Visual Studio Build

The Visual Studio Build bundled plugin uses Microsoft Visual Studio to build applications and create assemblies and executable programs. 

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Prerequisites

Before you can use the Visual Studio Build plugin in a chain, you need to install Visual Studio Build on an agent and add it as a capability. For details, see Add capabilities to agents.

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Configuration

When you add the Visual Studio Build plugin step to a chain, specify the following configuration details:

Field	Description
Title	Enter a name for this plugin step.
Project file	Enter the path to the Visual Studio project file (.proj or .sln) relative to the stream's root.
Task	Select the goal of the Visual Studio run, for example, Build or Deploy.
Options	Enter additional or custom options for Visual Studio, for example: /p:Configuration=Release
Environment variables	Specify environment variables that override other settings for this chain. Enter each variable on a new line in this format: KEY=VALUE

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See also:

• Use plugins
• Create chains
• View chain run details