SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) has historically been an all-in-one product that allows traditional SQL and BI users to develop SQL related projects including database projects, integration services projects, analysis services projects, reporting services projects, etc. It has been delivered as a standalone installer that allows you to install both the SSDT relational database components that ship with Visual Studio as well as additional components that ship separately from Visual Studio (Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Integration Services) into either an existing Visual Studio instance or a new Visual Studio shell instance if you don’t have one already.
With technologies being advanced and software releases being modernized, the delivery model of SSDT has been changing.
In Visual Studio 2017, we have made a few changes to SSDT delivery model.
With Visual Studio 2019, we are announcing a few more changes to the delivery model of SSDT:
Some FAQs:
How do I get the Database Project and related features?
Same as Visual Studio 2017, select SQL Server Data Tools under the Data storage and processing workload during Visual Studio installation.
How do I get the Analysis Services, Reporting Services, or Integration Services projects?
You will be able to find and install them from Visual Studio Market Place as independent extensions.
I used to install Visual Studio through the SSDT standalone installer. How do I install Visual Studio now?
You can download and install Visual Studio 2019 directly from visualstudio.com.
But I don’t have license for professional or enterprise edition of Visual Studio.
The Community Edition of Visual Studio 2019 allows you to use the above components without the restriction on number of users. For details around licensing, please refer to the EULA of Community Edition.
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