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You are probably aware on how “secrets” work in AzureDevops. In a way, it’s simple: you can create variables, and store the value of the variable as a secret or not, simply by tapping the “lock” when creating a variable. To share variables over multiple repos, you can create a variable group, and use that …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/09/18/use-azure-keyvault-in-azuredevops-for-sharing-licensing-and-other-secrets/
A question I get a lot – especially from people that come from C/AL, and only take their first steps into AL – is: How do I get to Microsoft’s source code of the BaseApp (and other)? Well, there are multiple ways, really. You can download symbols, and unpack the symbols. You can download the …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/08/28/using-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-artifacts-to-get-to-the-source-code-of-the-default-apps/
I have yet another option for you that might be interesting for you to handle the artifacts that Microsoft (Freddy) is providing in stead of actual Docker Images on a Docker Registry. What changed? Well, this shouldn’t be new to you anymore. You must have read the numerous blogposts from Freddy announcing a new way …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/08/18/using-devops-agent-for-prepping-your-docker-images/
I just wanted to raise some attention to a new Conference in town: DynamicsCon. Quite interesting, because it’s perfectly aligned with the current world situation regarding COVID-19 issues: it’s a virtual event .. and it’s free! I’m not saying I prefer virtual events. I don’t. But given the circumstances, I guess it makes sense – …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/07/30/new-upcoming-conference-dynamicscon/
You might have read my previous blog on DevOps build agents. Since then, I’ve been quite busy with DevOps – and especially with ALOps. And I had to conclude that one big bottleneck keeps being the same: a decent (stable) installation of a DevOps Build server that supports Docker with the images from Microsoft. Or …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/07/13/installing-a-devops-agent-with-docker-with-the-most-chance-of-success/
That’s right. It’s time again for the next round of features that Microsoft is planning for the next major release. It’s weird this time, lacking most info from conferences .. the kind of “silent” release of Wave 1 .. it’s almost like flying blind. Although, there is a crapload of information online. And of course, …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/07/09/microsoft-dynamics-365-2020-release-wave-2-plan/
You might have read my previous blogpost on how to enable the “external deployment” in an OnPrem Business Central environment. Well, that post deserved an “extension” as I didn’t provide examples on how to deploy with PowerShell – which you would be able to do within Azure DevOps. Scenario The scenario is still the same: …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/06/30/deploying-from-devops-the-right-way-part-2-deploying-to-onprem-business-central-environments-with-the-automation-api/
It seems that lately, I’m only able to blog about something when I have a tool to share.. . That needs to change .. :-/. But not today. Today, I’m going to share yet another tool that we at the ALOps-team have been working on to serve many of our customers. And we decided to …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/06/15/deploying-from-devops-the-right-way-enabling-external-deployment-in-onprem-business-central-environments/
A few days ago, I saw this tweet: And that reminded me about a question I had a few weeks ago from my consultants on how to get more object-formation from the Web Client. More in detail: in Belgium, we have 2 languages for a tiny country (NLB, FRB) that differ from the language used …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/05/26/getting-not-out-of-the-box-information-with-the-out-of-the-box-web-client/
It was quite expected, I guess. After all the cancellations of Business Central conferences, like NAVTechDays, Directions, Days of Knowledge, .. , Microsoft announced today that they will host a first “Virtual Conference” called “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Virtual Event” and it will be held on June 3rd, 2020. The content will be 16 …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.waldo.be/2020/05/14/microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-virtual-event-june-3rd-2020/