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March 25, 2019
Repost: Pointing Build Definitions to Specific VMs (agents)
Since the AXDEVALM blog has been removed from MSDN, I will repost the agent computer name post here AS-IS, until we can get better official documentation. Original post: October 20, 2017 We’ve r...
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February 19, 2019
Repost: Enabling X++ Code Coverage in Visual Studio and Automated Build
Since the AXDEVALM blog has been removed from MSDN, I will repost the code coverage blog post here AS-IS (other than wrong capitalization in the XML code), until we can get better official document...
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January 18, 2019
Azure DevOps Release Pipeline
Welcome to 2019, the year of the X++ developer! Today marks a great day with a release of the first Azure DevOps task for D365 FinOps users. Since documentation is still underway, I wanted to appe...
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August 14, 2018
Query Functions: SysQueryRangeUtil Extensions
Now that overlayering is a thing of the past, how does one add methods to SysQueryRangeUtil as explained in my old post from back in 2013? Simple. Create your own class, name it whatever you want....
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June 20, 2018
Moving to Extensions is Changing Your Mindset
There’s a lot of change that has come with AX7 (Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations), ranging from plentiful technical changes but also the way implementations are being run. Any large change i...
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June 14, 2018
Beating the Drum on Packages and Models
Even though I work on the product side these days and am crazy busy, I keep a close eye on the community out there. I have RSS feeds going for many blogs, I scan LinkedIn, I watch our insider Yamme...
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June 13, 2018
Accidental Code Extensions
Ok, I’ll preface this by saying I’m very much aware that the standard X++ code in platform and application has this issue too. Thanks for letting me know :-) But as the saying goes: do as I say - n...
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November 27, 2017
Installing Hotfixes - Prepare vs Apply
Quick note on installing hotfixes and common questions around the usage of the prepare option. As I usually like to do, let’s start with some background information. I recommend a previous post I ...
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October 31, 2017
PSA: AX7 Build Failure on Generate Packages / Model Export
More and more customers are seeing an error in the “Generate Packages” build step on their AX7 automated builds. The build shows as “Partially Succeeded” and the step that generates packages shows ...
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October 21, 2017
Cross-Post: Pointing Build Definitions To Specific VMs (agents)
Dear readership, Having a personal blog but also having opportunities to write on official blogs and documentation has its pros and cons. As I now have ownership of the AX Dev ALM blog on MSDN I w...