Unapproved: This technology or standard can be used only if a STAT review is conducted and signed byĪssociate Deputy Assistant Secretary ( ADAS), Enterprise Program Management Office ( EPMO) or designeeĪnd based upon a recommendation from the Strategic Technology Alignment Team ( STAT) Working Group ( WG), In the VA Decision Matrix is considered unapproved for use.Īpproved: The technology/standard has been approved for use.Īpproved w/Constraints: The technology/standard can be used within the specified constraints locatedīelow the decision matrix in the footnote and on the General tab. Any major.minor version that is not listed To ensure that the target version of the technology will be supported. Responsibility to consult the organizations responsible for the desktop, testing, and/or production environments These decisions areīased upon the best information available as of the most current date. The VA Decision Matrix displays the current and future VA IT position regarding different releases of a TRM entry. TRM Technology, obtained from the vendor (or from the release source). The Vendor Release table provides the known releases for the For additional information or assistance regarding Section 508, please contact the Section 508 Office at Decisionsīusiness Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) Helper Section 508 compliance may be reviewed by the Section 508 Office and appropriate remedial action required if necessary.
The Implementer of this technology has the responsibility to ensure the version deployed is 508-compliant. This technology has not been assessed by the Section 508 Office. Prior to use of this technology, users should check with their supervisor, Information Security Officer (ISO), Facility Chief Information Officer (CIO), or local Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) representative to ensure that all actions are consistent with current VA policies and procedures prior to implementation. Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to, VA Handbooks 61 VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). In 2017, the product was renamed and moved to GitHub. This project was formerly known as BIDS Helper and was housed on Microsoft`s CodePlex site.
Additionally, this entry covers Version 2.0.x of BIDS Helper, which is designed for SQL Server 2016 and Visual Studio 2015, and can be installed directly from the Visual Studio Gallery a separate self-extracting installer is not available for this version.
The scope of this entry is for the available installers designed to be used with the TRM-approved versions of SQL Server and Visual Studio.
This software is available as a different self-extracting installer (with the same version number) depending on the versions of SQL Server and Visual Studio that are being used. Business Intelligence (BI) Developer Extensions improves the development environment for integration, analysis and reporting services. More information on the proper use of the TRM can be found on theīusiness Intelligence (BI) Developer Extensions is an open source plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio used to extend and enhance business intelligence development functionality of Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server. Technologies must be operated and maintained in accordance with Federal and Department security and