Unable to open Tabular project file in Visual Studio

Question

Hi there I am having an same issue in opening a tabular project file in Visual Studio. With the.smproj file I am getting an incompatible error stating that the application is not installed.

The error message I am getting on the migration report is as follows: "XXX".smproj: The application which this project type is based on was not found. I have tried opening this in VS 2015, 2017 and 2019.

I have installed the following extensions:

Microsoft Integration Services Projects (VS 2017)
SQL Server Integration Services Projects (VS 2019)

In all the versions I am unable to access this project, with the same incompatible error.

Any guidance anyone can provide on the above would be highly appreciated.

user_1187211 · Answer

You should install the Microsoft Analysis Services Projects extension (in Visual Studio 2019 or Visual Studio 2017).

user_887606 · Answer

For Visual Studio 2022 add extension gallery to download the preview pack using the extensions tools blue link in the tools and extensions popup window - Use this URL for the gallery (http://aka.ms/ProBI-VSIX2022) and name it (Microsoft BI VSIX Preview)

Source:https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ProBITools.MicrosoftAnalysisServicesModelingProjects

Unable to open Tabular project file in Visual Studio

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