Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, or later.  Or an Attached SQL Express, or Microsoft Azure SQL
                             
                            
                            
                                
                                Visual Studio 2019.  Although Visual Studio 2019 is not needed to generate code, the generated code (application) is meant to be opened in Visual Studio 2019.