Logic Apps using Visual Studio

In the earlier section, you have built a Logic App using the Azure portal. Now we will walk through developing Logic Apps using Visual Studio 2015. Logic Apps support a rich visual designer, and you can leverage the Visual Studio capability to build Logic App workflows. You can use Azure resource PowerShell scripts that ship with Logic Apps for automated deployment.

Visual Studio 2015 configuration steps for Logic App

To start working with Logic App using Visual Studio 2015, there are certain prerequisites that need to be installed and configured properly:

• Visual Studio 2015

• Latest Azure SDK (2.9.1 or greater)

• Access to Internet and valid Azure subscription

Once you have Visual Studio 2015 and Azure SDK 2.9.1 or higher, you can follow the steps later to configure your Logic App template within Visual Studio.

Run Visual Studio 2015 as administrator

On the Visual Studio designer surface, navigate to Tools | Extensions and Updates | Azure Logic Apps Tools for Visual...