Compile module

This how-to will guide you on how to compile a module without using Visual Studio.

Prerequisites

• Machine with D365FO installed
• PowerShell 5.1
• d365fo.tools module installed
• d365fo.tools module loaded into a PowerShell session

Please visit the Install as an Administrator or the Install as a Non Administrator tutorials to learn how to install the tools.

Please visit the Import d365fo.tools module tutorial to see the different ways you can load the d365fo.module into a PowerShell session.

List all modules / models

Listing all installed modules / models can help you while troubleshooting your environment. Type the following command:

Get-D365Module

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Search for modules / models

To limit the output of modules in the console, you can utilize the search functionality in the Get-D365Module cmdlet. Type the following command:

Get-D365Module -Name *Project*

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Compile module / model

We need to know the name of the module / model that we want to compile, and provide that as a parameter. Type the following command:

Invoke-D365ModuleFullCompile -Module Project

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Compile multiple modules / models

We can utilize the Get-D365Module cmdlet and its output to the PowerShell pipeline, to supply the needed parameters to the Invoke-D365ModuleFullCompile cmdlet. Type the following command:

Get-D365Module -Name *Project* | Invoke-D365ModuleFullCompile

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You can also use utilize -InDependencyOrder parameter of Get-D365Module to get and compile modules in the right order. One module might depend on other modules and this allows you to compile dependencies first.

Closing comments

In this how to we showed you how to compile a specific module / model in a D365FO environment. We also showed you how to combine the Get-D365Module cmdlet with the Invoke-D365ModuleFullCompile cmdlet to make it easier to compile multiple modules / models.