Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio Release Notes

Version 23.26.4

• ODT 23.26.4 includes multiple bug fixes.
• ODT 23.26.4 requires Visual Studio 2022 (17.12.18 or later versions) or Visual Studio 2026.
• Missing ODT Entity Framework Model to Database DDL Generation Templates: If you installed ODT 23.26.4 in VS2022 on a machine with no prior ODT installation in VS2022 and use templates for DDL Generation from EF Designer (Model First), then you will need to copy the ODT Entity Framework DDL Generation template files (Generate_Oracle_Via_T4_TPH.xaml, Generate_Oracle_Via_T4_TPT.xaml, and SSDLToOracle.tt) from \Common7\IDE\Extensions\[ODT extension folder name]\EntityDesigner\ to [VS2022 Installation Folder name]\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Entity Framework Tools\DBGen\
• “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” If you receive this error when using Entity Data Model (EDM) Wizard to import database schema objects, then use the following workaround:
  1. Click OK on the error dialog. You will be prompted to provide a name for a new model.
  2. Specify a different model name (do not use the previous model name) and then continue.
• Visual C# Oracle CLR Project and Visual Basic Oracle CLR Project have been removed.
• Server Explorer database connections using ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver are no longer supported and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver is no longer included with this extension.