I'm trying to create a SSIS package to connect to an IBM iSeries DB2 database. After running into all sorts of issues seemingly related to data type (issues with packed decimal fields actually having places to the right of the decimal) I decided to try creating an ODBC data source on my windows server 2008 r2 Administrative Tools - Data Sources ODBC to connect to the iSeries and then create an SSIS connection manager to use the windows ODBC connection. Successfully created the ODBC connection in windows then successfully added a SSIS connection manger to my project using the windows ODBC connection and tested the connection manager successfully. To create the connection manager I RMB in the connection manager section - select new connection - select ODBC - select the newly created ODBC connection from the list and operate the ok button. Edited the connection manager specified the userid and pw and connected succcessfully.
Problem is I don't seem to be able to find a Data Flow Source in the SSIS tool box that will let me specify the connection manager using the ODBC connection. The Data Flow Sources in my tool box are "Pointer", "ADO NET Source","Excel Source", "Flat File Source", "OLE DB Source", "Raw File Source" and "XML Source".
Can someone kindly show me what Data Flow Source I should be using and how to specify my SSIS connection manager that uses the windows ODBC connection?
Thanks Much in advance for any help, Roscoe