.NET 5 Support and Migration from .NET Framework

• Mar 15, 2022
• 2 minutes to read

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following components are installed on your machine:

• DevExpress Unified Component Installer v21.1+ or NuGet packages
• .NET 5 SDK and runtime
• Visual Studio 2019 v16.8+

NuGet Packages

The DevExpress 21.2 Local package source and DevExpress NuGet Gallery include the following XAF-specific packages:

General Packages

• DevExpress.ExpressApp
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor.All
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Core.All
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.DBUpdater
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.All
• DevExpress.Persistent.Base

ORM-Oriented Packages

• DevExpress.ExpressApp.EF6
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.EFCore
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Xpo
• DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl.EF6
• DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl.EFCore
• DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl.Xpo

Additional Module Packages

• DevExpress.ExpressApp.AuditTrail.Xpo
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.AuditTrail.EFCore
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Chart
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Chart.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.CloneObject.Xpo
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ConditionalAppearance
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Dashboards
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Dashboards.Blazor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Dashboards.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.FileAttachment.Blazor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.FileAttachment.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Kpi
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Notifications
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Notifications.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Objects
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Office
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Office.Blazor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Office.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.PivotChart
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.PivotChart.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.PivotGrid
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.PivotGrid.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.Blazor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Scheduler
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Scheduler.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ScriptRecorder
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ScriptRecorder.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.EF6
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.Xpo
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.StateMachine
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.TreeListEditors
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.TreeListEditors.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Validation
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Validation.Blazor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.Validation.Win
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.ViewVariantsModule
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.WebApi

Functional Testing Packages

• DevExpress.EasyTest
• DevExpress.EasyTest.TestExecutor
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.EasyTest.WinAdapter
• DevExpress.ExpressApp.EasyTest.BlazorAdapter

Code Analysis Packages

• DevExpress.ExpressApp.CodeAnalysis

Important Notes

1. The following design-time functionality is not available because of the changes to Visual Studio’s designer architecture in .NET Core and .NET 5+: Module and Application designers, Controller and Action designers, and EasyTest debugging commands. You can perform related tasks in code:

   • Add a Module in Code | Add a Business Class from an Assembly in Code
   • Add a Controller in Code | Add an Action to a Controller | Use CodeRush Templates to Add Controllers and Actions
   • Run Functional Tests with the Command-Line TestExecutor Utility

2. .NET 5+ applications do not support EF 6. When you port a .NET Framework EF 6-based application, you also need to move to EF Core. This move may require additional changes to your application. For more information, refer to the following article: Port from EF6 to EF Core.