🌟 ExportAllTheThings - Export Your Custom Objects

[jbooker (Josh Booker)]

PS - Are Custom Layers on System apps supposed to export? Like, I have a layer on Sales Order Entry and a layer on Project Entry but only got your Ice.UI.ExportAllTheThingsTemplate and my Ice.UIDbd.etc but no custom layers for Erp.UI.etc

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

I’ll have to go look at the code, don’t remember.

[jbooker (Josh Booker)]

No rush. Nice solution! If only we could import/export Solution Workbench solutions…

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

@jbooker

but no custom layers for Erp.UI.etc

It looks like it should, but when I have time I’ll play with it.

I’m not an expert on exporting all this new stuff, I just made plugins for what I could figure out at the time.

[spaceage (Chris)]

Can confirm custom layers on Erp.UI apps are not included in either the AllKineticCustomLayers export, nor in the ExportAllKineticSystemLayers export.

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

Might be something special I need to do with the request / search options.

[spaceage (Chris)]

I think - as an amateur C# developer - that this section in the ExportAllKineticCustomLayers controls which applications’ layers get exported

foreach(var item in applications.Where(x => x.SystemFlag == false))
{
  applicationList.Add(new Epicor.MetaFX.Core.Models.Layers.EpMetaFxLayerForApplication() { Id = item.Id });
}

I tried removing the SystemFlag qualifier:

foreach(var item in applications)
{
  applicationList.Add(new Epicor.MetaFX.Core.Models.Layers.EpMetaFxLayerForApplication() { Id = item.Id });
}

That resulted in a lot more files (Erp.UI apps were included in the export), but I wasn’t able to figure out the syntax to a) pull only files that have an active layer and b) format the output to mimic an App Studio export (i.e. MetaUIs/Layers/[App Name]/[layerName].jsonc).

[jbooker (Josh Booker)]

Was thinking maybe the SystemFlag on Application level was the problematic filter. Thanks for trying and sharing.

[TroyJordan]

Awesome work @klincecum!

I’m only new to Kinetic but I like the idea of the Dynamic Kinetic App allowing you to add functionality without having to continually fight with Application Studio.

I have been looking into Epicor Source Control and CI/CD options. This post has been helpful so thank you for sharing.

I’ve started on the Source Control to keep track of changes over time. We setup an Automation App Server with a daily job to pull data using Epicor REST API, transform (xml, c#, json, txt) and commit using Azure DevOps REST API. So far we are committing PROD Function Libraries and I’m currently working on the BPMs with other customisations to follow.

[Kevin_Barrow]

@klincecum

“I need X, you should have thought of that…”

Hello Kevin,

So, SSRS reports and Data Definitions. Also, how about a ‘roll-up’ that’ll let you check the extensions you want to process, and it’ll do them all at once in a single download?

Best regards,
Kevin

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

Could you explain that in more detail?

[Kevin_Barrow]

You probably are not asking about “Report Style” or “Report Data Definition.” However, to cover all bases, I’ll refer to them as Epicor Kinetic does.

Regarding your inquiry, load a specific extension designed to combine the rest of them after loading all other extensions or before loading any extensions.

This extension could allow users to select which types of exports (BAQs, functions, UDCodes, etc.) they want to include or include them all in a single file.

Essentially, it would provide a one-and-done option for streamlining the process further.

Ohhh, bonus thought: it would be exceedingly cool if a sliding panel was loaded that let users select specific exports and/or types of exports to include or exclude. Perhaps radio control for ‘Select individual elements’ or ‘Include all elements.’

Please let me know if you have any specific aspects you want me to elaborate on.

[bmanners (brett manners)]

Thanks for creating and sharing this, its fantastic!

The modular structure is awesome and allowed me to make use of the functions in our powershell script to copy Live to Test. I called the functions to export some of our custom things (functions, Data Directives and Method Directives) from Test before the Live data is copied over. I have had to restore a few backups recently to recover functions that we forgot to export before we copied Live to Test… Not anymore

I wasn’t able to get the kinetic UI working (this is the first Kinetic custom thing I have done). When I run in App Studio it looks like this… missing all the export things

I changed the company access on the functions and I can run them so it’s not that.

Anyway the functions are awesome and I will have a smile everytime we copy Live to Test.

Cheers
Brett

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

@bmanners

When I run in App Studio it looks like this… missing all the export things

It can’t be run in app studio. It has to be deployed and run from a menu.

[gunny72 (Mark Gunston)]

@klincecum

ot to be desired for that.

I also plan to reuse the functions as part of some devops practices.

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Example → I’ve been working on a bunch of function libraries. The CFO calls and says he needs new data in pilot to test some stuff. Previously, I had to go figure out what I was working on and export all that stuff out manually.

Now I open the app, click the export libraries button, and get my zip. Then I push his data.
I can import what I want back in later at my discretion.

Hi Kevin,

This is exactly what I was after (appreciate I am late to the party!).
We struggle keeping Dev and Test UpToDate - this sounds brilliant.
We are on 2023.2.33 - it wouldn’t import for us. Do you have the code or an older version I could use. We are not planning to upgrade for a few months.
Really do appreciate this.
Kind regards
Mark

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

@gunny72

Do you have the code or an older version I could use

Been super busy, but if I can find a spare minute, I’ll break out some more helpful info.

[gunny72 (Mark Gunston)]

Perfect - Thanks Kevin, really appreciate this (and all the hard you have done in creating this)

[Kevin_Barrow]

You could replace the Version and EpicorVersion in the efxj with your current version and attempt to import it to a test DB. Do so at your own risk.