Introduction:  How to export projects layerwise (usr, cus, var, etc.) in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012?  Details:  Here, we will see how we can export the projects from AX 2012. Now It’s very easy to do so.  We need to create a class or job in the respective environment and just need to do run.  static void exportProjects(Args _args) { #AotExport TreeNodeIterator tni; ProjectNode projectNode; int exportFlag; Dialog dialog = new Dialog(); DialogField folderName; DialogField projectDefinitionOnly; DialogField exportFromLayer; DialogField projectType; UtilEntryLevel layer; SysExcelApplication application; SysExcelWorkbooks workbooks; SysExcelWorkbook workbook; SysExcelWorksheets worksheets; SysExcelWorksheet worksheet; SysExcelCells cells; SysExcelCell cell; SysExcelFont font; int row; CustTable custTable; str fileName; fileName = “D:\\Backup XPOs.xlsx”; //By specifying the directly, we will get the list of exported projects //Excel Part…………………………………………………………………… dialog.addText(“This will export all projects (shared or private) that exist in a selected model.”); projectType = dialog.addFieldValue(enumStr(ProjectSharedPrivate), ProjectSharedPrivate::ProjShared); projectDefinitionOnly = dialog.addField(extendedTypeStr(NoYesId), ‘Project Definition Only’); folderName = dialog.addField(extendedTypeStr(FilePath)); exportFromLayer = dialog.addField(enumStr(UtilEntryLevel), ‘Projects from layer’); dialog.run(); if (dialog.closedOk()) { if (!folderName.value()) throw error(“Missing folder”); exportFlag = #export; if (projectDefinitionOnly.value()) exportFlag += #expProjectOnly; layer = exportFromLayer.value(); switch (projectType.value()) { case ProjectSharedPrivate::ProjPrivate: tni = SysTreeNode::getPrivateProject().AOTiterator(); break; case ProjectSharedPrivate::ProjShared: tni = SysTreeNode::getSharedProject().AOTiterator(); break; } projectNode = tni.next() as ProjectNode; while (projectNode) { if (projectNode.AOTLayer() == layer && projectNode.name() like “CFS*”) //if [like] specifies, system will export the projects which names starts with CFS { projectNode.treeNodeExport(folderName.value() + ‘\\’ + projectNode.name() + ‘.xpo’, exportFlag); row++; } projectNode = tni.next() as ProjectNode; } info(“Projects Exported Successfully & Exported Projects List to Excel Sheet”); } else warning(“No action taken…”); } After running the class it will prompt as below. After that select the directory where to export all projects and select the layer from which layer all projects should be exported.  Thanks for reading!!!

Introduction:  In this blog, we will see how we can import, export and uninstall the model from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012  Details:  Prerequisite for import, export and uninstall the model from the environment, run the command prompt as in administrator mode. Form Importing the model script:  Install-AXModel -File “Path_Of_the_Model_File” -server ServerName -database DatabaseName_Model –Details Exmaple: Install-AXModel -File “D:\Model\VARModel.axmodel” -server CFSEnvVM -database DAX2012R3CFSEnv_Model –Details Form Exporting the model script:  Export-AXModel -Model ‘Model’ -File ‘Path’ -server ‘ServerName\DBName’ -database ‘DatabaseName_Model’ Exmaple: Export-AXModel -Model ‘CUS Model’ -File ‘C:\ModelFile\CUSModel.axmodel’ -server ‘TESTSERVER\CFSDAXSQL2014’ -database ‘DAX2012R3Blank_model’ Form Uninstalling the model script:  Uninstall-AXModel -Model ‘Model’ -server ‘ServerName’ -database ‘DatabseName_Model’ Exmaple: Uninstall-AXModel -Model ‘VAR Model’ -server ‘CFSEnvVM’ -database ‘DAX2012R3Test_model’ Thanks for reading !!!

When we want to move customization done on specific model from one environment to other development environment we need to export and import the model file. Steps for model import and export using PowerShell :- Open PowerShell in administrator mode. Change directory to the path of package bin folder. Export command:-.\ModelUtil.exe -export -metadatastorepath=C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname=”name of model” -outputpath=path to store model after exportFor example: If model name is TOUpgradeModel and I want to store the model file to path is C:\Temp\ModelFile The command will be as follows: .\ModelUtil.exe -export -metadatastorepath=K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname=”TOUpgradeModel” -outputpath=C:\Temp\ModelFile Output file you can see on the specified path as Import Command :-.\ModelUtil.exe -import -metadatastorepath=C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -file=the path from. axmodel to importFor example: .\ModelUtil.exe -import -metadatastorepath=C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -file=C:\Temp\ModelFile\TOUpgradeModel-Cloudfront.axmodel ( Note : If model already exist in your environment, trying to import the same model you will     receive the error message of “Model already exist”. So, delete the existing model by command .\ModelUtil.exe -delete -metadatastorepath=C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname=” TOUpgradeModel ” try to import the model)