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Hi All,
We have SQL 2008 R2 server with integration services and some packages, please let me know how to open the old packages and view it. What tool i need to install to view those files?
Hi ,
When I try to open the "Business Intelligence Developer Studio" its giving me below error. When i run the installer its showing BI tool is already installed i could not check that box. How to reinstall that? Its a prod box.
Installed "vs_shell.msi" from SQL Server 2008 R2 installation media , That fixed the above issue.
For SQL Server 2008 R2 and previous the tool to use is BIDS = "Business Intelligence Developer Studio" was used, you find the installer for the tool on SQL Server 2008 R2 installation media (DVD).
You may need to use older Visual Studio to open the old package.
If you use the newest VS tool, it will upgrade the package to the newest version, so you'd better keep the copies of the old ones.
Regards，
Zoe Hui
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