How do I edit SSIS package files

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I have a DTSX file in a project I m taking over  I have Visual Studio 2005 Pro  but it just opens it as an XML file  SQL Server Management Studio 2005 does the same    I ve seen people opening these files in some workflow-esque format  Business Intelligence Development Studio comes to mind    Is this part of Visual Studio or SQL  Does it have to be purchased seperately  Can I open this file in a more useful way with the tools I have

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You need the Business Intelligence Studio ..I've checked and my version of VS2008 Pro doesn't have them installed.

Have a look at this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3C856B93-369F-4C6F-9357-C35384179543&displaylang=en

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Adding to what b levitt said  you can get the SSDT-BI plugin for Visual Studio 2013 here  http   www microsoft com en-us download details aspx id 42313

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I prefer to use     from SSDT visual studio just opened  file  open   file   locate dtsx file   open  then you can edit work and save

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If you use the  Export Data  wizard there is an option to store the configuration as an  Integration Services Projects  within the SQL Server database    To edit this package follow the instructions from  mikeTheLiar  but instead of searching for a file make a connection to the database and export package   From  mikeTheLiar   File- New Project- Integration Services Project - Now in solution explorer there is a SSIS Packages folder  right click it and select  Add Existing Package    Using the default dialog make a connection to the database and open the export package   The package can now be edited

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From Business Intelligence Studio   File- New Project- Integration Services Project  Now in solution explorer there is a SSIS Packages folder  right click it and select  Add Existing Package   and there will be a drop down that can be changed to File System  and the very bottom box allows you to browse to the file   Note that this will copy the file from where ever it is into the project s directory structure

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Current for 2016 link is https   msdn microsoft com en-us library mt204009 aspx  SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2015 is a modern development tool that you can download for free to build SQL Server relational databases  Azure SQL databases  Integration Services packages  Analysis Services data models  and Reporting Services reports  With SSDT  you can design and deploy any SQL Server content type with the same ease as you would develop an application in Visual Studio  This release supports SQL Server 2016 through SQL Server 2005  and provides the design environment for adding features that are new in SQL Server 2016   Note that you don t need to have Visual Studio pre-installed   SSDT will install required components of VS  if it is not installed on your machine   This release supports SQL Server 2016 through SQL Server 2005  and provides the design environment for adding features that are new in SQL Server 2016  Previously included in SQL Server standalone Business Intelligence Studio is not available any more and in last years replaced by SQL Server Data Tools  SSDT  for Visual Studio  See answer http   sqlmag com sql-server-2014 q-where-business-intelligence-development-studio-bids-sql-server-2014

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Additional answer for Visual Studio 2012   You can open  dtsx along with their corresponding  dtproj project files with the SQL Server Data Tools Business Intelligence  SSDT-BI  add-in   http   blogs msdn com b mattm archive 2013 03 07 sql-server-data-tools-business-intelligence-for-visual-studio-2012-released-online aspx  http   www microsoft com download details aspx id 36843  If the projects were created with an earlier version they will require an upgrade   I did have some hang ups installing this - the install would spin on  Install VSTA2012 CPU32 Action  and similar steps   It wasn t until I did a repair inside of the same installer did it install completely

[ssis] How do I edit SSIS package files?

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