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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 is now generally available (GA)
I love the new UI and the organization of code and queries is much easier. I still haven't tried copilot, but that's more of a company issue we have on our end.
I came across an issue today that I can't seem to resolve either with a re-install or reboot (currently on SQL Server Management Studio 21.4.8+5.36301.6). When I open the Jobs node in the SQL Server Agent, open a job, and try opening a step in the job, the step dialog comes up empty. Is anyone else experiencing this? I find this to be a moderate obstacle because I frequently reference steps to know what is running to debug jobs.
- heashon2000Jul 31, 2025Copper Contributor
UPDATE: It appears my problem stems from a missing SSIS component. Most of the SQL Server Agent jobs we have run SSIS packages. If that component is missing, not only will I not be able to see the associated package in the job step, I will also not be able to configure the job for SSIS package execution in the step. Is anyone else encountering this issue?
- erinstellatoJul 31, 2025
Microsoft
heashon2000 You need to modify your SSMS installation using the Visual Studio Installer to add the SSIS component. We made that available in a previous release, but we don't automatically install it (we don't assume that everyone uses SSIS). Once you modify your installation, you should be able to see everything.
- heashon2000Aug 01, 2025Copper Contributor
BINGO!! That worked!! Thanks Erin!