title: SSIS project/solution conversion between Visual Studio editions
body: <p>We have multiple SSIS packages we run which have been built using BIDS and Visual Studio 2010 over the years.</p>
  
  <p>If I open an older BIDS solution using VS2010 and convert it, what happens? Will it then become unusable with BIDS? Is there any chance of corruption or similar negative impact? I'm fairly certain some of these older solutions won't even open in VS2017.</p>
  
  <p>With newer improved Visual Studio versions, is there any reason NOT to upgrade all these packages and have everyone use VS2017 or similar onwards?</p>
  
  <p>At the moment multiple versions of VS are required which aren't always installed then installation is restricted for various security reasons and on and on. Upgrading everything and having everyone run the same version of the software seems much more efficient and less time-wastey.</p>
  
  <p>The packages currently run on SQL Server 2012.</p>