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Create extensions from a "Developer Tools Addin" project

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Posted on by Luiz Ventura 152

Hi everybody,

We're trying to create an addin that creates extensions from data entities that are inside of the current project.

I'm using Martin Drab's example from GitHub as base: github.com/.../AddClassMenuAddIn.cs

The CurrentMetaModelService object doesn't have any method for create extensions, only normal objects... I'm trying to do it now with AxDataEntityView.AddExtensionMappings method, but I don't know if this method works for this purpose.

Do you guys know if is it possible or is something that Microsoft haven't done yet?

Thanks!

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    Joris dG 17,780 on at

    Extensions are in namespace Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Metadata.Metamodel.

    Code provided as-is, use at your own risk. But you can do something like:

    IMetadataProvider MetadataProvider = DesignMetaModelService.Instance.CurrentMetadataProvider;

    var tablextension = new AxTableExtension();

    tableExtension.Name = originalTableName + ".MyExt";

    var model = MetadataProvider.TableExtensions.GetModelInfo(otherTableExtensionName); // you need to get model reference from somewhere

    MetadataProvider.TableExtensions.Create(tableExtension, new ModelSaveInfo(model.First()));

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    Luiz Ventura 152 on at

    It works, thank you Joris.

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