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I'm strictly a BI developer (Database projects, SSIS, etc). I'd like to use Team Explorer with my SQL Server Data Tools 2015 installation. I understand that there is not a stand-alone Team Explorer version for Visual Studio 2015. Is Microsoft really requiring us BI Devs to install the full-blown version of Visual Studio? It's awfully inconvenient.. What's the best option for people just needing Data Tools with the ability to connect to TFS?
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However, if you prefer to continue to use Team Explorer in Visual Studio 2019, go to Tools > Options > Environment > Preview Features and then toggle the New Git user experience checkbox.
Visual Studio 2015Select the Manage Connections button in Team Explorer to open the Connect page. Choose Connect to Team Project to select a different organization, TFS, or project to connect to. Select the projects to work on. If it's your first time connecting, add TFS to the list of recognized servers.
The SQL Server Data Tools for Visual Studio 2015 are tools used for different purposes like: Working in relational database projects. Creating multidimensional or tabular databases in Analysis Services. Using Integration Service projects to import and export data.
Launch the Visual Studio Installer. In the Windows Start menu, you can search for "installer". In the installer, select for the edition of Visual Studio that you want to add SSDT to, and then choose Modify. Select SQL Server Data Tools under Data storage and processing in the list of workloads.
Try to find the package C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\TeamExplorer.vsix on another computer with already installed version of VS2015 with Team Explorer. It is about 47 Mb. Then copy it and install on the computer with the integrated shell. This approach has worked for me.
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