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Does anyone know if/when the BIDS add-on will be available for VS2015? It's the only thing holding us back from migrating. Or is there different method for building SSRS reports in VS2015?

Update: Our code solutions typically consist of multiple projects - code/dal, frontend, database, reporting, etc.

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  • Correct me if I am wrong, but "[BIDS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Intelligence_Development_Studio)" is discontinued in favor of SQL Server Data Tools. SQL Server Data Tools is just an option you can check when installing Visual Studio 2015, but can be downloaded separately [here](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/mt186501). – vcsjones Jul 21 '15 at 22:59
  • Yes, but it does not migrate existing reporting projects. There is no option to create a reporting project either - just a reporting application which fires up a winforms app with a report viewer window. – djm61 Jul 21 '15 at 23:03

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It's now know as SQL Server Data Tools and is accessible via your Tools option in Visual Studio 2015

Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Updates -> Microsoft SQL Server Update for Database.

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  • The BI portion isn't released yet unfortunately. I just installed VS2015 on a new dev box with SSDT, but reporting is still not available. – djm61 Nov 27 '15 at 00:34
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Here's what I've managed to dig up (thanks to a friend): https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/ea9c0360-d4f4-480e-b022-52b9d9189c51/visual-studio-2015-ssis-development-backward-compatibility-can-we-develop-2008-2012-2014?forum=sqlintegrationservices

Looks like I'm stuck waiting to migrate to VS2015 until SSDT-BI is released for VS2015

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I'm not 100 sure but I think they have released it but its still in preview https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx

Download the Latest SSDT Preview for Visual Studio 2015

Provides the unified template collection for relational database development, SSAS data models, SSRS reports, and SSIS packages.

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SSDT is updated on July 7 2016, can be downloaded from Microsoft website https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx

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