Manually arranging tasks in Data Tools will not function properly

Manually arranging tasks in Data Tools will not function properly by Π-3.14 - John Piraino

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Type:	Bug
ID:	773110
Opened:	11/30/2012 2:28:59 PM
Access Restriction:	Public

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I have a very large SSIS project using SQL Data Tools for development. When I try to group objects together and select all of them to be moved, the screen moves too fast which prevents placing the objects in a reasonable place. The screen usually scrolls all the way down to the bottom of the control surface making it almost impossible to re-arrange the items manually. If I have Data Tools auto-arrange, the constraints are all over the surface making the package unreadable.

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SQL Server 2012 - Enterprise Edition

Developer Tools (SSDT, BIDS, etc.)

Windows 7 Enterprise

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Create a very large SSIS project with SSDT. Try to manually arrange the items so they are neat and presentable. Select multiple objects to move them. Attempt to move them using your mouse and the design surface will scroll too fast preventing a reasonable diagram that is readable.

Screen acts crazy and items start moving out of control and unable to align.

Results similar to Visual Studio BIDS

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Absolutely agree that the speed is too fast, that auto-arrange illogically scatters components and add that the zoom feature when moving objects is a bear, too.

Much attention is needed to this "surface" editor to make it a tool one doesn't live in dread of using with large packages. I have a 16-parallel task package where each of those tasks has three further tasks in its container - it has been ruined several times by the editor such that I don't dare move or re-size anything any more.

Please improve this, Microsoft, as it wastes our time immensely and Ctrl+Z isn't responsive, BTW, to dig us out of the hole...

+1 without reservation.