BIDS Helper

A Visual Studio.Net add-ins with features that extend and enhance the functionality of the SQL Server 2005 BI Development Studio. (BIDS)

Features

• Analysis Services
• Aggregation Manager
• Calculation Helpers
• Column Usage Reports
• Delete Unused Aggregations
• Deploy Aggregation Designs
• Deploy MDX Script
• Dimension Health Check
• Dimension Optimization Report
• Measure Group Health Check
• Printer Friendly Dimension Usage
• Tri-State Perspectives
• Show Extra Properties
• Update Estimated Counts
• Validate Aggregations
• Visualize Attribute Lattice
• Integration Services
• Create Fixed Width Columns
• dtsConfig File Formatter
• Expression and Configuration Highlighter
• Expression List
• Smart Diff
• General
• Enable/Disable features

Installation

To install BIDS Helper, download the installer from the Releases tab.

Suggestions

We are currently in the process of brainstorming other potential features, and have been adding them as work items. If you have a feature you would like to see added, drop us a line on the forums.

Future Releases

The next release date has not yet been scheduled. The next release will contain a major revamping of the Expression and Configuration Highlighter which improves performance. It will also contain the following new features:

• Analysis Services
• Dimension Data Type Discrepancy Check
• Non-Default Properties Report
• Printer Friendly Aggregations
• Similar Aggregations
• Smart Diff
• Integration Services
• Deploy SSIS Packages
• Non-Default Properties Report
• Reset GUIDs
• Sort Project Files
• SSIS Performance Visualization
• Pipeline Component Performance Breakdown
• Variables Window Extensions