Passing value while running a SSIS SQL Task?

Question

Hi All,
I am using  SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 for developments.
I have a procedure on the database, which works fine, when I execute the procedure , I can input a value for the parameter and I can see the result set.
Procedure is as below:
USE [DW]
GO
/****** Object:  StoredProcedure [dbo].[Command2]    Script Date: 10/01/2014 4:07:58 PM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[Command2]
@ReportDate nvarchar(50) = NULL  -- NULL default value
AS
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
IF @ReportDate IS NULL
BEGIN
   PRINT 'ERROR: You must specify a Report Date.'
   RETURN
END
-->>
SELECT *
FROM BB.dbo.Daliy_Sales
WHERE effective_date < @ReportDate;
RETURN
I  Just want to create SSIS job to have the above procedure.
I created a new SSIS project and add a "Execute SQL Task" container from the tool bar and provided values as below :
Connection Type: OLE DB
Connection: ---provided
SQLSource Type : Direct Input
SQL Statement : exec dbo.Command2
When I run the job, through Debugger, it didn't ask me to input a value for the parameter which in the stored procedure, job turned out be 'green' color , but no rows were displayed...
I want to input a value, then to run SSIS task, what changes should I require to make this happen???
Thanks in advance.
Mira

Answer 1

you need to create a variable inside SSIS to hold date value.
Then command inside execute sql task should be
exec dbo.Command2 ?
and map variable to parameter 0
When calling package pass your date value to variable by adding it as a configuration item inside config file/sql table and setting value inside file/table
Or if calling package using dtexec utility set variable value using /SET switch
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1812/dtexec-command-line-parameters-using-command-files/
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