Creating SyncfusionASP.NET Web Application

3 Oct 20234 minutes to read

Syncfusion offers Visual Studio Project Templates for the Syncfusion ASP.NET platform, which can be used to create a Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Application or a Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Site.

IMPORTANT

Syncfusion ASP.NET Website templates are available beginning with v12.2.0.36, and Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Application templates are available beginning with v13.3.0.7.

To create the Syncfusion ASP.NET (Essential JS 1) Application using the Visual Studio Project Template, follow the steps below:

Before use the Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Forms Project Template, check whether the ASP.NET Web Forms Extensions - Syncfusion installed or not in Visual Studio Extension Manager by clicking on the Extensions -> Manage Extensions ->Installed for Visual Studio 2019 or later and for Visual Studio 2017 or lower by clicking on the Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Installed.

1. To create a Syncfusion ASP.NET (Essential JS 1) Web Forms project, use one of the following methods:

   Option 1
   Click Extensions->Syncfusion Menu and choose Essential Studio for ASP.NET Web Forms (EJ1) > Create New Syncfusion ASPNET Web Forms Project… in Visual Studio.

   

   NOTE

   In Visual Studio 2017 or lower, click Syncfusion Menu and choose Essential Studio for ASP.NET Web Forms (EJ1) > Create New Syncfusion ASPNET Web Forms Project….

   

   Option 2
   Choose File -> New -> Project. Opens a new dialog to create a new project. By filtering the project type with Syncfusion or using the Syncfusion keyword in the search option, you can get the templates offered by Syncfusion for ASP.NET WebForms.

   

   NOTE

   In Visual Studio 2017 or lower, Choose File > New > Project and navigate to Syncfusion > Web > Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Forms Application

   

2. Name the project, select the destination location, and configure the project’s .NET Framework, then click OK. The Project Configuration Wizard is displayed.

   NOTE

   The minimum target framework for Syncfusion ASP.NET Project Templates is 3.5.

3. Using the following Project Configuration window, select the options to configure the Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Forms Application.

   

Project Configurations

Project Type: Choose the appropriate Project Type either Website or WebApplication.

Theme: Choose the appropriate theme.

Language: Choose the language, either C# or VB.

Assemblies From: Choose the assembly location, from where the assembly will be added to the project.

Assets From: Choose the Syncfusion Essential JS assets to be added to the ASP.NET Web Forms Project from the NuGet, CDN, or Installed Location.

Installed Version Choose the version of the project that needs to be created.

1. Select the components, Assemblies, and Scripts that should be added to the project, and then click the Create button. The Syncfusion ASP.NET Web Forms project will be created.

   

   

2. The necessary Syncfusion Assembly references, Scripts, and CSS, as well as the necessary Web.config entries, have been added to the project.

   

   

   

6.Then, Syncfusion licensing registration required message box will be shown if you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages since Syncfusion introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio release. Navigate to the help topic, which is shown in the licensing message box to generate and register the Syncfusion license key to your project. Refer to this blog post for understanding the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio.