Installing the Spotfire extension project templates

The Spotfire extension project templates are used in Visual Studio to create new Spotfire extension projects. They handle implementation details and enable you to focus on adding new functionality.

About this task

Perform this task in Visual Studio.

Before you begin

You must have a supported version of Visual Studio installed.
You must have experience with configuring Visual Studio projects.

Procedure

In the Spotfire Developer directory SDK\Templates, find all the Spotfire Extension zip files, Spotfire Extension.zip, etc.
Copy these files to the C# project templates directory of your Visual Studio installation.
By default, this directory is Documents\Visual Studio <version>\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual C#.
Alternatively: In Visual Studio, select Tools > Options, and, under Projects and Solutions > Locations set the User project templates location to the path to the Templates folder in the Spotfire SDK.

Important: Do not unzip the template.
Start Visual Studio and from the Start list, click New Project.
In the Create a new project dialog, use search to confirm that the Spotfire Extension templates are available in the templates list.