Message (Invalid license data) Sequencing SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) with App-V

This article explains the support policy regarding sequencing SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).

Original product version:   SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio
Original KB number:   2679533

Summary

When attempting to virtualize (sequence) Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), the resulting package fails with the following error:

Invalid license data

More information

The sequencing of any version of SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is not supported. This includes but is not limited to all versions of SQL Server, including SQL Server Management Studio.