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Posted on by CU05031448-0 673
Dear team,
 
Suppose I have DEV environment and I have created deployment package.
 
My query is how this deployment package is used by Build server to deploy in UAT.
 
Pls let me know the process happened in behind.
 
Thanks in advance!
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    Anthony Blake 2,789 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Build server and Dev server (Tier1)in D365FO
     
    A build server runs an agent, which is registered in Azure DevOps.
     
    The flow you should look to target is:
     
    Dev Server -> Check in code -> Azure DevOps Repo -> Azure DevOps pipeline (Build) -> Build Server -> Azure DevOps Artifact -> Azure DevOps Pipeline (Release) -> Deploy to Environment
     
    There are details in each step which depend on the source control configuration (TFVC or Git), your pipeline configuration (Classic or YAML), the target environment (LCS or Power Platform), plus many more.
     
     
    And of this amazing website: https://ariste.info/dynamics365almguide/
     
    Good luck.
    Anthony
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    CU05031448-0 673 on at
    Build server and Dev server (Tier1)in D365FO
    Thanks Anthony for the response.
     
    As you said about the flow 
    "Dev Server -> Check in code -> Azure DevOps Repo -> Azure DevOps pipeline (Build) -> Build Server -> Azure DevOps Artifact -> Azure DevOps Pipeline (Release) -> Deploy to Environment"
     
    From the DEV server, once I checked in the code it goes to
    Azure DevOps pipeline(Build)
     
    Now here I have one question --
     
    We can create a deployment package manually or automatically.
     
    One thing is not cleared in which steps it catch deployment package to proceed.
     
    Where deployment package stored? Is it AOS Service - PackageLocalDirectory. ?
     
    What does Azure DevOps Atifacts?
     
    Kindly elaborate please.
     
    Thanks in advance.
    .
     
     
     
     
     
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    Anthony Blake 2,789 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Build server and Dev server (Tier1)in D365FO
     
    The build process, either via a hosted agent or a build server (choose hosted, its better!) should be configured to copy the package back to AzureDevops, and it will be stored as an artifact. The release process will upload this to LCS or Power Platform to be applied to the environment, depending on how your environments have been deployed. I would steer well clear of deploying packages generated in Visual Studio.
     
    Anthony
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    CU05031448-0 673 on at
    Build server and Dev server (Tier1)in D365FO
    Thanks Anthony,
     
    As per my understanding,
     
    In the step Azure DevOps pipeline (Build) - it took the Deployment package and stored in to Artifacts.
     
    From the Artifacts , it took that package and further process it to Release it through Release pipeline. And upload it to LCS.
     
    From the LCS, we used that deployment package to deploy it in to Target environment (UAT) through apply update.
     
    Am I correct about the process?
     
    Kindly validate please.
     
    Thanks in advance.
     
     
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    Anthony Blake 2,789 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
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    Yes you have understood correctly, and what's even better, is that the deployment in LCS itself can also be automated using pipelines. 
     
    Thanks,
    Anthony
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    CU05031448-0 673 on at
    Build server and Dev server (Tier1)in D365FO
    Thanks Anthony for the update.
     
    Only one thing ...
     
    As I mentioned " the step Azure DevOps pipeline (Build) - it took the Deployment package and stored in to Artifacts."
     
    Where we commonly get the Deployment package in application? I mean where it stored generally.
     
    Kindly elaborate pls.
     
    Thanks in advance.

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