Miscellaneous option???

Does anyone knows what is it for Miscellaneous option on Package Explorer It seems totally useless




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Miscellaneous option???

  • theumpteenthbrian

    Strange. I don't have "Miscellaneous" on my Package Explorer. I have:

    • Executables
    • Precedence Constraints
    • Event Handlers
    • Connection Managers
    • Log Providers
    • variables

    I am running SP1. How about yourself

    -Jamie



  • Tahaner

    Miscellaneous folder in solution explorer is where you can put your own files, and they would get included with the project when using the Deployment utility. I commonly use it for readme files I want to move around with the SSIS project. If I right-click the solution name at the top, and choose 'add existing item' the designer determines where to put the 'thing' based on the file. So if I choose a txt file it will put that into the Miscellaneous folder for me.

    Hope that helps.



  • BikramS

    I've used it to distribute raw files in very rare circumstances where that is required (usually DelayValidation means yu don't have to do this but sometimes not).

    There are probably many other types of files that you may want to distribute.

    -Jamie



  • jjparker

    Thanks a lot to both for the info provided.

  • M3NTA7

    Sorry, it was Solution Explorer...I was sleeping...

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