Chapter 5. The Business Intelligence Development Studio

IN THIS CHAPTER

Getting Started

The Integration Services Options

Visual Studio Standard Options

“PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE BLOWNAWAY BY THIS!”—ALLAN MITCHELL

This chapter is an in-depth exploration of the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). Although those familiar with Visual Studio will feel at home in BIDS, this chapter covers the Integration Services–specific features in detail and should be helpful for those who have never used Visual Studio as well as old pros.

The Business Intelligence Development Studio, generically known as the designer or BIDS for short, is a full-featured development environment for building business intelligence solutions. It is built on the mature ...

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