New Features in 3.0

Mist 3.0 is a major update, which includes the following new features and enhancements:

  • Support for SQL Server 2012 SSIS
  • Import packages into Mist and Biml
  • SSIS Project Deployment Model
  • Emit SSIS Packages
  • MSBuild Integration & Build Configurations Mist now uses a MSBuild-based build system, enabling complete control over builds from the command line and within Mist.
  • Additionally, Mist 3.0 introduces build configurations, which let you customize builds by:
    • Controlling whether built Biml files are treated as source or metadata.
    • Assigning pre and post build events.
    • Building other configurations before and after the build, thus enabling chaining.
  • Build configurations can be created using Mist's new designer or by authoring them in Mist's XML editor. Learn more about build configurations here.
  • Import Tables
  • Import Foreign Key Options
    • Reference Columns with Create and Check Constraint
    • Reference Columns with Create and No Check Constraint
    • Reference Columns with Do Not Create Constraint
    • Regular Columns
  • Import Views Options
    • Import views as views
    • Import views as tables
  • Bug Fixes
  • Import Packages
    • Added 2012 Package Support
    • Bug Fixes
  • Biml Language
    • Table Columns - Added Audit Enum to SCD Type
  • All New Project View
    • Enhanced Source Control Integration
    • Folder add, edit and delete
    • View unsaved items
    • Discard Unsaved Changes by each biml file
    • Added Mist actions for live and referenced files
    • Added Build Options previously only in logical view
    • Add root folders to projects for code and metadata reuse
    • Added the following items to the context menu:
      • Open
      • View in BimlScript Designer
      • Execute BimlScript
      • Mist Action
      • Discard Unsaved Changes
      • Build Asset
      • Build Asset & Run
      • Build Asset & Open in BIDS
      • Include Descendent in Project
      • Open in Windows Explorer
      • Delete
      • Lock
      • Remove Missing Items
      • Persist Path As
  • Ribbon
  • Added Import Tab
  • Added Build & Deploy Tab
  • Improved Build Performance Build times are 10-20% ?faster than previous releases.
  • Subscriptions In addition to purchasing Mist, you can now subscribe to Mist at a low monthly rate. See your options at the Varigence store.
  • Other
    • Enhanced Find and Replace
    • Side-by-Side Install
    • Bug Fixes