Installation procedure

The Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK installer requires Visual Studio 2010 or later to be installed first. For testing integrations, you will also want Microsoft Dynamics GP installed.

Warning: If you have installed an earlier version of the Visual Studio Tools SDK, be sure that you remove it from the system before you install the new version.

To install the Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK, complete the following procedure:

1. Start the Visual Studio Tools SDK installer.

   Start the installer by running the VSToolsSDK.exe.

2. Acknowledge the license agreement.

   Read and acknowledge the license agreement. Click Next to continue.

3. Specify the features to install.

   Choose the features that will be installed:

   Feature	Description
   Visual Studio 2010 Templates	The C# and Visual Basic templates for projects and forms. Visual Studio 2010 is required to install this feature.
   Visual Studio 2012 Templates	The C# and Visual Basic templates for projects and forms. Visual Studio 2012 is required to install this feature.
   Documentation	The Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP Programmer's Guide.
   Samples	Sample integrations that demonstrate Visual Studio Tools.
   Assemblies and Assembly Generator	The Dictionary Assembly Generator (Dag.exe) and the dictionary assemblies for the products that ship with Microsoft Dynamics GP. Also includes the IntelliSense XML files used by Visual Studio to display information about the resources accessed through the application assemblies.

4. Specify the installation location.

   Use the default location, or choose another location. Click next to continue.

5. Begin the installation.

   Click Install to begin installing the SDK components.

   Hint: During the installation, Visual Studio must be reconfigured to recognize the new templates being installed. This process may take a few minutes to complete.

6. Finish the installation.

   Click Finish to complete the installation.