Getting started with Power Platform Tools

Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio supports the rapid creation, debugging, and deployment of plug-ins. Other capabilities currently in preview include development and deployment of custom workflow activities, web resources, integration technologies like Azure Service endpoints, webhooks, and more. You may note that Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio is similar in appearance and function to the Developer Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013. Power Platform Tools is a new extension and does not intend to support compatibility with any templates or projects from the Developer Toolkit and vice versa. We recommend that you uninstall the Toolkit before installing this new extension.

We value your feedback. Please share your thoughts and wish list from within the extension - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/data-platform/tools/devtools-create-plugin#providing-tool-feedback

If you run into issues please reach out to powerplatformvs@microsoft.com with the activity log if possible - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/reference/log-devenv-exe?view=vs-2019

These guides describe how to install and use the Visual Studio extension.

• https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/developer/data-platform/tools/devtools-install

• https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/developer/data-platform/tools/devtools-create-project

• https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/developer/data-platform/tools/devtools-create-plugin

• https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/developer/data-platform/tutorial-debug-plug-in

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave1/data-platform/dependent-assemblies-plug-ins

The Public Preview for the Unified Experience is live. Learn more and get started

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/the-public-preview-for-the-unified-experience-is-live/
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/unified-experience/finance-operations-dev-overview
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/unified-experience/finance-operations-debug
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/unified-experience/finance-operations-testing
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/unified-experience/finance-operations-pipelines
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/unified-experience/finance-operations-faq

Release Notes

UDE: Unified Development Experience

Dec 27th, 2024

• Add support for Visual Studio themes
• Fix issue with sign in to on prem CRM instances

Nov 21st, 2024

• Minor bug fixes

May 24th, 2024

• Write to local log file in %localappdata%\Microsoft\Dynamics365\Logs
• UDE: Map to correct build versions for PU63
• UDE: Remove UDE support from VS 2019

April 22nd, 2024

• UDE: SQLJit dialog- Copy to clipboard on double click

April 15th, 2024

• UDE: Increase wait time before attaching to debugger.
• UDE: SQLJit dialog- Add Progress indication

April 11th, 2024

• Add environment Uri to Reconnect login dialog
• Minor changes to messages on Output pane
• UDE: Enable SQL Jit for all
• UDE: Update polling interval for X++ unit tests