I can't find Business Intelligence Development Studio in Sql Server 2005.
I have installed Visual Studio 2008 and Sql Server 2005 Standard edition.
How can i view
You can tell if it is installed by looking at "new project" in Visual Studio. Do you have BI projects available?
If so, this is it. You can now develop BI stuff.
If not, did you check the box under client tools when installing? Run install again.
BIDS isn't a separate install but a Visual Studio plug-in
You do need to select it when installing though. You could probably run a reinstall and add it if you don't have it already.
while installing, you might have not selected the feature. in this case, re run the Installation process.
You Must Install SSDT(Sql Server Data Tools) Tools
When you Installed that , and you want Create New Project, you must see Business Intelligence Section in part of Template
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All reports of the company have been designed by using BIRT. However , we decided to convert all reports into the Microsoft Reporting Tools. In addition, we use SQL Server 2008 R2 as database. Concerning this , do I have to do these reports by using Business Intelligence tool in Visual Studio or do I have to do it in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services ?
Moreover, How can I install SSRS to SQL Server and how can I install Business Tool into the visual studio?
Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) comes with SQL Server. You can install it from the SQL Server install (DVD, MSI, ISO). It's a standalone product unless you install Visual Studio in which case you use VS to access BIDS functionality instead, but this will be transparent to you, i.e. VS will open automatically when you try to open BIDS. If you already have VS, then installing BIDS will install as an add in to VS.
Alternatively you can install the Report Builder separately. I quite like this personally, you can get it here...
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=6116
I'm not sure what you mean by SSDR, can you elaborate?
If you are not able to connect to TFS VS2010 from VS2008. This might save you some time.
Connecting from VS2008 to TFS VS2010
Step:1 Make sure that Service Pack 1 is installed with Sql Server 2008
Step:2 Make sure that Service Pack 1 is installed with VS2008
Step:3 Make sure that Team Explorer is installed in VS 2008
Step:4 Make sure that Service pack 1 is updated for Team Explorer
Step:5 After all these Service Packs are installed on your machine, follow the below path
CmdPrompt> regedit
Hkey_Current_User>Software>Microsoft>VisualStudio>9.0>TeamFoundation> Right Click Servers>New>String Value
Give the complete URL path which look like ‘http://swstfs:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection’
Step:6 Close everything and open VS2008
File>Open>TeamProject
Step: 7 Connect.
I connected to TFS, but the problem is while I am trying to open the solution through VS2008 into TFS it is showing me an error
"This project (fmPilot.SSIS.ClientIntegrations.sln) cannot be opened from source control because it was created by a version of Microsoft Visual Studio that is incompatible with this one.
If this is the case, you may be able to open it from source control using that version of Microsoft Visual Studio, and then use Microsoft Visual Studio to open the local copy."
I also tried it through VS2010 but it is showing me an error
"Cannot be openned because its project type(/dtproj) is not supported bby this version of the application."
Can somebody help me on that..... I google it some says that permission might be the reason.. Please help me...
Thanks,
Karthik
Make sure that you have Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) installed on your machine. Having just Visual Studio 2008 doesn't mean that you can open SSIS packages.
To verify whether you have BIDS installed:
Open Visual Studio 2008 IDE. Click Help and About Microsoft Visual Studio.
Make sure that you see SQL Server Integration Service.
Another way to verify is by trying to create a new project in VS 2008. You should see Business Intelligence Projects under Project types.
If you do not see this, then it means you don't have BIDS installed on your local machine. You can install BIDS by installing SQL Server 2008 client tools.
Following link shows how to install SQL Server 2008 client tools.
SQL Server 2008 Client Tools Installation
I am facing the problem of finding SQL Server Profiler in SQL Server 2005. Is there are any options to enable it or to reinstall it?
Two possibilities.
First, you're running Sql Server Express. That doesn't come with Profiler. In that case, you can use this tool, which is an open source version that is pretty good. I've used it a few times myself (not associated with the project, spamflaggers).
Else, you need to rerun the installer and add Profiler. If it didn't get installed, it has to be installed. That's the general state of things in the software world.
You can select SQL Server Profiler from the Tools menu in SQL Server Management Studio.
The file is located on my computer under:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\PROFILER90.EXE"
If its not there you may have to select the client tools from the SQL Server installer.
Simply navigate to add/remove programs, and click 'change' on the SQL Server 2005.
I had the same problem and it was because I had installed Management Studio Express before I installed the full version. You can't have more than one instance of Management Studio, therefore, it won't install the full version over the express version. I found that I had to remove the express SSMS and then install the full SSMS:-
Go to Control Panel/Programs and Features (in Windows 7)
At "Select an instance", choose "Remove Shared Features Only"
Choose "Management Tools - Basic"
You can then run the installer again and install the FULL SSMS. Dunno if this was the problem you were having, but hopefully someone finds it useful.
I just installed SQL Server 2005 and it installed Visual Studio 2005 too. What's the point of this? Is there an option in the SQL Server installation that can prevent this. If I uninstall Visual Studio now will it mess anything up? What if I now install Visual Studio 2008 too?
The visual studio that you get is a shell called Business Intelligence Development studio and it allows you to create Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services projects. Also it allows you to deploy those projects to your SQL Server. If you already have Visual Studio installed, it will add those project types to it.
With the Development Studio you can add .Net projects such as C# or VB to your Analysis Services or Reporting Services projects to create custom components for them. There are additional benefits, but you should just do a search for Business Intelligence Development Studio to see what else can be done.
EDIT:
I just noticed that you were asking about what happens if you uninstall Visual Studio 2008. There should be a listing under your installed Programs called Visual Studio Shell or something of that nature, which is the Business Intelligence Development Studio and is independent of the main Visual Studio 2008 install. Both of them will allow you to create the Ms SQl Projects that I listed above. When you uninstall Visual Studio 2008 it won't uninstall this application and vice verse. If you do accidentally delete it, you can always install it again using your MS SQL CDs. There are instructions on the web to do so.
The version of Visual Studio that gets installed is necessary for doing the work you need to do in SQL Server. The old tools are going away, and this is part of the new.
Personally, I miss the Enterprise manager and SQL Query Analyzer from the SQL Server 2000 days, but they aren't likely to come back.
Edit - added
OK. The above was a bit flippant for an answer.
But to answer your comment, Management Studio IS Visual Studio, configured and modified to work with SQL Server.
Not too familiar with dtsx packages - can they be created/run outisde Visual Studio?
Is BIDS (Business Intelligence Development Studio) just required to do all the above (in Visual Studio) or is it an independent development enviroment for dtsx packages?
Please shed some light if you can (and get some eazy rep)!
Absolutely! Just double click on it (launches dtexecui.exe) or use the dtexec command. See how all the ways stack up here.
Answering some of the other questions:
BIDS is the sole environment to build SSIS packages. You could handwrite the XML, but good luck to you on that one. BIDS is a standalone product as well as an integrated one, so just install it off of the SQL Server DVD. You will not have to buy Visual Studio in order to use BIDS.
Visual Studio is based on sets of functionality in Visual Studio "packages" (vspackages). BIDS is just Visual Studio with the vspackages for SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS development. Those same vspackages can be used through "normal" Visual Studio if you already have that installed.
If you don't have Visual Studio installed, then installing BIDS installs it.
Although you can run SSIS packages outside of VS, there's little you can do to debug them that way. It is not practical to create them outside of VS.
Is there a reason you want to do this?
Yes, you can get rid of VS2005 as far as BIDS is concerned. Install Visual Studio 2008 SP1, then install the SQL Server 2008 bits you need, including BIDS 2008.
If you still need to work with SQL Server 2005 SSIS packages, then you still need VS2005 to work with them.