Dynamics CRM SDK, Templates and Developer Toolkit

To install the Dynamics CRM SDK, go through these steps.

First, download the relevant SDK version. Here we will install for Dynamics CRM 2013.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=40321

Select to download:

Run the downloaded exe:

Click to accept:

Select a location to extract the files. The SDK files will then be extracted:

From here, you can browse to the Templates folder to install the SDK Templates for Visual Studio. Run the VSIX file:

Select the Visual Studio versions to install:

Now in Visual Studio, create a new project. You will see new CRM SDK Templates available:

To install Developer Tools, go to SDK\Tools\DeveloperToolkit. Run the msi:

Now, go to Visual Studio. Create a new project. You will see a new “Dynamics CRM” section:

Click to create a new solution and you will see the Connect to Dynamics CRM window:

Enter the URL of your discovery service. To find this, in CRM go to:

You may see this message:

Run the installer:

You can now use the toolkit:

You can read more about the Developer Toolkit here.

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