SSIS Data Conversion string to timestamp - sql-server

I'm trying to convert a column into timestamp.
Value sample : ETime : 2020-06-04 17:46:53.750
What I've done
I add the data conversion, edit the input column (ETime)
Input and output properties on Show Advanced Editor
Data conversion output, choose copy of ETime
Change : FastParse : True and DataType : database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP]
But it returning this error
Error: 0xC02020C5 at Data Flow Task, Data Conversion [11]: Data conversion failed while converting column "ETime" (94) to column "Copy of ETime" (15). The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
Am I missing something?
edit
Data sample 1.
id, cid, invid, etc
33333,44444,abc333334,shoes
33334,77777,abc3333347,shoes
33335,88888,abc3333358,book
Data sample 2.
cid,invid,bcode,ETime
44444,abc333334,03,2021-01-03 20:08:51.200
77777,abc3333347,03,2021-01-06 17:30:53.210
88888,abc3333358,03,2021-01-04 20:04:22.600
I'm joining them on cid
It is possible for Data sample 2 have broken data as
cid,invid,bcode,ETime
44444,abc333334,NULL,Nodatafound

Tried with a missing row and got the exception:
Error: 0xC02020C5 at Data Flow Task, Data Conversion 1: Data
conversion failed while converting column "Column 0" (25) to column
"Copy of Column 0" (6). The conversion returned status value 2 and
status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential
loss of data.".
Now tried without any missing row and its worked
It seems there are missing value available or data not in correct format.
Try ignore failue from Configure Error Output of data convertion component.

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SSIS Data Conversion Error despite using Data Conversion and accurate destination Datatype

I'm getting the following error when I run my package:
[Data Conversion [2]] Error: Data conversion failed while converting column "FieldName" (373) to column "Copy of FieldName" (110).
The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
However, I don't understand why. I have double checked the inputs and outputs to validate that they make sense and are what I expect. I've also checked all the raw data in the column in my excel file.
My package setup:
Excel Datasource feeding Data Conversion then Derived Column and finally output to Ole DB Destination (sql)
What I've done:
I opened the advanced editor on the data conversion. I confirmed that the incoming data type is DT_STR which can be expected since the source datatype wasn't correctly identified. It is actually a date in my excel file. I confirmed that the data conversion output column is database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP] as I have set it to be. My destination table has a DateTime datatype for FieldName.
What am I missing?
I think this is a date format issue, check that column does not contains empty strings or NULL values.
Also check that values are similar to yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss date format.
To read more about SSIS data types check the following article:
Integration Services Data Types
Also when converting string values to datetime, if values are well formated, just map the source column to the destination without Data conversion Transformation and they will be implicitly converted

What does this SSIS package data conversion error mean?

[Data Conversion [2]] Error: "Failed to convert data when converting LONGITUDE column (103) to" LONGITUDE copy "column (39). This conversion returned the status value 2 and the status text "The value could not be converted due to a potential loss of data. ".
"
[Data Conversion [2]] Error: "SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR. The "Data conversion.Output [Data conversion output] .Columns [Copy of LONGITUDE]" object failed due to error code 0xC020907F. Additionally, the error line layout on "Data Conversion. Output [Data Output Data] .Columns [LONGITUDE Copy]" specifies a failure on the error. An error occurred on the specified object of the specified component. Error messages can be sent beforehand with information indicating the reason for the failure.
"
How can I correct it . I have tried changing data types and matching them .
I have checked my EXCEL file for syntax error ... nothing
Are you using Data Conversion transformation? If so, open it, and check the type of Copy of Longitude, compare that with source. Those two data type are not compatible. You could try to convert it to double.
If it is EXCEL destination, you need to convert it to DT_WSTR
you need to double all sizes in "data conversion" ,
first go to "source destination" and mark all nvarchar column
second go "data conversion" go to these columns and make it double size from length
Note : a data conversion by default make every column datatype 50

SSIS data conversion from CSV source column NULL to DB destination Decimal(18,2)

First of all, when the column isn't NULL, it is successfully able to do the conversion. The destination DB field accepts null values.
In my Data Conversion step I have set the Input Column's DataType to numeric[DT_Numeric], Precision 18, and Scale 2.
I have two rows in my CSV, the first row does not contain any NULLS.. and if I execute that it's a success. However when I add a 2nd row with a NULL value in that column it fails and I get these errors:
[Data Conversion [2]] Error: Data conversion failed while converting column "Column 24" (138) to column "DbColumn24" (22). The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
[Data Conversion [2]] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR. The "Data Conversion.Outputs[Data Conversion Output].Columns[DbColumn24]" failed because error code 0xC020907F occurred, and the error row disposition on "Data Conversion.Outputs[Data Conversion Output].Columns[DbColumn24]" specifies failure on error. An error occurred on the specified object of the specified component. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
[SSIS.Pipeline] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_PROCESSINPUTFAILED. The ProcessInput method on component "Data Conversion" (2) failed with error code 0xC0209029 while processing input "Data Conversion Input" (3). The identified component returned an error from the ProcessInput method. The error is specific to the component, but the error is fatal and will cause the Data Flow task to stop running. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
I do not think I need a Derived Column step before data conversion step to handle any nulls because the DB column accepts nulls.
Since your source is a CSV, I doubt that you actually have any NULL values in your source at all. More likely you have empty string values, which are not the same as NULL, and empty strings cannot be implicitly converted to Decimal. You will probably have to explicitly convert the empty strings to NULL in an expression.
The work around would be
1) First convert the column to varchar/nvarchar
2) Use derived column to convert to Decimal
3) Map the converted column to destination

SSIS Issue with date conversion

I'm working on importing a CSV into my DB. The data should work, it's data from another application that we used to get through a dblink that we now have to get from CSV thanks to an upgrade.
Dates look like this: 4/30/2001
I tried to do a simple import like I do with numbers and strings, and got an error, so I did a derived column.
The derived column works on the dates that are not null (formula is (DT_DATE)DTE)
The derived column however failed on dates that can contain nulls. I even tried to update the formula to (ISNULL(EDTE) ? NULL(DT_DATE) : (DT_DATE)EDTE). No success, I still get the error:
[Flat File Source - O1 [6743]] Error: Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column
"EDTE" returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a
potential loss of data.".
Originally, in my flat file source, the dates were set to type date, and I got an error before it even got to the derived column. I've changed that to String, and it makes it to derived column, but both boxes are red. Here's the error:
[Derived Column 1 [17270]] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR.
The "component "Derived Column 1" (17270)" failed because error code 0xC0049063 occurred,
and the error row disposition on "input column "EDTE" (17809)" specifies failure on error.
An error occurred on the specified object of the specified component.
There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
Has anyone seen this? Am I importing my data in wrong?
I found the solution.
I import the date as a String. Then using derived column, I use this formula to convert it:
RTRIM([T-DTE]) == "" ? NULL(DT_DATE) : (DT_DATE)[T-DTE]

SSIS Blank Int Flat File Fail on Load

I have an SSIS package I am using to load a Fixed Width flat file. I have put in all the column lengths and have two packages against similar files working correctly. The third however keeps throwing the following error:
[Source 1 [16860]] Error: Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column "Line Number"
returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a
potential loss of data.".
[Source 1 [16860]] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR.
The "output column "Line Number" (16957)" failed because error code 0xC0209084
occurred, and the error row disposition on "output column "Line Number" (16957)"
specifies failure on error. An error occurred on the specified object of the specified
component. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about
the failure.
After doing some testing this happens for any column I have the is using the DT_I4 Data Type and has a blank in the column. I was going to try using a derived column, but this seems to fail for some of the columns even if I change them to a string data type to handle the blank as a NULL and then do a conversion to an INT later in the data flow.
In the source and the destination task I have the Retain NULL values checkbox ticked however this hasn't changed anything.
Any suggestions on handling this error where INT seems to fail at converting a blank to a NULL?
DT_I4 maps to a four byte signed integer in SSIS.
You were on the right track with your derived column. You just need to add the right expression.
You can try this expression:
ISNULL([Line Number]) ? "0":[Line Number]
This link may also be of use - see the postcode column in the example
http://www.bidn.com/blogs/DonnyJohns/ssas/1919/handling-null-or-implied-null-values-in-an-ssis-derived-column
I ended up using the approach from this blog post:
http://www.proactivespeaks.com/2012/04/02/ssis-transform-all-string-columns-in-a-data-flow-stream/
to handle all of the null and blank columns via a script task and data conversion.

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