Please help, import from Excel failure

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Hi!

I am trying to import from Excel to SQL server with the wizard. Everything seems to be go fine except the articel id that is a unique identifier together wih an id that I leave empty. T

I get this errorcode. Can someone please advice me?

  • Executing (Error)
    Messages
    Error 0xc02020c5: Data Flow Task 1: Data conversion failed while converting column "Article_Id" (33) to column "Article_Id" (80). The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
    (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Error 0xc0209029: Data Flow Task 1: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR. The "Data Conversion 0 - 0.Outputs[Data Conversion Output].Columns[Article_Id]" failed because error code 0xC020907F occurred, and the error row disposition on "Data Conversion 0 - 0.Outputs[Data Conversion Output].Columns[Article_Id]" 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.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Error 0xc0047022: Data Flow Task 1: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_PROCESSINPUTFAILED. The ProcessInput method on component "Data Conversion 0 - 0" (60) failed with error code 0xC0209029 while processing input "Data Conversion Input" (61). 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.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

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In the meantime, here are a few common troubleshooting steps for importing data from Excel to SQL Server:

  1. Check Data Types: Ensure that the data types in Excel match those in SQL Server. For unique identifiers, the data type in SQL Server should be set to uniqueidentifier.
  2. Handle Empty Fields: If the id field is left empty and is required in SQL Server, you may need to provide default values or allow nulls if that's appropriate for your schema.
  3. Ensure Unique Identifiers: Make sure that the article id values are unique and do not contain any nulls or duplicates, as this can cause import issues.
  4. Review Import Wizard Settings: Double-check the settings in the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard to ensure that all mappings and data transformations are correctly configured.
  5. Check Constraints and Indexes: Verify if there are any constraints or indexes on the article id or id fields that could be causing the import to fail.
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Thankyou so much!