I have a master package that launches 30 other packages. When I run the master package in the debugger, the other packages being run are loaded in the IDE and the active tab switches to them. Is there any way that I can run a master package so the focus stays on it rather than switching on the child packages it runs? Additionally, it appears that when a child package fails its output it's not directed anywhere that I can find so I cannot tell why it failed unless I run it by itself. What am I missing? Thank you

Whenever child packages Failed it Master makes it RED and than once you stop the execution you can go to that child package (dont close child packages window in between) and see what error message is there. in BIDS it is going to switch the tabs but you always has option to jump to master packages and see hows its looking ;) Gaurav Gupta http://sqlservermsbiblog.blogspot.com/