This topic explains how to install the Parasoft Plugin for Visual Studio.

If Parasoft C/C++test Professional is already installed in your Visual Studio, you must do one of the following to install the Parasoft Plugin for Visual Studio:

  • Uninstall C/C++test Professional from Visual Studio before installing dotTEST.
  • Install dotTEST to a separate Visual Studio configuration.

Installing the Parasoft Plugin

You can install the Parasoft Plugin for Visual Studio when installing dotTEST with the dotTEST wizard (see Installation) or by launching the Parasoft Plugin installer shipped with dotTEST:

  1. Go to the <INSTALL_DIR>/integration/vstudio directory.
  2. Run the parasoft_plugin_<version>_vstudio.exe installer and follow the installation wizard.
  3. Select the Visual Studio version to which you want to install the Parasoft Plugin. You can select more than one version, if installed on your machine.
  4. Specify the location where you want to install the Parasoft Plugin.
  5. Select the Visual Studio configuration where you want to install the Parasoft Plugin. By default, the Parasoft Plugin is installed in the main Visual Studio configuration. You can install the Parasoft Plugin in a different Visual Studio configuration by providing a registry key suffix.
  6. Specify the location in the Start Menu where you want to add a shortcut to the Parasoft Plugin.

  7. Click Install.



Note that if another Parasoft tool has already been integrated with your Visual Studio, running the Parasoft Plugin installer will launch the reinstallation/removal wizard. If this happens, select Reinstall and proceed with the wizard. This allows you to use the Parasoft Plugin for Visual studio to perform code analysis with two Parasoft tools. See Can I use Parasoft dotTEST and Parasoft C/C++test in the same Visual Studio IDE? for details.

Uninstalling the Parasoft Plugin

To uninstall the Parasoft Plugin from Visual Studio, run the Parasoft Plugin installer, follow the wizard, and choose the Remove option when prompted: