How to download SSIS Designer for Visual Studio 2022 / 2019 (VS2019 or VS2022) - To open dtsx file / dtproj project

If you like to design or open SSIS Files/Projects, you will need the SSIS Designer Add-on for Visual Studio.

Microsoft has released a separate add-on for each Visual Studio Version.

Download SSIS Designer for VS 2019 (Visual Studio 2019)

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SSIS.SqlServerIntegrationServicesProjects

Download SSIS Designer for VS 2022 (Visual Studio 2022)

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices.

Steps to change SSIS Target Version

After you create/open the SSIS Project, make sure to set the correct target framework version. Generally, you should match this to your Target SQL Server Version. Click here to learn more.

  1. Open SSIS Solution in Visual Studio (Assuming you have already installed SSIS Designer)
  2. Right-click on SSIS Project Node > Click Properties

  1. Go to Configurations and Change TargetServerVersion to match with your SQL Server