Why aren't my triggers firing during an insert by SSIS?

Question

I have an SSIS data flow task with an OLE DB Destination component that inserts records into a table with a trigger. When I execute a normal INSERT statement a

Answer 1

Because the OLE DB Destination task uses a bulk insert, triggers are not fired by default. From BULK INSERT (MSDN):

If FIRE_TRIGGERS is not specified, no insert triggers execute.

One must manually specify FIRE_TRIGGERS as part of the OLE DB component through its Advanced Editor.

Then add "FIRE_TRIGGERS" to the value of FastLoadOptions (note that options are comma-separated):

With that option in place, the triggers should fire during the task's execution.