SSIS Tools and Utilities

SSIS includes several tools that simplify package creation, execution, and management. These tools are available within the Visual Studio/BI Development Studio IDE (as shown in the drop-down list in Figure 52.7) or integrated into other component-based tools (such as SSMS, as shown in Figure 52.8).

Figure 52.7 Package creation options within Visual Studio/BI Development Studio.

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Figure 52.8 Invoking SSIS import/export data (package creation) capability from within SSMS.

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Equally as easily, you can invoke SSIS functionality ...

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