A detailed blog exploring what's new in SSIS 2012
Part two of a eleven-part series of blogs

If you're wondering whether to upgrade to Integration Services 2012, or just want to know what differences there are between SSIS 2008 R2 and 2012, this blog should help you!

  1. Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012
  2. Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different! (this blog)
  3. Difference 2 - How Variables are Treated in SSIS 2012
  4. Difference 3 - Choosing Tasks from the SSIS Toolbox
  5. Difference 4 - Shared Connections at Project Level
  6. Difference 5 - Expression Tasks in 2012
  7. Difference 6 - Undoing and Redoing Commands
  8. Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers
  9. Difference 8 - Deploying Packages in 2012
  10. Difference 9 - Parameters and Environments
  11. Differences 10 - Other Miscellaneous Changes

Posted by Andy Brown on 27 November 2014

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Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different!

I've created two functionally identical packages in SSIS 2008 R2 and SSIS 2012.  Here's what they look like when you run them (the last task is in progress in each case):

SSIS 2008 R2 look and feel SSIS 2012 look and feel
SSIS 2008 R2 SSIS 2012

Although it make absolutely no difference to what packages do, SSIS 2012 looks better and for some reason is much more rewarding when packages work successfully!

In addition to the cosmetic differences above, SSIS 2012 also allows you to zoom in and out:

Slider in SSIS 2012

This feature isn't available in the earlier version of Integration Services.

 

Staying with cosmetic differences, let's now take a look at variables in SSIS 2008 and 2012. 

  1. Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012
  2. Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different! (this blog)
  3. Difference 2 - How Variables are Treated in SSIS 2012
  4. Difference 3 - Choosing Tasks from the SSIS Toolbox
  5. Difference 4 - Shared Connections at Project Level
  6. Difference 5 - Expression Tasks in 2012
  7. Difference 6 - Undoing and Redoing Commands
  8. Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers
  9. Difference 8 - Deploying Packages in 2012
  10. Difference 9 - Parameters and Environments
  11. Differences 10 - Other Miscellaneous Changes
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