Overview of the Guidance Automation Toolkit
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You can use the Guidance Automation Toolkit to make reusable code and pattern assets directly available in Visual Studio. The toolkit has been designed to simplify integrating reusable code into applications. This lets architects automate processes and guide their developers through complex procedures that would otherwise need to be thoroughly documented.
The toolkit can be used with assets developed in-house or by third parties, such as the assets created by the Microsoft patterns & practices team. It provides a Recipe Framework that lets you expose assets to developers within Visual Studio. These assets can be added, and in some cases, configured by using configuration files, templates, and wizards. For examples of how you might use the Guidance Automation Toolkit, see Common Scenarios.
This guide demonstrates how to use the Guidance Automation Toolkit to streamline many of the tasks faced by developers. It is divided into four sections:
- Understanding the Guidance Automation Toolkit. This section explains the components and concepts that make up the Guidance Automation Toolkit
- Considerations for Developing Guidance Packages. This section describes some common scenarios in which the Guidance Automation Toolkit can be used and discusses some key design choices that you need to make when using the toolkit.
- Developing a Guidance Package. This section describes in detail each of the important steps that go into creating and producing guidance by using the Guidance Automation Toolkit.
- Using Guidance Packages. This section explains how to install Guidance Packages, how to enable and disable them, and how to launch recipes and templates.
See also
Understanding the Guidance Automation Toolkit | Considerations for Developing Guidance Packages | Developing a Guidance Package | Using Guidance Packages