Export a model from Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations

Export-D365Model [-Path] <String> [-Model] <String> [-Force] [[-BinDir] <String>] [[-MetaDataDir] <String>]
 [[-LogPath] <String>] [-ShowOriginalProgress] [-OutputCommandOnly] [<CommonParameters>]

Export a model from a Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations environment

Export-D365Model -Path c:\temp\d365fo.tools -Model CustomModelName

This will export the "CustomModelName" model from the default PackagesLocalDirectory path. It export the model to the "c:\temp\d365fo.tools" location.

Path to the folder where you want to save the model file

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: File

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Name of the model that you want to work against

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Modelname

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Instruct the cmdlet to overwrite already existing file

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

The path to the bin directory for the environment

Default path is the same as the AOS service PackagesLocalDirectory\bin

Default value is fetched from the current configuration on the machine

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: "$Script:PackageDirectory\bin"
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

The path to the meta data directory for the environment

Default path is the same as the aos service PackagesLocalDirectory

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: "$Script:MetaDataDir"
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

The path where the log file(s) will be saved

When running without the ShowOriginalProgress parameter, the log files will be the standard output and the error output from the underlying tool executed

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: LogDir

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: $(Join-Path -Path $Script:DefaultTempPath -ChildPath "Logs\ModelUtilExport")
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Instruct the cmdlet to show the standard output in the console

Default is $false which will silence the standard output

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Instruct the cmdlet to only output the command that you would have to execute by hand

Will include full path to the executable and the needed parameters based on your selection

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Tags: ModelUtil, Axmodel, Model, Export

Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi)