I'm using version 3.1.22 of DIS and VS Professional 2026 and I want to work on an existing DataMiner protocol. However, the project files do not seem to currently exist for this protocol, and I am unable to connect directly to the DMS from my development environment.
I do have the Protocol.xml file however, can this be converted to a solution? I tried creating a new connector solution in VS but when replacing the XML it doesn't create the QAction script files etc, and the DIS tree doesn't recognise the parameters or anything. On the docs it says to go to DIS > Protocol > Convert to Solution, but this option doesn't seem to exist in my version of DIS.
Question: How can I import an existing protocol XML and convert it to a connector solution to work on going forwards? I am unable to connect directly to my DMS from Visual Studio
Hello,
Have you tried opening the protocol.xml straight with VS (without creating a new solution) and from there, Extensions -> DIS -> Protocol -> Convert to Solution?
Hi Sean, do you see something in the DIS Tree View when creating a new connector solution? If so, this might indicate that the protocol.xml you open to convert might contains something that prevents DIS recognizing it as a protocol. Can you provide the protocol XML file to support.data-acquisition@skyline.be so we can have a closer look?
Yes unfortunately the "Protocol" option isn't displayed under Extensions > DIS.