vscode-webrm README
Dynamics 365 Web Resource Extension for Visual Studio Code.
Important Update
Version 1.1.9 includes significant workflow changes. Publishing no longer depends on opening a file from the extension first, solutions are now linked before using solution-level push/pull actions, and bulk sync actions can update multiple web resources at once. Please review the 1.1.9 release notes before upgrading.
Features
This extension allows you to connect to Dynamics 365, modify, and publish various web resources directly from VS Code.
Requirements
You must create an app registration that has impersonation rights for Dynamics CRM and User.Read for the Graph API.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
webRM.appClientId: (REQUIRED) Client Id of your registered app in AzurewebRM.appTenantId: (REQUIRED FOR SINGLE TENANT APPS) Tenant Id of your registered app in Azure. Leave blank if Multi-TenantwebRM.dynamicsAPIVersion: (REQUIRED) API Version for Dynamics 365 Web APIwebRM.solutionNameFilter: Used to filter solution list retrieved from DynamicswebRM.solutionSortAscending: Used to change sort order of returned solution list
Known Issues
Limitations
Currently, this extension only works for Dynamics 365 Online. It has only been tested with version 9.0+.
Release Notes
1.1.9
- Updated MSAL to
@azure/msal-node 5.1.5 and raised the VS Code engine/runtime target for Node 20 support.
- Removed the
uuid dependency and now use Node's built-in UUID generation.
- Added selected-solution tracking and a status bar indicator for the solution used when publishing.
- Publishing no longer requires opening a web resource from the extension first. The active file is matched to a server web resource by workspace-relative path.
- If the active file is not in the selected solution, the extension prompts to add it before publishing.
- If the active file does not exist on the server, the extension prompts to create it, add it to the selected solution, and publish it.
- Removed
webRM.pullLatestVersionFromServer. Opening a web resource from the extension now always pulls the server version, while still warning when an existing local file differs from a server version modified by another user.
- Cleaned up duplicate Cancel buttons in publish confirmation dialogs.
- Added linked-solution actions in the Web Resources toolbar for pushing local files to the server or replacing local files with server versions.
- Bulk push only updates web resources in the linked solution, confirms the number of changed resources, batches content updates in groups, and publishes all changed web resources in one publish request.
- Bulk replace only updates local files for web resources in the linked solution and confirms the number of local files that will be replaced.
1.1.8
- Added a new setting
webRM.pullLatestVersionFromServer to control whether the latest version of a web resource is pulled from the CRM server when a file is opened.
- Added a warning that appears if the file on the server was last modified by a different user and the local content is different from the server content.
1.1.6
- Added better alerts for missing settings
1.1.5
- Removed obsolete connection info folder setting and related logic
1.1.4
- Major code cleanup: removed unused code and files
- Updated authentication logic and dependencies
- Added new configuration and utility modules
- Improved solution and web resource explorer features
- Enhanced connection management and settings UI
1.1.2
- Updated code for web resource retrieval.
1.1.0
- Added feature for adding and removing solutions as favorites by right clicking them.
1.0.1
- Initial release with updated authentication libraries.
How to Use
Config App Registration
Make sure user impersonation is checked when adding Dynamics 365 permissions.
Make sure http://localhost is added to redirect uri for "Desktop Application"
Don't forget to add the required configuration settings from your app registration to the VS Code extension settings.
Add Connection
Authenticate
Download and Open Web Resource
Publish Web Resource
Open the command palette (ctrl+shift+p) and select 'Dynamics: Publish Web Resource'
