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Dmitriy 168 posts 588 karma points

May 08, 2020 @ 11:21
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Intellisense does't recognize models with ModelsBulder AppData mode
Umbraco 8.6.1, Models Builder embedded

I using AppData mode for the first time after a long time of Dll mode usage.

For some reason, Intellisense doesn't recognize any models, whatever I do.

For example, here is a regular HomePage model, it was included in the project:
```
<Content Include="App_Data\Models\HomePage.generated.cs" />
```
And commonly used in the view:
```
@inherits UmbracoViewPage<ContentModels.HomePage>
@using ContentModels = Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels;
```
Intellisense doesn't see it and I get compilation errors :(

What may be wrong?
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Chris Norwood 131 posts 642 karma points

May 08, 2020 @ 11:33
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Hi Dmitry

It looks as if your ContentModels namespace might be incorrect - when I use appdata I usually put my models in a separate "core" class library and I will usually get something like:
```
@inherits UmbracoViewPage<ProjectName.Core.Models.Content.ClassName>
@using ContentModels = ProjectName.Core.Models.ClassName;
```
In my views - so I would check the namespace in your HomePage.generated.cs class.
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Dmitriy 168 posts 588 karma points

May 08, 2020 @ 11:49
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I didn't change the standard namespace, it is Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels

App_Data/Models/HomePage.generated.cs content:
```
namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels
{

    [PublishedModel("homePage")]
    public partial class HomePage : PublishedContentModel
    {...}
}
```
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Chris Norwood 131 posts 642 karma points

May 08, 2020 @ 12:07
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Actually I think I've had something like this happen in Visual Studio myself - it sometimes gives loads of errors in the view about namespaces like "System" not being found; usually I can fix it by closing and re-opening the project.

What happens if you change the first line to
```
@inherits UmbracoViewPage<Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels.HomePage>
```
?

I think this can also happen if the namespace isn't specified in the web.config file in the Views directory - something like this should be in there:
```
  <system.web.webPages.razor>

    <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
      <namespaces>
      <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
```
(Can't get the editor to show the whole thing, but
```
<add namespace="Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels" />
```
Should be in the namespaces element)
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Dmitriy 168 posts 588 karma points

May 08, 2020 @ 12:41
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```
@inherits UmbracoViewPage<Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels.HomePage>
```
Nope, didn't help :(
```
<add namespace="Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels" />
```
Checked, has it in /Views/Web.config :(
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Dmitriy 168 posts 588 karma points

May 08, 2020 @ 13:31
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Got it!

As a result of VS solution including manipulations (manually too), that node missed from project config (YourUmbracoProjectName.csproj):
```
<ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="App_Data\Models\*.generated.cs" /> 
    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
</ItemGroup>
```
And seems it is a reason why Intellisense doesn't see it, models not compiled at all.

The reason I did manual changes in including settings, I wanted my generated models includes automatically to a solution. But it seems VS causes errors when you start to manipulate that folder with UI then.

So, here is a solution:

Just add ModelsBuilder folder settings
```
  <appSettings>
    <add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsDirectory" value="~/App_Code/Models" />
  </appSettings>
```
Models will be generated to App_Code/Models folder that compiles automatically. I don't sure about performance, but it solves the problem.
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