Template for D365 FO (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations) projects (Git)

1. Clone (or use the template) the repository on your development environment.

2. Add your models to the Metadata folder.

   Example structure:

   $/Metadata
   +---MyMainModule
   |   +---Descriptor
   |   |       MyMainModule.xml
   |   |
   |   +---MyMainModule
   |       +---AxClass
   |       |       MyClass.xml
   |       |
   |       \---AxTable
   |               MyMainTable.xml
   |
   \---MyOtherModule
       +---Descriptor
       |       MyOtherModule.xml
       |
       \---MyOtherModule
           \---AxClass
                   MyTestClass.xml
   

3. Create your Solutions and Projects on the Projects folder.

4. Edit the registerSymbolicLink.ps1 and unregisterSymbolicLink.ps1 script and change the $AOSMetadataPath to your PackagesLocalDirectory path.

5. Open Powershell as administrator on the path of your repository and run the registerSymbolicLink.ps1 script.

   > .\registerSymbolicLink.ps1

   This will create a symbolic link for the models on the Metadata folder to your PackagesLocalDirectory folder. That way, it would seem as if your model is still residing on the PackagesLocalDirectory folder.

6. Share your Metadata folder to Everyone and set the permission to Read.

When creating a new model, you'll find the model on PackagesLocalDirectory. To add it to the repository, do the following:

1. Close Visual Studio.

2. Stop IIS, if necessary.

3. Stop Batch service, if necessary.

4. Cut the model from PackagesLocalDirectory.

5. Paste it to your Metadata folder.

6. Open Powershell as administrator on the path of your repository and run the unregisterSymbolicLink.ps1 script.

   > .\unregisterSymbolicLink.ps1

   This will unregister all links from your Metadata folder to avoid issues when running the register script afterwards.

7. After unregistering your models, run the registerSymbolicLink.ps1 script to register all models including the new model.

   > .\registerSymbolicLink.ps1

8. Start IIS and the Batch service, if stopped.

9. Repeat these steps whenever you have to create a new model to include them on the repository.