Does VS 2013 SQL Server Data Tools support SQL Server 2008 R2?

Question

I do not have SQL Server Data Tools installed. I would like to create a SQL Server 2008 Database project using VS 2013? Is that possible? We are still using SQL Server 2008 R2 for our development and production databases.

Answer 1

Yes, Sql Server Data Tools for VS2013 is compatible with Sql Server 2008 R2. This is our setup here and it works flawlessly.

In fact, according to this FAQ found on MSDN, SSDT supports Sql Server 2005 as well so I wouldn't worry too much about obsolescence for now.