Cant save BIML file in Visual Studio

Question

I have just started trying to use BIML to generate my SSIS packages. Im currently using VIsual studio 2015 to do everything.

When I add a new BIML file to the project it appears in the Solution explore and I can open the file and edit it. But when I save and close and reopen none of the changes where saved. Is there a setting that i need to change in Visual Studio? Currently I have to edit this file through the use of Notepad++ or something similar.

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Answer 1

As a work around to this issue, you could right click on the file you wish to edit and choose XML (Text) Editor.

Sadly you'll loose intellisence for the C# code

If you open a file twice, once in the BIML editor and once in the XML editor then you can view side by side making your changes in XML but viewing nice formatting in BIML...