A few weeks ago I was cleaning up an old server which one of my colleagues still uses for SSIS packages with Visual Studio 2008. I uninstalled VSTA 2008, because I didn't think we'd need it, but I was wrong.
Now we can't open Script Tasks anymore and I can't seem to find the setup to reinstall VSTA 2008.
It doesn't seem to be included in Visual Studio 2008 either. There's only a setup for VSTOR, but I don't need that.
So the only hope I have is that somebody somewhere knows where I can get a setup of VSTA from over 10 years ago.
The VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for application) is installed with the Business Intelligence development studio 2008 which is a part of the SQL Server 2008 installation. It is not related to Visual Studio installation.
You can try to repair the SQL Server installation or to remove and reinstall the SSIS and Business Intelligence Development Studio features:
How do I enable Integration Services (SSIS) in SQL Server 2008?
Also check the following links they contains helpful information:
Downloading Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0 -ENU
How to install Visual Studio Tools for Applications?
VSTA setup and configuration troubles for SSIS 2008 and R2 installations
After searching for a standalone installation of VSTA SDK 2.0 enu 9.0 on the Microsoft website it looks like the download link is removed and only 2012+ versions can be found.
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How do you create an SSIS package with SQL Server 2019/Visual Studio 2019? I don't see any BI options for SSIS, SSRS, or SSAS when creating a new project in Visual Studio. I have the free SQL Server 2019 Developer edition installed. I also have the Community Visual Studio 2019 free version installed. I installed SSDT with Visual Studio 2019. I selected SQL Server Data Tools under Data storage and processing in the list of workloads. On the Windows Start menu, I searched for Visual Studio (SSDT) but I it doesn't look like Visual Studio (SSDT) is installed. I tried uninstalling and re-installing SSDT with Visual Studio Installer (SQL Server Data Tools under Data storage and processing in the list of workloads). I also installed SSIS in Visual Studio 2019 under Extensions/Manage Extensions.
Select new project/"clear all" the filters/type "integration" in search - and then the miracle "Integration services projects" appear from the 3x10e172 different alternatives..
Used to be under "business intelligence"--that's gone, categories not required when google does your thinking.
This is explained right at the start of the documentation:
SSDT for Visual Studio 2019
Changes in SSDT for Visual Studio 2019
The core SSDT functionality to create database projects has remained integral to Visual Studio.
With Visual Studio 2019, the required functionality to enable Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services projects has moved into the respective Visual Studio (VSIX) extensions only.
Note
There's no SSDT standalone installer for Visual Studio 2019.
Install SSDT with Visual Studio 2019
If Visual Studio 2019 is already installed, you can edit the list of workloads to include SSDT. If you don’t have Visual Studio 2019 installed, then you can download and install Visual Studio 2019 Community.
For SQL Database projects, select SQL Server Data Tools under Data storage and processing in the list of workloads.
For Analysis Services, Integration Services, or Reporting Services projects, you can install the appropriate extensions from either Tools > > Extensions and Updates or from the Marketplace.
Analysis Services
Integration Services
Reporting Services
Once your installed the needed extension, create the appropriate project type, and then you can start making the appropriate files in that project.
I have recently installed SSMS 2017 and Visual Studio 2017 Community edition. However, I cannot see an option to create Integration Services projects. Can you please guide me how to proceed.
Thanks,
Aruna
What #Nick.McDermaid mentioned is true. To eliminate any confusion, during the visual studio installation there is a feature called SQL Server Data Tools; this will not perform a full SSDT installation.
Based on this Microsoft article:
For most users, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is installed during Visual Studio installation. Installing SSDT using the Visual Studio installer adds the base SSDT functionality, so you still need to run the SSDT standalone installer to get AS (Analysis Services), IS (Integration Services), and RS (Reporting Services) tools.
To download SSDT you can follow the link above.
It worked for me only after I had deinstalled the older versions of Visual Studio for Applications 2014 and 2015 before I updated the ones for 2017 and 2019.
Short question, I hope the answer is will be also short.
I'm a starting BI developer and we make a lot of use of Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server Data tools (SSDT, previously BIDS). SSDT is a Visual Studio shell with components catered towards BI-centric solutions. I've always installed SSDT from a SQL Server installation.
I'm now doing a Visual Studio 2012 installation and notice an option to install SSDT. A quick search on Google only yielded a difference that SQL Server 2012 installs Visual Studio 2010 shell instead of 2012. Is there any other difference in installing SSDT from SQL Server or from Visual Studio?
Any and all help is welcome.
I'm a starting BI-developer and we make allot of use of Microsoft SQL
Server and SQL Server Data tools (SSDT, previously BIDS).
Ah. No. SSDT and BIDS are not the same. SSDT are a plugin into visual studio for SQL Server development, adding mostly the SQL Server Database Project which allows versioning and development of sql code in visual studio (as in: Stored procedures, table schemata etc.). BIDS is the visual studio version for - Analytics service, Integration Services and Reporting Services.
And SQL Server BIDS is most of the time built on an older version - for the 2012 Shell IIRC you need the 2014 server..... and the concurrent modern version of VS is 2013.
BIDS is NOT SSDT.
I am new to work with Microsoft technologies. I have installed VS2010 in standard mode on my PC. But When I try to install Microsoft SQL management studio 2008, it throws a compatibility issue. My questions are,
1) Should I install later version of SQL management studio?
2) Should I move to VS 2008 or earlier?
3) Do I have to install another software to undergo the compatibility issue?
I am using windows8 OS.
Usually that is a message that comes from the OS. You could try to install and then update to a newer Service Pack or just download the latest SP for SQL Server Management Studio.
The issue has nothing to do with Visual Studio.
Here you could find the latest Service Pack for Sql Server Management Studio 2008
I'm studying Sql Server Data Tools (SSDT). Do I need a Visual Studio 2010 / 2012? Can I use a express edition?
SSDT replaces Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) from SQL Server 2008, regarding Integration Services, Analysis Services and Reporting Services. When you install SQL Server 2012, you get an option to install SSDT. In this case, SSDT will be installed in an empty shell of Visual Studio 2010, with nothing but the BI project types (Integration Services project, Analysis Services project, etc.)
If you are talking about the non-BI related features of SSDT (Database Project, Database unit testing, etc.) you need a pre-installed version of Visual Studio 2010 or 2012, Express edition is not supported.
Visual Studio Express Edition is not supported by SSDT.
Source: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/89574dc9-3a1f-44b9-b14c-bce29fd2ceaf/does-ms-visual-studion-2012-express-contain-ssdt
SSDT with VS 2015 can be installed without having Visual Studio, and SSDT will install Visual Studio with the limited features needed for SSDT, HOWEVER you must be sure to install .NET Framework 4.5 before trying to install SSDT. If .NET Framework 4.5 is not present, the installer will fail immediately, and most likely will tell you that you need Visual Studio. I ran into this while trying to install on Windows Server 2008 R2, and everything worked well once .NET Framework 4.5 was installed.
SSDT is included in most Visual Studio 2013 Express editions, and for earlier versions of Visual Studio you can download a free standalone install from the web. All of the available install options are listed on the download page. Take a look there and hopefully one of the options will suit you.