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To hide certain values in a form control derived from a base enum, you can use the enter() method.

[Control("ComboBox")]
class LedgerJournalTypeCB
{
    public void enter()
    {
        super(); 

        this.delete(enum2str(LedgerJournalACType::Vend));
        this.delete(enum2str(LedgerJournalACType::Cust));
    }
}

Usually the best practice checks are run during the build of a project/a solution. Sometimes, however, it can be quite practical to run them separately from a build.

Therefore Microsoft offers us the XppBp-Tool, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/dev-tools/author-best-practice-rules (at the bottom).

This tool is located in the PackagesLocalDirectory\bin directory and can be used as follows:

Xppbp.exe 
    -module:MyModel 
    -model:MyModel 
    -metadata:"C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory" 
    -all

A colleague of mine has brought to my attention the Dynamics Application Checker, which can be used to implement advanced best practice checks.

The used XQuery files can be downloaded from GitHub. How to use them I try to describe here.

1. Install BaseX (and Java if needed)
   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/dev-tools/install-basex?tabs=admin
    
2. Download and extract files from GitHub
   https://github.com/microsoft/Dynamics365FO-AppChecker
   The files must be unpacked into the corresponding directory, e.g. C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\AppCheckerRules
    
3. Build model
   In Visual Studio, under Dynamics 365 > Builds models, select the desired model and select the Run App Checks option:
    
4. Check result
   Now corresponding entries should appear in the ErrorList if BP deviations have been detected.
   
   
   In addition, a file AppCheckerResult.xml is stored in the packages directory, where the detected deviations can also be viewed.

If you receive the following error message on a Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations development VPC when uploading files - for example under Product information management > Products > Change image - you should check the Azure storage emulator.

An error occurred writing to Azure storage.

The Azure storage emulator is probably installed, but may not be running.

In this post I want to show how chain of command can replace pre- or post-events.

After having created / opened the desired project, you can create a new object of type Class via the context menu of the project under Add > New item. Now you should rename your class, important here is the extension _Extension.

Under C:UsersYourUsernameDocumentsVisual Studio 2015Settings there is an XML file named DefaultConfig.xml.

In this file you can enter a model in the DefaultModelForNewProjects node.

Here the name of the model must be entered, not the display name.