IDE Integration

• Feb 21, 2026

The XAF supplies the following design-time features which simplify application design.

• Template Kit
• Model Editor
• Model Merge Tool
• Update Model Command
• Localization Tool

Note

The following design-time functionality is not available because of the changes to Visual Studio’s designer architecture in .NET and .NET Core : Module and Application Designers, Controller & Action designers, EasyTest debugging commands. You can perform related tasks in code:

• Register a Built-in XAF Module | Add a Business Class from an Assembly in Code
• Add a Controller in Code | Add an Action to a Controller
• Run Functional Tests with the Command-Line TestExecutor Utility

See Also

Designers Troubleshooting Guide