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Dynamics AX 7 Development
IDE (Part I)
Bohdan Bilous
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbilous

Agenda
? Source code, Solutions, Projects
? Application Explorer overview
? Element designer, Code editor
? Questions
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What changed from AX 2012
? AX7 is integrated in VS
and cannot be installed
separately. Its provided
with AX7 development
box.
? Microsoft Visual Studio replaces MorphX as the development environment
? Visual Studio for AX7 supports all of the AX7 development tasks

Source code, Solutions, Projects
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Source code
? The model store is represented as a set of folders and XML artifacts.
? Model elements represented by XML file containing metadata and source code.
? X++ code uses temporary xpp file for editing and debugging, but stored in model
element��s XML file.
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Metadata
System Structure
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Main Folder
(Package)
Package folder
(ApplicationFoundation)
Descriptor folder
(Descriptor)
Model folders
(��)
XppMetadata folder
(XppMetadata)
ElementType folder
XML file for every element
XML file for every model
XML file for every element
Package folder
(ApplicationPlatform)
Package folder
(ApplicationSuite)
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Model folders
(��)
ElementType folder
Code

Solutions & Projects
? Visual Studio solution can contain multiple AX7 projects.
? Add your solution to Source Control to be able keep element history.
? The project can have folders that help you group the elements.
? One project can contain elements from only one model.
? Use multiple projects in your Visual Studio solution to work with elements
from different models.
? Consist of model element XML files.
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Project overview
To create new, empty project, use following procedure:
? On the FILE menu, point to New and then click
Project.
? Select Dynamics ��AX7�� category.
? Select Dynamics ��AX7�� Project template.
? Supply Name and Location for new project.
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Another 2 projects types:
1. Best Practice Rules project �C template to writing
best practice checks.
2. Developer Tools Addin project �C creating addins
for AX7, such ax Context Menu etc.

Application Explorer overview
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Application Explorer (AOT)
Use Application Explorer only for viewing elements and code.
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Classicview
Modelview

Not supported in AX7
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? EP elements
? Web*
? Data Sets
? Visual Studio Projects
? Parts
? FormPart
? InfoPart
? PartCue
? PartCueGroup
? ProjectsPrivate(Shared)
? Report Libraries and Reports
? Perspectives
? SecurityProcessCycle
? Jobs

Filtering the Application Explorer
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Filter parameters:
? By Type
? By Model
? By Name
? By Modified Date
? By Extension Point

Element designer, Code editor
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Element designers
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AX7
AX2012
? AX7 contains designers for each kind
of element in the application.
? Use these designers when you create
or modify elements.

Searching element nodes
You can enter a string to
search for, and the node
list will be filtered to
include only the nodes that
match the search string.
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Navigating to related elements
Right-click on element node designer -> Go to <element>
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Navigating to related elements
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Cross References
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Finds all of the X++ code and other elements
that reference the selected element.
Generated during build operations.

Code editor
The standard features that a developer expects from the code editor are supported.
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