What other dependencies do I need to install in Visual Studio 2019 Express / Community to open a dtsx SISS file in the GUI?

Question

When I installed VS2019 Express I made sure to include the Data storage and processing Workload, I also created an SQL Server Database Project , but when I add the .dtsx (SSIS) file to my project it still doesn't open in the GUI. I know there is GUI information included in the file because I can see the XML character entities where separate diagram XML is written with them.

There also appears to be something that looks like a .NET assembly in there with some C# code and some kind of Base64 encoding, who knows if it's zipped or what kind of file or string it contains.

I've looked at the XML within the file, and I'm fairly certain I understand what it does, but it's a rather convoluted xml file so I'd like to use VS2019 Express to find out for sure what it does using the GUI.

Are there any other dependencies I need to install?

This older question has some answers in it, but I don't see of the things they mention listed in the Individual Components on the installation screen.

Answer 1

I think you should download and install the Integration Services Projects extension:

• SQL Server Integration Services Projects

Refering to the following documentation :

For Analysis Services, Integration Services or Reporting Services projects, install the appropriate extension(s) from the marketplace (What you need to install)