Update development tools
To enable the use of finance and operations apps development tools, the Visual Studio extension development workload must be installed in your Visual Studio with the Modeling SDK option included. If the workload isn't installed, follow these steps to add it.
- Open your Visual Studio Installer app and select Modify on your Visual Studio installed app. A new window opens and you see the Workloads tab.
- From the Other Toolsets section, select Visual Studio extension development.
- Under Installation details, select Modeling SDK in Visual Studio extension development > Optional.
- Select Modify to add the workload.
To install a new version of the development tools, uninstall the existing version first. Verify the version of the development tools that you have installed. If you don't have it installed, you can skip this section.
- Next, you’ll want to verify your current version of the Visual Studio extension by opening the Visual Studio Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio dialog and find finance and operations Developer Tools, select it and then select OK.
- Then, you’ll need to uninstall the extension by going to Tools > Extensions and Updates.
- Select finance and operations Visual Studio Tools and select Uninstall.
- Double-click (or right-click and Open) the VSIX file of the new version and follow the installation instructions.
When your installation is complete, you can open Visual Studio and start developing your application.