Import Export Model D365FO



Import Export Model D365FO





Export Model

ModelUtil.exe -export -metadatastorepath=[path of the metadata store] -modelname=[name of the model to export] -outputpath=[path of the folder where the model file should be saved]

ModelUtil.exe -export -metadatastorepath=C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname="FleetManagement" -outputpath=c:\temp



Import Model

ModelUtil.exe -import -metadatastorepath=[path of the metadata store where model should be imported] -file=[full path of the file to import]

ModelUtil.exe -import -metadatastorepath=C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname="FleetManagement" -outputpath=c:\temp


Important 
You can find the model name in Descriptor file in the tag of   <DisplayName> Tag



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Generate class from SQL database table


Generate class from SQL database table




declare @TableName sysname = 'BANKACCOUNT'
declare @Result varchar(max) = 'public class ' + UPPER(LEFT(@TableName,1))+LOWER(SUBSTRING(@TableName,2,LEN(@TableName)))  + 'Entity

{'

select @Result = @Result + '
    public ' + ColumnType + NullableSign + ' ' + ColumnName + ' { get; set; }
'
from
(
    select
        replace(col.name, ' ', '_') ColumnName,
        column_id ColumnId,
        case typ.name
            when 'bigint' then 'long'
            when 'binary' then 'byte[]'
            when 'bit' then 'bool'
            when 'char' then 'string'
            when 'date' then 'DateTime'
            when 'datetime' then 'DateTime'
            when 'datetime2' then 'DateTime'
            when 'datetimeoffset' then 'DateTimeOffset'
            when 'decimal' then 'decimal'
            when 'float' then 'float'
            when 'image' then 'byte[]'
            when 'int' then 'int'
            when 'money' then 'decimal'
            when 'nchar' then 'char'
            when 'ntext' then 'string'
            when 'numeric' then 'decimal'
            when 'nvarchar' then 'string'
            when 'real' then 'double'
            when 'smalldatetime' then 'DateTime'
            when 'smallint' then 'short'
            when 'smallmoney' then 'decimal'
            when 'text' then 'string'
            when 'time' then 'TimeSpan'
            when 'timestamp' then 'DateTime'
            when 'tinyint' then 'byte'
            when 'uniqueidentifier' then 'Guid'
            when 'varbinary' then 'byte[]'
            when 'varchar' then 'string'
            else 'UNKNOWN_' + typ.name
        end ColumnType,
        case
            when col.is_nullable = 1 and typ.name in ('bigint', 'bit', 'date', 'datetime', 'datetime2', 'datetimeoffset', 'decimal', 'float', 'int', 'money', 'numeric', 'real', 'smalldatetime', 'smallint', 'smallmoney', 'time', 'tinyint', 'uniqueidentifier')
            then '?'
            else ''
        end NullableSign
    from sys.columns col
        join sys.types typ on
            col.system_type_id = typ.system_type_id AND col.user_type_id = typ.user_type_id
    where object_id = object_id(@TableName)
) t
order by ColumnId

set @Result = @Result  + '
}'

print @Result






public class BankaccountEntity

{
    public int ID { get; set; }

    public string BANK { get; set; }

    public string ROUNTINGNUM { get; set; }

    public string CURRENCY { get; set; }

    public string ACCOUNTNUM { get; set; }

    public int? MAINACCOUNTID { get; set; }

    public string IBAN { get; set; }

    public string SWIFT { get; set; }

    public string BRANCH { get; set; }

    public string CONTACTPERSON { get; set; }

    public string CONTACTPHONE { get; set; }

    public string CONTACTEMAIL { get; set; }

    public bool? STATUS { get; set; }

}


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