Visual Studio 2019: Missing Oracle Data Source in Entity Data Model Wizard
The Visual Studio 2019 will not by default show Oracle as Data Source in Entity Data Model Wizard.
Below are few steps to get you there straight.
STEP-1 : Using your Oracle account, download Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2019 from this link.
All what you can find in this ODT version 19.3.0.0 can be seen here.
Note: Above installer is only supported on Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4.2 or higher. For non-supported versions, you may see an error like :
This extension is not installable on any currently installed products.
STEP-2: Extract and run wizard from downloaded VSIX installer to complete the installation as below:
STEP-3: Launching the Entity Data Model Wizard from Visual Studio will ask you to complete the initial configuration. Subsequently follow the on-screen update instructions.
STEP-4: Launch Visual Studio 2019 and Entity Data Model from there in to see Oracle appear as data source as below.
Thats it!
