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- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 1 001–5 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant plus d'un an
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
I frequently use Task Factory in the SSIS package I create for integration between system.
Publié le 02/11/2017
I am able to solve problems in a single SSIS package vs using SSIS and Linux scripts.
I am able to solve problems in a single SSIS package vs using SSIS and Linux scripts.
Avantages
Task Factory really expands the types of tasks that are available in SSIS. We have used Secure FTP Task, PGP task, and Advanced Email to accomplish complex scenarios that we had to use custom scripts to accomplish before. This is helping us reduce our footprint because we are phasing out a Linux server we have that used to encrypt and move files back and forth between secure FTP sites. We are able to replace everything this Linux server was doing with script with a single SSIS package thanks to the Task Factory tasks. I especially like the "TF Error Output Description" and have used it many times in troubleshoot failures. I don't know what I did before this feature! There are so many more features that Task Factory has that I'm excited to explore. When I have a problem I'm trying to solve in SSIS, my new attitude is "I bet Task Factory can do that!"
Inconvénients
Sometimes I have trouble finding which feature will accomplish what I need. For example, I needed to have a unique number generated for each row in a flow but use the last number as the new starting number. After some investigation I found that I can easily accomplish that with the "Surrogate Key Transform" it just took me a while to figure out that was the task I needed.
- Secteur d'activité : Conseil en gestion
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Amazing tool!
Publié le 16/02/2018
Avantages
Easy installation and integration to your project, user friendly controls, lots of features to connect to on-premise and cloud services. Free license for development. The customer support is very helpful and responsive.
Inconvénients
While there is nothing much that's missing on this tool, I would also like to see something related to posting/downloading files from Cloud Storage services like GoogleDrive or Dropbox.
- Secteur d'activité : Services et technologies de l'information
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les mois pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 7.0 /10
With Task Factory we implemented the integration with Salesforce and other systems quick and...
Publié le 10/08/2017
Avantages
The software is easy to use and has a lot of features. When creating SSIS flows, sometimes I am surprised to learn about a feature I didn't use before.
Inconvénients
Sometimes the software 'thinks' a little bit too much. Changes in upstream columns trigger the automatic column matching process. Sometimes this breaks existing functionality.

- Secteur d'activité : Produits pharmaceutiques
- Taille de l'entreprise : 501–1 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus d'un an
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Awesome
Publié le 16/11/2017
Massive speed improvement over built in Microsoft SSIS components.
Massive speed improvement over built in Microsoft SSIS components.
Avantages
I've always been on the fence on third party SSIS components, due to them not being built in Microsoft products, but the Upsert Destination is amazing, and the Advanced Cache Lookup components are crazy fast. I pump at least a trillion rows a day through them.
Inconvénients
SCD was hard to understand, and support takes a little while to get back to you, so I ended up figuring it out on my own.
- Secteur d'activité : Services et technologies de l'information
- Taille de l'entreprise : 51–200 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
As a heavy user of SSIS I have found Task Factory to be an essential add-on.
Publié le 31/08/2017
Enables me to implement a work load that would of taken much longer or required more developers.
Enables me to implement a work load that would of taken much longer or required more developers.
Avantages
Massively reduces development time.
Reduces complexity of package design thus making packages easier to maintain.
Replaces many script tasks jobs for which you would have to write substantial code.
My favourite components are the Update/Upsert Tasks as they remove the need for writing a lot of SQL plumbing code.
Inconvénients
None
Réponse de SolarWinds
Thank you for the feedback, Jason. We really appreciate it.
On the item you mention on Visual Studio upgrades, please note that the Visual Studio SSIS toolbox doesn't read it's information from the GAC, it uses folders under [YourSQLServerInstallFolder]\[version]\DTS. The Task Factory installer installs into this folder if it exists, but if you upgrade the version of SSIS installed, you need to reinstall TF afterward to ensure it puts the components in the newly created SSIS folders.

- Secteur d'activité : Internet
- Taille de l'entreprise : 51–200 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus d'un an
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
Makes SSIS even better!
Publié le 01/12/2017
Avantages
The sFTP and PGP functionality enhancements to base SSIS functionality are really easy to implement.
Inconvénients
Needs more advanced web API functionality to allow easier access to Web API data (JSON/XML) with security such as JWT.
- Secteur d'activité : Psychologie
- Taille de l'entreprise : 501–1 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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Excellent selection of tools and connectors to simplify SSIS package development
Publié le 25/01/2018
Avantages
Most of the components are simple drag and drop and easy to configure in the workflow. Many offer functionality that we used to have to write custom script tasks to accomplish. The Upsert task is worth the price alone.
Inconvénients
The help/documentation is very basic and often not very helpful. Some of the components are missing functionality that to me would seem obvious to include.

- Secteur d'activité : Hôpitaux et soins de santé
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 6 à 12 mois
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It works very well and has saved a lot of time vs using built in SSIS components.
Publié le 25/04/2018
Avantages
It has many components and can be used in common situations to save time and raise the quality of output
Inconvénients
A silent installer\MSI would be good for ease of deployment to developer desktops. There was a bug in cleansing transform where data can't be nulled and fed to a date destination. It was acknowledged as a bug by support and is being fixed - inc 11101. That is kind of a plus as working with support was a good experience. They reproduced the problem.

- Taille de l'entreprise : 201–500 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 1 à 5 mois
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Wide range of out-of-the-box components which help deliver ETL solutions much faster.
Publié le 05/01/2018
Accessing non-standard data sources and better productivity.
Accessing non-standard data sources and better productivity.
Avantages
My development turn around is much faster with TF components. TF components are very flexible to configure and provide non-code approach to many business problems like data extracts from non-standard data sources (HTTP/REST) , data cleansing with additional data transform components and data modelling with fast performing Merge Dimensions components. Smaller, yet very useful components like much more flexible to configure Excel source, Timer and Terminator Destination do speed up ETL development too.
Inconvénients
In general TF components are a bit slow to open up and go through different configuration tabs. Documentation could have been more in details, however support team is awesome if you need a help with how to use specific TF components)

- Secteur d'activité : Services financiers
- Taille de l'entreprise : 1 001–5 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Wide variety of components & tasks. Great help content and very responsive support teams.
Publié le 05/01/2018
Reduced the number of 3rd party libraries we were using, hence that simplifies maintenance and...
Reduced the number of 3rd party libraries we were using, hence that simplifies maintenance and maintainability, plus it improves the experience for the developers.
Avantages
Server-based licensing. Responsiveness of the support and the sales teams. A lot of variety in the types of tasks from which to choose.
Inconvénients
Not sure. Maybe the note at the bottom of the UI for each task telling me to upgrade from professional edition to standard edition?
- Secteur d'activité : Production audiovisuelle
- Taille de l'entreprise : 51–200 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
We are using this tool quite successfully to supplement basic SSIS functionality.
Publié le 11/08/2017
Having BI professionals who may not have much experience with traditional coding languages being...
Having BI professionals who may not have much experience with traditional coding languages being able to set up and take advantage of REST APIs. Saves me from hiring developers/contractors and improves our time to market.
Avantages
Love the different connectors. The REST connector is a game changer! The ability to simply and easily embed API calls within other related flows has been so beneficial.
Inconvénients
Can't say "least" but I would love a direct connector for Google Analytics! Also, the REST api connector could use a little work around error handling.
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant plus de deux ans
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Task Factory components have simplified and accelerated my SSIS development time
Publié le 08/08/2017
Avantages
the components provide easier solutions for what I used to have to build based off the out of the box SSIS components or in a Script Task. The #1 benefit of Task Factory is time savings.
I started using Task Factory about 7 years ago when it was version 1.x and they are of such value that I would not work for a company as an SSIS developer if they would not purchase BIxPress and Task Factory.
Inconvénients
I have always been frustrated by the minimalist documentation for the components. This applies to all Pragmatic Works software actually. There are either no real world examples or just one. This is unfortunate because the Task Factory components are usually pretty powerful and feature rich. The documentation is usually along the lines of telling you what each tab or check box or drop down list in the component does but rarely how that component would fit into a larger data flow or control flow to accomplish a common business need. As much as I love Pragmatic Works I would say this is the #1 room for improvement.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 10 000+ employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
It gets the data I need from Salesforce. One of my peers is using it to do Secure FTP.
Publié le 15/08/2017
Am able to automate the loading of Salesforce Data
Am able to automate the loading of Salesforce Data
Avantages
It works. I get the data I need using tools I am familiar with. Great Customer Service. The Secure FTP option did not work in the first version we installed. There was a patch released which fixed the problem. Once we installed the upgrade, everything worked as expected.
Inconvénients
Not necessarily a problem with Task Factory, more a problem with SSIS. SQL Server converts certain fields to Boolean or Bit. These are not valid in Oracle. Also, using CHAR instead of VARCHAR is undesirable. We are an Oracle shop so this can be frustrating. SSIS data convert is not friendly so doing a conversion on a table with 600 columns requires too much effort. Some of the fields can be adjusted in the advanced editor but it sometimes forgets the settings if changes are made. Easiest method is to load data into a SQL Server table and then use CAST statements to convert the data for Oracle. A little bit of workaround but it can be done.
- Secteur d'activité : Vente au détail
- Taille de l'entreprise : 201–500 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Great
Publié le 21/01/2018
We were able to process data in a way that's not possible with the general toolbox items of...
We were able to process data in a way that's not possible with the general toolbox items of Microsoft itself, i.e. Nugget transforms.
Avantages
Enhancements of existing or new toolkit items. Great extension on items that exist already with great and deep knowledge of SQL Server
Inconvénients
The way account management is set up on the portal. It took me over more than a year to get other users to get assigned to our organizations account.
- Secteur d'activité : Pétrole et énergies
- Taille de l'entreprise : 1 001–5 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Best product for Salesforce to SQL tasks
Publié le 04/04/2018
Avantages
Product easily integrates with Visual Studio. User friendly and smart design of Salesforce components that seamlessly transform data from SOQL to SQL or SQL to Salesforce.
Extremely stable product with great options for performing data transfers and UPSERTS from/to Salesforce
Inconvénients
Not all SOQL syntax is available, but definitely works great for users wanting the basic SOQL functionality.
- Secteur d'activité : Photographie
- Taille de l'entreprise : 501–1 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus d'un an
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Really makes Task easy
Publié le 08/08/2017
Salesforce connectors, FTP component, Upsert Destination, etc
Salesforce connectors, FTP component, Upsert Destination, etc
Avantages
I really like the ease from which I can use the Salesforce connectors. The UI that I get and other features within the connectors makes the task very easy to pull the data from salesforce. Another feature that I like is the Upsert destination which has made the insert or update destination such an easy process. The Interface for each of this connectors are super easy to understand
Inconvénients
I would like some more features added to the troubleshooting and detailed logs on some of the components.
- Secteur d'activité : Santé, bien-être et fitness
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Amazing set of components for any SQL & SSIS developer
Publié le 19/08/2017
faster development, more flexibility in developing, amazing user community
faster development, more flexibility in developing, amazing user community
Avantages
The variety of components, set of tools for data warehousing development. Most of the SSIS tasks come with great deal of flexibility for configuration
Inconvénients
Nothing not to like even though the learning curve can be a little steep. I wish the training piece was included as it is hard to convince bosses to spend extra on training
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Easy integration of dataflow and control flow components into SSIS packages to enhance...
Publié le 19/01/2018
Avantages
Easy integration of dataflow and control flow components into SSIS packages to enhance capabilities
Specific components we like include encryption, compression, SFTP, and data connectors like Salesforce.
Inconvénients
By using one library file, it is hard to upgrade some components without others. When bugs or changes get inserted into new versions, upgrading is all or nothing.
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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TF Advanced Flow Tasks and Auditing & Notification Framework works
Publié le 26/06/2018
Avantages
Being able to add Auditing and Notification Framework to SSIS makes auditing easier. Several advanced tasks also add features to allow executing individual child package, process or task from various location/path.
Inconvénients
Having a lot of SSIS packages, waiting for TF to add auditing or notification framework to the SSIS packages can take a long long time. When configuring advanced tasks, need to be careful. The setup steps are tedious. One miss step can be hard to debug or troubleshoot.
- Secteur d'activité : Services financiers
- Taille de l'entreprise : 1 001–5 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
great features, easy to use
Publié le 09/08/2017
Avantages
Extremely easy to use Task Factory tasks that allows connectivity to cloud services, Azure, and SharePoint Great support!
Inconvénients
There are no Task Factory task to facilitate connectivity to Active Directory. SharePoint task does not return all fields. Often I would have to use both the TF and the SP List Adaptor to get what I want.
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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Brings functionality of SSIS up to what it should be in the first place
Publié le 15/08/2017
Avantages
Numerous components that are essential to using SSIS for data warehouse processing, in particular the Dimension Merge task and the various source/destination connectors
Inconvénients
Fact Table delivery task is not yet flexible enough for deployment in our environment. User interface performance is occasionally sluggish.
- Secteur d'activité : Services et technologies de l'information
- Taille de l'entreprise : 10 000+ employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Task Factory - A simple solution to your complex SSIS needs
Publié le 23/10/2018
Avantages
I like the following two features of Task Factory a lot:
1. Accessing files on SFTP server
2. Slowly Changing Dimensions
Inconvénients
It could be my unawareness or something, but I haven't been able to use Task Factory to extract data from elastic search indexes.
- Secteur d'activité : Services financiers
- Taille de l'entreprise : 51–200 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Extends SSIS functionality solves definite business needs
Publié le 23/10/2018
Avantages
Several different connectors, including a REST API, really extend the power of what SSIS can accomplish. There Excel connector also prevents a lot of headaches form aging packages.
Inconvénients
Some of the tool tips for the Task Factory Toolbox items could be a little more descriptive, but this is being really nit picky.
- Secteur d'activité : Hôtellerie
- Taille de l'entreprise : 501–1 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus d'un an
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Great addition to the toolbox of SSIS developer
Publié le 08/08/2017
major time savings, adding capabilities that we did not have before and had to use script tasks...
major time savings, adding capabilities that we did not have before and had to use script tasks etc. to get around the requirements
Avantages
variety of SSIS tasks that compliment our of the box SSIS tasks, great set of tasks for data warehousing that save tens of hour each week
Inconvénients
nothing so far, the learning curve is a little unless you are willing to pay for the full training set.
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Good SSIS components that will hopefully grow over time.
Publié le 08/08/2017
Avantages
Works really well within SSIS. Takes the hassles out of most standard components and increases the ease of use.
Inconvénients
There really should be more components. It is a bit light on functionality within some of the components, such as excel.