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HI, I have an existing plugin & workflow project to upgrade with visual studio 2019, is it possible to get rid of developer tools ? is it a problem for the deployment through the plugin registration tool ?

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    a33ik Profile Picture
    84,331 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hello,

    What tools are you talking about? If it is "Developer Toolkit" you should check this post - butenko.pro/.../

  • sdnd2019 Profile Picture
    40 on at

    yes, "developer toolkit", is it possible to create plugin and deploy without it ?

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    a33ik Profile Picture
    84,331 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Yes, it's possible. Here is the guide that you can use - docs.microsoft.com/.../tutorial-write-plug-in

  • sdnd2019 Profile Picture
    40 on at

    Hi, Andrew,

    I created class library file and imported  previous custom workflow activities classes, but it showed the below steps from nowhere, and it caused deployment issue.

    2019_2D00_12_2D00_02_5F00_0933.png2019_2D00_12_2D00_02_5F00_0939.png

  • a33ik Profile Picture
    84,331 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Can you please provide a screenshot of your project and screenshot of your references for that project?

  • erhan.keskin Profile Picture
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    Hi,

    Yes, it is possible. You need to inherit your class from IPlugin which comes with Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk class that you need to add as reference. You don't have to use Plugin.cs anymore.

    Regards,

  • sdnd2019 Profile Picture
    40 on at

    Please check the screenshot, I highlighted the extra steps from nowhere

    2019_2D00_12_2D00_02_5F00_1010.png2019_2D00_12_2D00_02_5F00_1012.png2019_2D00_12_2D00_02_5F00_1046.png

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    a33ik Profile Picture
    84,331 Most Valuable Professional on at

    To be honest - I don't know how to help you. Try to look for AssignEntity and the rest classes inside your project. Otherwise - I would recommend just to start from a scratch.

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