Why is the toolbox empty on VS 2010 shell used by SQL Server data tools?

Question

I installed SQL Server 2012 and I imported my old SSIS projects into it. Everything is fine but when I tried to edit my package, surprisingly the toolbox is empty on the SQL Server Data Tools, and I have no idea how to bring those items back. Can anybody help?

Solution 1

I had a similar problem with 2012 (SQL Server data tools). See James post here: http://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2013/01/ssis-2012-empty-toolbox/

apparently there is a button (that doesn't appear in the menus)

I actually got so frustrated that I reinstalled SSDT; which fixed the problem for about a week, then I broke it again. Google search returned this post on top, so I'm re-posting. Thanks

Solution 2

I had the same problem and there are two way to fix this problem very fast.

The first ones : open one of our package in top right of your package there are two buttons one of them is "variables" and second ones is "SSIS Toolbox". Press the second ones : "SSIS Toolbox".

The second way as user user756519 has said in above is selecting SSIS menu in VS and select SSIS ToolBox.