SSIS (.dtsx in Visual Studio) vs XrmToolBox — Data Transporter SSIS (.dtsx in Visual Studio) vs XrmToolBox — Data Transporter Technical Comparison and Practical Guide for Moving Data Between Dynamics 365 / Dataverse Environments Moving data between environments (dev → test → prod) is something every team working with Dynamics 365 / Dataverse does frequently. There are two common operational approaches: Classic SSIS (Visual Studio .dtsx packages with Data Flow, Lookups, Scripts, SQL staging, etc.) — an industrial ETL/ELT approach. XrmToolBox – Data Transporter (a lightweight plugin for copying records between organizations) — a manual, fast, developer-oriented approach. Below we break down the real differences, risks, and practical recommendations for each method. 1) Architecture and Philosophy SSIS (.dtsx in Visual Studio) ETL/ELT architecture: connect to sources (SQL, CSV, APIs), transform (Derived Column, Lookup, Script Component) and load into Dat...