Extensions to enhance the development experience, mostly with just the mouse. These can only be done from the designer windows of the source objects

• How to install the extension
• Features
  • Create Code extension
  • Create Extensions
  • Create Labels
  • Create Inquire Security Duty from Privilege
  • Create Maintain Security Duty from Privilege
  • Create Maintain and Inquire Privilege from Menu item
  • Create Display menu item from a Form
  • Create Form from a Table
  • Add element to the current project
  • Show the Label
  • Convert RunBaseBatch to SysOperation

Updated installation instructions works for non admin users

• Download the dll file from the folder
• Create a new folder e.g. c:\D365CustomAddIns
• Copy the dll file into the folder above
• Close Visual studio & edit the file: C:\Users<currentUser>\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Settings\DefaultConfig.xml
• Edit the following to the xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<DynamicsDevConfig xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dynamics/2012/03/development/configuration">
	<AddInPaths xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
		<d2p1:string>C:\D365CustomAddins</d2p1:string>
	</AddInPaths>
 
</DynamicsDevConfig>

Note: remove the i:nil="true" from the AddInPath tag

For admin users you can chose to use the above or the one as per below

Powershell & DLL's script located in OutputDlls folder

The powershell script CopyDLLsToExtensionFolder.ps1 included will copy all the DLL files in the current folder to the Visual studio extension folder. Requires to be run in Administrator mode.

• Run a powershell shell script in admin mode
• Navigate the folder where this powershell script exists
• Make sure all the DLL's that need to be copied are in the same folder
• Close all instances of Visual studio
• call .\CopyDLLsToExtensionFolder.ps1

Right click a Table, Class, Data entity, Form to create a class extension for it

Create class extension

Create extensions for tables, Forms, Base Enums and Security Duty

Right click the element and choose Create label for properties (Fields, FieldGroups) Currently this will add the label to the first label file (all languages) of the current model

• Table / Table Extensions

Labels updated for Table label, developer documentation, Field Labels, Field Help text, Field group

• Menu item
• Security Duty
• Security Privilege
• Security Role
• Forms - Partially done
• EDT
• Base enums

This will create labels in the methods for the following elements

• Class methods
• Data entity methods
• Table methods

Right privilege in designer mode and select Create Inquire Security duty (SS D365)

Right privilege in designer mode and select Create Maintain Security duty (SS D365)

Right privilege in designer mode and select Create Maintain and view Privilege (SS D365)

Open the form, right click the Form name (left of designer) and select the AddIn Create display menu item (SS D365)

Open the table, Right click the Table name in the designer and select the AddIn Create Form (SS D365)

Open an element in designer mode, Right click and select Add to Project (SS D365) This will add the element to the current project as long as the element belongs to the project

Show the label of an element regardless if the label is defined on this element or its extended data type Right click an element and select Show the Label (SS D365) This will show the label and the help text of the element Currenty works for

• Extended data types (shows the label and the help text)
• Table field

This is an experimental feature Converts a existing class which implements a RunBaseBatch to SysOperation. Currently creates a contract class for the given RunBaseBatch class based on the dialog method