= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Name+''' and'											+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'b.Remote_Server_Name	= '''+@Remote_Server_Name+''''													+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHERE b.Is_Active = 1'																					+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 '																				+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'FROM  ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process_ColumnExceptions o'								+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHERE o.Is_Active = 1 AND '																			+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Field_Name		= a.Column_Name AND '														+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Table_Name		= a.Table_Name AND '														+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Schema_Name		= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''' AND '								+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_DB_Name			= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Name+''' AND'										+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Server_Name		= '''+@Remote_Server_Name+''')'												+CHAR(13)
			

		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				PRINT 'SQL statement for populating ''metadata'' #Temp_Tbl_Metadata temp table:'
				PRINT '------------------------------------------------------------------------'
				PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
			END
				
		EXEC (@SQL)

		IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT  TOP 1 1
                    FROM    #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
                    WHERE   Is_PK_Flag = 1 AND ISNUMERIC(Is_PK_Flag)=1)
        BEGIN
            SET @Error_Message = 'Primary key column in "Temp_Tbl_Metadata" table not found. Please troubleshoot!'
            RAISERROR	(
        @Error_Message	-- Message text
        ,16			-- Severity
        ,1			-- State
						)
            RETURN
        END


		SET @PK_Col_Name  = (	SELECT TOP 1 Column_Name 
												FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata 
												WHERE Is_PK_Flag = 1 
												AND Column_DataType IN ('INT', 'SMALLINT', 'BIGINT', 'TINYINT'))
																													
		SET @SQL =				'DECLARE @R1 INT = (SELECT id FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT MIN('+@PK_Col_Name+') as id from '+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''')) '						+CHAR(13) 
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'DECLARE @R2 BIGINT = (SELECT id FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT (MAX('+@PK_Col_Name+')-MIN('+@PK_Col_Name+')+1)/'+@Proc_Exec_No+' as id FROM'			+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+'''))'																+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'DECLARE @R3 BIGINT = (SELECT id FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT MAX('+@PK_Col_Name+') as id from '+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''')) '						+CHAR(13) 
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'DECLARE @t int = @r2+@r2+2 '																	+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'INSERT INTO #Ids_Range '																		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'(range_FROM, range_to) '																		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'SELECT @R1, @R2 '																				+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'UNION ALL '																					+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'SELECT @R2+1, @R2+@R2+1 '																		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHILE @t <= @r3 '																				+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'BEGIN '																						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'INSERT INTO #Ids_Range '																		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'(range_FROM, range_to) '																		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'SELECT @t, CASE WHEN (@t+@r2) >= @r3 THEN @r3 ELSE @t+@r2 END '								+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'SET @t = @t+@r2+1 '																			+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'END'																							+CHAR(13)

		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				PRINT 'SQL statement for populating ''range'' variables and #Ids_Range temp table:'
				PRINT '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
				PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
			END
				
		EXEC(@SQL)

		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				SELECT * FROM #Ids_Range
			END

		SET @SQL =			'IF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 1 FROM '														+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +	''+@Target_DB_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Schema_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''				+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +	'WHERE '+@PK_Col_Name+' IS NOT NULL) BEGIN '											+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +	'TRUNCATE TABLE '																		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +	''+@Target_DB_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Schema_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Object_Name+' END'			+CHAR(13)

		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				PRINT 'SQL statement for truncating '''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''' table:'
				PRINT '------------------------------------------------------------------'
				PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2)
			END
				
		EXEC(@SQL)

		IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats;
            END; 
        CREATE TABLE #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats
            (
              ID SMALLINT IDENTITY(1, 1) ,
              Job_Name VARCHAR(256) ,
              Job_Exec_Start_Date DATETIME
            );

		IF CURSOR_STATUS('global', 'sp_cursor') >= -1
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE sp_cursor
                    END
			DECLARE @z INT
			DECLARE @err INT
			DECLARE sp_cursor CURSOR 
			FOR
			SELECT id FROM #ids_range
			SELECT  @err = @@error
                IF @err <> 0
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE sp_cursor
						RETURN @err
                    END
			OPEN sp_cursor
			FETCH NEXT
			FROM sp_cursor INTO @z
			WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
				BEGIN
					DECLARE 
					@range_from		VARCHAR(10)		= (SELECT CAST(range_FROM AS VARCHAR(10)) FROM #ids_range where id = @z),
					@range_to		VARCHAR(10)		= (SELECT CAST(range_TO AS VARCHAR(10)) FROM #ids_range where id = @z),
					@job_name		VARCHAR (256)	= 'Temp_'+UPPER(LEFT(@Target_DB_Object_Name,1))+LOWER(SUBSTRING(@Target_DB_Object_Name,2,LEN(@Target_DB_Object_Name)))+'_TableSync_'+'AsyncJob'+'_'+CAST(@z AS VARCHAR (20)),
					@job_owner		VARCHAR (256)	= 'sa'
					DECLARE
					@delete_job_sql VARCHAR (400)	= 'EXEC msdb..sp_delete_job @job_name='''''+@job_name+''''''										
					DECLARE
					@sql_job		NVARCHAR(MAX)	=		
					'USE [StagingDB]
					EXEC	[dbo].['+@Proc_Name+']
					@Remote_Server_Name = '+@Remote_Server_Name+',
					@Remote_Server_DB_Name = '''''+@Remote_Server_DB_Name+''''',
					@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name = '''''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''''',
					@Target_DB_Name = N'''''+@Target_DB_Name+''''',
					@Target_DB_Schema_Name = '''''+@Target_DB_Schema_Name+''''',
					@Target_DB_Object_Name = '''''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''''',
					@Iterations_No	='''''+@Iterations_No+''''' ,
					@Min_Value	='''''+@range_from+''''',
					@Max_Value	='''''+@range_to+''''',
					@Exec_Instance_GUID	='''''+CAST(@Exec_Instance_GUID AS VARCHAR(128))+''''',
					@Package_Name='''''+@Package_Name+''''' '
					
					SET @SQL =			'IF EXISTS'
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'(SELECT TOP 1 1 FROM msdb..sysjobs_view job JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity'					+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'ON job.job_id = activity.job_id WHERE job.name = N'''+@job_name+''''								+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'AND activity.start_execution_date IS NOT NULL AND activity.stop_execution_date IS NULL)'			+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'BEGIN'																								+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_stop_job @job_name=N'''+@job_name+''';'												+CHAR(13)																	
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_delete_job @job_name=N'''+@job_name+''', @delete_unused_schedule=1'					+CHAR(13)									
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'END'																								+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'IF EXISTS'																							+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'(SELECT TOP 1 1 FROM msdb..sysjobs_view job JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity'					+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'ON job.job_id = activity.job_id WHERE job.name = N'''+@job_name+''''								+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'AND activity.start_execution_date IS NULL AND activity.stop_execution_date IS NOT NULL)'			+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'BEGIN'																								+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_delete_job @job_name=N'''+@job_name+''', @delete_unused_schedule=1'					+CHAR(13)									
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'END'																								+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_add_job '''+@job_name+''', @owner_login_name= '''+@job_owner+''';'					+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_add_jobserver @job_name= '''+@job_name+''';'											+CHAR(13)			
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_add_jobstep @job_name='''+@job_name+''', @step_name= ''Step1'', '					+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'@command = '''+@sql_job+''', @database_name = '''+@Target_DB_Name+''', @on_success_action = 3;'	+CHAR(13)						
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_add_jobstep @job_name = '''+@job_name+''', @step_name= ''Step2'','					+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +   '@command = '''+@delete_job_sql+''''																+CHAR(13)
					SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_start_job @job_name= '''+@job_name+''''												+CHAR(13)
																																			+REPLICATE(CHAR(13),4)										
																																														                
					EXEC (@SQL)

					WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:01'					

					INSERT INTO #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats
					(Job_Name, Job_Exec_Start_Date)
					SELECT job.Name, activity.start_execution_date
					FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job 
					INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
					ON job.job_id = activity.job_id
					WHERE job.name = @job_name    

					
					IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
						BEGIN
							PRINT 'SQL Server agent job execution and deletion SQL statement for job '''+@job_name+''':'
							PRINT '------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
							PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
						END
										                  
                    FETCH NEXT
					FROM sp_cursor INTO @z
				END
			CLOSE sp_cursor
			DEALLOCATE sp_cursor 

			IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
				BEGIN
					SELECT * FROM #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats
				END

		
		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
            BEGIN
                PRINT 'Iterating through agent job(s) execution status for '''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''' table:'
				PRINT '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2)
            END
        Start:			
		IF EXISTS (	SELECT TOP 1 1 
					FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job 
					JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
					ON job.job_id = activity.job_id
					JOIN #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats agent 
					ON agent.Job_Name = job.name)
			AND @Check_Count <= @Max_Check_Count
			BEGIN 
					IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
						BEGIN
							SELECT agent.id, job.*
							FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job 
							JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
							ON job.job_id = activity.job_id
							JOIN #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats agent 
							ON agent.Job_Name = job.name
							ORDER BY agent.id ASC
							
							DECLARE @Running_Jobs VARCHAR(2000) = NULL
							SELECT @Running_Jobs = COALESCE(@Running_Jobs + CHAR(13), '')  + CAST(id AS VARCHAR) +') ' + job_name
							FROM
							(SELECT agent.id, agent.Job_Name
							FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job 
							JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
							ON job.job_id = activity.job_id
							JOIN #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats agent 
							ON agent.Job_Name = job.name) a
							ORDER BY a.id

							PRINT '--> Status:'
							PRINT 'Iteration number: '+CAST(@Check_Count AS VARCHAR(10))+' out of '+CAST(@Max_Check_Count AS VARCHAR(10))+''	
							PRINT 'Remaining jobs currently executing are:'
							PRINT ''+@Running_Jobs+''								+CHAR(13)													
							PRINT 'Waiting for 10 seconds before next attempt...'	+REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2)								
					END									 							
					SET @Check_Count = @Check_Count + 1;
					WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:10';				
					GOTO Start						
			END

		IF EXISTS (	SELECT TOP 1 1 
					FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job 
					JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
					ON job.job_id = activity.job_id
					JOIN #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats agent 
					ON agent.Job_Name = job.name)
					AND @Check_Count > @Max_Check_Count
            BEGIN 
				DECLARE @i			TINYINT
				DECLARE @Failed_Job VARCHAR (256)
				  				
				IF CURSOR_STATUS('global', 'sp_killjob') >= -1
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE sp_killjob
                    END					

					DECLARE sp_killjob	CURSOR LOCAL FORWARD_ONLY
						FOR
							SELECT agent.ID, agent.Job_Name
							FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job 
							JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
							ON job.job_id = activity.job_id
							JOIN #Temp_Tbl_AgentJob_Stats agent 
							ON agent.Job_Name = job.name

							OPEN sp_killjob
							FETCH NEXT
							FROM sp_killjob INTO @i, @Failed_Job
							WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
								BEGIN  
									SET @SQL =			'EXEC msdb..sp_stop_job @job_name=N'''+@Failed_Job+''''  
									SET @SQL = @SQL +	'EXEC msdb..sp_delete_job @job_name=N'''+@Failed_Job+''', '
									SET @SQL = @SQL +	'@delete_unused_schedule=1'
									IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
										BEGIN
											PRINT 'Error encountered! Stoping and deleting failed job '''+@Failed_Job+''''											
										END 
									EXEC (@SQL)   
									FETCH NEXT FROM sp_killjob INTO @i, @Failed_Job   
								END									
					CLOSE sp_killjob
					DEALLOCATE sp_killjob
			END

	IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Objects_List') IS NOT NULL
			BEGIN
				DROP TABLE [#Objects_List]
			END
	IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Temp_Tbl_Metadata') IS NOT NULL
				BEGIN
					DROP TABLE #Temp_Tbl_Metadata;
				END; 
	IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Ids_Range') IS NOT NULL
				BEGIN
					DROP TABLE #Ids_Range;
				END;
END
GO
/*=========================================================================
Create 'SLAVE' usp_runRemoteSvrDBSchemaSyncBigTablesSlave stored 
procedure used to re-populate 'small' target staging tables via 
a dynamic MERGE SQL functionality.  
=========================================================================*/

USE [StagingDB]
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_runRemoteSvrDBSchemaSyncBigTablesSlave]																	
(@Remote_Server_Name				SYSNAME					  ,
@Remote_Server_DB_Name				VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name		VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Target_DB_Name						VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Target_DB_Schema_Name				VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Target_DB_Object_Name				VARCHAR				(256) ,
@Iterations_No						VARCHAR				(10)  ,
@Min_Value							VARCHAR				(20)  ,
@Max_Value							VARCHAR				(20)  ,
@Exec_Instance_GUID					VARCHAR				(128) ,
@Package_Name						VARCHAR				(256))											
AS																					
	BEGIN																						
		SET NOCOUNT ON																		
        DECLARE @SQL							NVARCHAR(MAX)
		DECLARE @Err_Msg						VARCHAR (4000)
		DECLARE @PK_Col_Name					VARCHAR (256)
		DECLARE @Remote_DB_Object_Name			VARCHAR (128)	= @Target_DB_Object_Name
		DECLARE @Is_Debug_Mode					BIT				= 1
		
		SET @Exec_Instance_GUID = REPLACE(@Exec_Instance_GUID, '-', '')		

        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Temp_Tbl_Metadata') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE #Temp_Tbl_Metadata;
            END; 
        CREATE TABLE #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
            (
              ID SMALLINT IDENTITY(1, 1) ,
			  Table_Name VARCHAR (128) ,
              Column_Name VARCHAR(128) ,
              Column_DataType VARCHAR(56) ,
              Is_PK_Flag BIT
            );
			

				SET @SQL =				'INSERT INTO #Temp_Tbl_Metadata (Table_Name, Column_Name, Column_DataType, Is_PK_Flag)'					+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'SELECT a.table_name, a.column_name, a.data_type, CASE WHEN a.column_key = ''PRI'' '					+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'THEN 1 ELSE 0 END FROM OPENQUERY('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '											+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT table_name, table_schema, column_name, data_type, column_key from information_schema.columns'	+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHERE table_name = '''''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''''''') a '											+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'JOIN ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process b '												+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'ON a.Table_Name		= b.Remote_Table_Name and'														+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'a.Table_Schema			= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''' and '									+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'b.Remote_Schema_Name	= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''' and '									+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'b.Remote_DB_Name		= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Name+''' and'											+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'b.Remote_Server_Name	= '''+@Remote_Server_Name+''''													+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHERE b.Is_Active = 1'																					+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 '																				+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'FROM  ControlDB.dbo.Ctrl_RemoteSvrs_Tables2Process_ColumnExceptions o'								+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'WHERE o.Is_Active = 1 AND '																			+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Field_Name		= a.Column_Name AND '														+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Table_Name		= a.Table_Name AND '														+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Schema_Name		= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Schema_Name+''' AND '								+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_DB_Name			= '''+@Remote_Server_DB_Name+''' AND'										+CHAR(13)
				SET @SQL = @SQL +		'o.Remote_Server_Name		= '''+@Remote_Server_Name+''')'												+CHAR(13)


		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				PRINT 'SQL statement for populating ''Temp_Tbl_Metadata'' temp table:'
				PRINT '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
				PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
			END

		EXEC (@SQL)

		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				SELECT * FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
			END

		IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT  TOP 1 1
                    FROM    #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
                    WHERE   Is_PK_Flag = 1 AND ISNUMERIC(Is_PK_Flag)=1)
        BEGIN
            SET @Err_Msg = 'Primary key column "Temp_Tbl_Metadata" table not found. Please troubleshoot!'
            RAISERROR (
        @Err_Msg	-- Message text
        ,16			-- Severity
        ,1			-- State
					)
            RETURN
        END

		
        IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Ids_Range') IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                DROP TABLE #Ids_Range;
            END; 																																																												
        CREATE TABLE #Ids_Range
            (
              id SMALLINT IDENTITY(1, 1) ,
              range_FROM BIGINT ,
              range_TO BIGINT
            );	

		SET @PK_Col_Name  = (	SELECT TOP 1 Column_Name 
												FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata 
												WHERE Is_PK_Flag = 1 
												AND Column_DataType IN ('INT', 'SMALLINT', 'TINYINT', 'BIGINT'))
																													
		SET @SQL =				'DECLARE @R1 BIGINT = (SELECT id FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT MIN('+@PK_Col_Name+') as id from '+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''							+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		' WHERE '+@PK_Col_Name+' >= '+@Min_Value+' AND '+@PK_Col_Name+' <= '+@Max_Value+' ''))'			+CHAR(13) 
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'DECLARE @R2 BIGINT = (SELECT id FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT (MAX('+@PK_Col_Name+')-MIN('+@PK_Col_Name+')+1)/'+@Iterations_No+' as id FROM'		+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		''+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''																	+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		' WHERE '+@PK_Col_Name+' >= '+@Min_Value+' AND '+@PK_Col_Name+' <= '+@Max_Value+' ''))'			+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'DECLARE @R3 BIGINT = (SELECT id FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '						+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'''SELECT MAX('+@PK_Col_Name+') as id from '+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''							+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		' WHERE '+@PK_Col_Name+' >= '+@Min_Value+' AND '+@PK_Col_Name+' <= '+@Max_Value+' ''))'			+CHAR(13)
		SET @SQL = @SQL +		'DECLARE @t int = @R1+@R2+1
								INSERT INTO #Ids_Range
								(range_FROM, range_to)
								SELECT @R1, @R1+@R2 
								WHILE @t < @r3 
									BEGIN
										INSERT INTO #Ids_Range
										(range_FROM, range_to)
										SELECT @t, CASE WHEN (@t+@r2)>@r3 THEN @r3 ELSE @t+@r2 END
										SET @t = @t+@r2+1
									END'
		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				PRINT 'SQL statement for populating ''Ids_Range'' temp table:'
				PRINT '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
				PRINT @SQL+REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
			END
									
		EXEC (@SQL)	
		
		IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1 
			BEGIN
				SELECT * FROM #Ids_Range
			END	

		DECLARE @col_list_MSSQL VARCHAR(1000) = (
			SELECT 
			DISTINCT 
			STUFF((
			SELECT ',' +CHAR(10) + COALESCE(vw.mssql_version, u.column_name)
			FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata u 
			LEFT JOIN StagingDB.dbo.vw_MssqlReservedWords vw
			ON LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER(u.Column_Name))) = vw.reserved_word
			WHERE u.column_name = column_name
			ORDER BY u.column_name
			FOR XML PATH('')
			),1,1,'') AS columns_list
			FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
			GROUP BY column_name)

		DECLARE @col_list_MYSQL VARCHAR(1000) = (
			SELECT 
			DISTINCT 
			STUFF((
			SELECT ',' +CHAR(10) + COALESCE(vw.mysql_version, u.column_name)
			FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata u 
			LEFT JOIN StagingDB.dbo.vw_MysqlReservedWords vw
			ON LTRIM(RTRIM(UPPER(u.Column_Name))) = vw.reserved_word
			WHERE u.column_name = column_name
			ORDER BY u.column_name
			FOR XML PATH('')
			),1,1,'') AS columns_list
			FROM #Temp_Tbl_Metadata
			GROUP BY column_name)


		IF CURSOR_STATUS('global', 'db_cursor') >= -1
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_cursor
                    END
			DECLARE @z INT
			DECLARE @err INT
			DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR LOCAL FORWARD_ONLY
			FOR
			SELECT id FROM #ids_range
			SELECT  @err = @@error
                IF @err <> 0
                    BEGIN
                        DEALLOCATE db_cursor
						RETURN @err
                    END
			OPEN db_cursor
			FETCH NEXT
			FROM db_cursor INTO @z
			WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
				BEGIN
					BEGIN TRY
					BEGIN TRANSACTION
					DECLARE 
					@range_from    BIGINT = (SELECT range_FROM FROM #Ids_Range where id = @z),
					@range_to      BIGINT = (SELECT range_TO FROM #Ids_Range where id = @z)		


					

							SET @SQL =			'INSERT INTO '+@Target_DB_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Schema_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''	+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	' ('+@col_list_MSSQL+')'																+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	'SELECT '+@col_list_MSSQL+''															+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	'FROM OPENQUERY ('+@Remote_Server_Name+', '												+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	'''SELECT '+@col_list_MYSQL+''															+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	'FROM '+@Target_DB_Object_Name+''														+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	'WHERE '+@PK_Col_Name+' >= '+cast(@range_FROM as varchar (20))+''						+CHAR(13)
							SET @SQL = @SQL +	'AND '+@PK_Col_Name+' <= '+CAST(@range_to AS VARCHAR(20))+''')'							+CHAR(13)

				
					
					IF @Is_Debug_Mode = 1
						BEGIN
							PRINT 'SQL statement for populating target table '+@Target_DB_Schema_Name+'.'+@Target_DB_Object_Name+'. Iteration no: '+CAST(@z AS VARCHAR(10))
							PRINT '---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
							PRINT @SQL +REPLICATE(CHAR(13),2) 
						END	

					EXEC (@SQL);
										                                      					
					COMMIT TRANSACTION
					FETCH NEXT
					FROM db_cursor INTO @z
					END TRY

					BEGIN CATCH
            ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
			;WITH    TempErr ( [ErrorNumber], 
							[ErrorSeverity], 
							[ErrorState], 
							[ErrorLine], 
							[ErrorMessage], 
							[ErrorDateTime], 
							[LoginName], 
							[UserName], 
							[PackageName], 
							[ObjectID], 
							[ProcessID], 
							[ExecutionInstanceGUID], 
							[DBName] )
                      AS ( SELECT   ERROR_NUMBER()			AS ErrorNumber ,
                                    ERROR_SEVERITY()		AS ErrorSeverity ,
                                    ERROR_STATE()			AS ErrorState ,
                                    ERROR_LINE()			AS ErrorLine ,
                                    ERROR_MESSAGE()			AS ErrorMessage ,
                                    SYSDATETIME()			AS ErrorDateTime ,
                                    SYSTEM_USER				AS LoginName ,
                                    USER_NAME()				AS UserName ,
                                    @Package_Name ,
                                    OBJECT_ID('' + @Target_DB_Name + '.'
                                              + @Target_DB_Schema_Name + '.'
                                              + @Target_DB_Object_Name + '') AS ObjectID ,
                                    ( SELECT    a.objectid
                                      FROM      sys.dm_exec_requests r
                                                CROSS   APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.sql_handle) a
                                      WHERE     session_id = @@spid
                                    ) AS ProcessID ,
                                    CAST(SUBSTRING(@Exec_Instance_GUID	, 1, 8) + '-' + SUBSTRING(@Exec_Instance_GUID	, 9, 4) + '-' + SUBSTRING(@Exec_Instance_GUID	, 13, 4) + '-' +
									SUBSTRING(@Exec_Instance_GUID	, 17, 4) + '-' + SUBSTRING(@Exec_Instance_GUID	, 21, 12) AS UNIQUEIDENTIFIER) AS ExecutionInstanceGUID,
                                    DB_NAME() AS DatabaseName
                         )
                INSERT  INTO AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_Error
                        ( [ErrorNumber] ,
                          [ErrorSeverity] ,
                          [ErrorState] ,
                          [ErrorLine] ,
                          [ErrorMessage] ,
                          [ErrorDateTime] ,
                          [FKLoginID] ,
                          [FKUserID] ,
                          [FKPackageID] ,
                          [FKObjectID] ,
                          [FKProcessID] ,
                          [ExecutionInstanceGUID]
                        )
                        SELECT  ErrorNumber				= COALESCE(err.ErrorNumber, -1) ,
                                ErrorSeverity			= COALESCE(err.[ErrorSeverity], -1) ,
                                ErrorState				= COALESCE(err.[ErrorState], -1) ,
                                ErrorLine				= COALESCE(err.[ErrorLine], -1) ,
                                ErrorMessage			= COALESCE(err.[ErrorMessage], 'Unknown') ,
                                ErrorDateTime			= ErrorDateTime ,
                                FKLoginID				= src_login.ID ,
                                FKUserID				= src_user.ID ,
                                [FKPackageID]			= src_package.ID ,
                                [FKObjectID]			= src_object.ID ,
                                [FKProcessID]			= src_process.ID ,
                                [ExecutionInstanceGUID] = err.ExecutionInstanceGUID
                        FROM    TempErr err
                                LEFT JOIN AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_Login src_login ON err.LoginName = src_login.LoginName
                                LEFT JOIN AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_User src_user ON err.UserName = src_user.UserName
                                                              AND src_user.FKDBID = ( SELECT
                                                              ID
                                                              FROM
                                                              AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_DB db
                                                              WHERE
                                                              db.DBName = err.DBName
                                                              )
                                LEFT JOIN AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_Package src_package ON err.PackageName = ( LEFT(src_package.PackageName,
                                                              CHARINDEX('.',
                                                              src_package.PackageName)
                                                              - 1) )
                                LEFT JOIN AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_Object src_object ON err.ObjectID = src_object.ObjectID
                                LEFT JOIN AdminDBA.dbo.LogSSISErrors_Process src_process ON err.ProcessID = src_process.ProcessID
                        WHERE   src_login.CurrentlyUsed = 1
                                AND src_user.CurrentlyUsed = 1
                                --AND src_package.CurrentlyUsed = 1
                                AND src_object.CurrentlyUsed = 1
                                AND src_process.CurrentlyUsed = 1   							                                                 
				END CATCH
				END
			CLOSE db_cursor
			DEALLOCATE db_cursor 
	END
GO

Thanks to each table’s DML operation that the above code executes being wrapped up in a explicit transaction and error rollback process, a robust reporting platform can be created to log and account for any issues that might have been raised during runtime. Below is an image of a simple Tableau report which may be embedded into the error notification message, giving the operator a quick, high-level view of any issues that might have been logged in AdminDBA database during package execution.

Data_Acquisition_Framework_Part2_Sample_Tableau_Report

In the next post (part 3) I will look into how smaller tables can be handled using a dynamic MERGE SQL statement creation, data acquisition validation mechanisms as well as the error notifications process triggered by a failed package/procedure.

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