Compile the add-ins

You use Microsoft Visual Studio to compile the add-ins and create an executable.

1. In Microsoft Visual Studio, select File > Open > Project/Soluton.

2. Select the AcceleratorIOTCloud.sln file that you downloaded and saved in iotcloud/cx/projects, then click Open.

3. Select Build > Configuration Manager.

4. From the Active solution configuration pull-down menu, select Release.

5. Click Close.

6. In the Solution Explorer, expand the Accelerator.IOTCloud.Client project folder.

7. Under the Accelerator.IOTCloud.Client folder, expand the References folder.

8. Under References, select System.Web.Helpers.

9. In the Properties window, change the value for the Copy Local property to True.

10. Select Build > Build Solution to compile the add-ins.

    If the build process completes successfully, you will see Build succeeded in the status bar.