Error handling in SSIS

In this article we will learn how to handle the errors in SSIS package. In SSIS when package throws an error then these error details is stored in following variables ErrorCode, ErrorDescription and SourceName.

 
Below is the code to handle error in SSIS package.
When a SSIS task encounters an error these error details are stored in three system variables.
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("ErrorCode")
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("ErrorDescription")
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("SourceName")

ErrorCode variables returns error code which will be numeric.
ErrorDescription will give us a brief description of an error encountered by the SSIS task.
SourceName give us the task name from which error occured.


Private Sub GetErrorValues(ByRef errNumber As Integer, ByRef errDescription As String, ByRef errSource As String)
      
            Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("ErrorCode")
            Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("ErrorDescription")
            Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("SourceName")
            Dts.VariableDispenser.GetVariables(vars)
            Try
                errNumber = CType(vars("ErrorCode").Value, Integer)
                errDescription = vars("ErrorDescription").Value.ToString()
                errSource = vars("SourceName").Value.ToString()
            Catch ex As Exception
                Throw ex
            Finally
                vars.Unlock()
            End Try
        Catch ex As SystemException
            Throw ex
        End Try
    End Sub