AxUtil GUI

If you find that the AXUtil tool for importing models is not so pratical, here's the tool for you.

I've extended the functionality of the standard "Installed models" form inside Tools -> Models Management to let you Import, Export, Move or Delete models directly from AX. How it works: With a little of reverse engineering i found that AxUtil.exe simply uses a DLL named AXUtil.dll. This DLL is already referenced in AX, so you can use it directly from X++.

Here's a sample to export a model. The code is pretty straightforward, I just pass in the name of the DB, the path where to export the file and some other params, and then I get my model saved/imported/moved/deleted.

Here you can find the project for the tool, this will work on every client (you don't need to be on the AOS to export/import models)

AXUtil GUI Download

 private void exportModel(SysModelManifest _SysModelManifest, filePath path)  
 {  
   Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.AxUtil        axutil      = new Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.AxUtil();  
   Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.AxUtilContext     context     = new Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.AxUtilContext();  
   Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.AxUtilConfiguration  config     = new Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.AxUtilConfiguration();  
   Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.ModelArgument     modelArgument;  
   int     modelId = _SysModelManifest.Model;  
   int     i;  
   Object ret;  
   ClrObject o; // = new ClrObject("System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String]");  
   ClrObject enumerator;  
   boolean hasErrors;  
   try  
   {  
     modelArgument = new Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.ModelManagement.ModelArgument(modelId);  
     config.set_ExportFile(path + _SysModelManifest.Name);  
     config.set_ModelArgument(modelArgument);  
     config.set_Database(SysSQLSystemInfo::construct().getloginDatabase());  
     config.set_Server(SysSQLSystemInfo::construct().getLoginServer());  
     axutil.Export(context, config);  
     o = context.get_Errors();  
     enumerator = o.GetEnumerator();  
     while (enumerator.MoveNext())  
     {  
       error(enumerator.get_Current());  
     }  
     o = context.get_Warnings();  
     enumerator = o.GetEnumerator();  
     while (enumerator.MoveNext())  
     {  
       warning(enumerator.get_Current());  
     }  
     hasErrors = context.get_HasError();  
     if(!hasErrors)  
       info(strFmt("Esportato modello %1 nel file %2" , _SysModelManifest.Name, path + _SysModelManifest.Name));  
   }  
   catch ( Exception::CLRError )  
   {  
     error(AifUtil::getClrErrorMessage());  
     throw Exception::Error;  
   }  
 }  

AX Project Finder Tool

Here's a small and handy tools that let you search for projects inside AX.

Just start typing something on the search bar and you will get a list of the projects found.

With a double click you can open the selected project

How it works:

with the call of:

projectListNode = SysTreeNode::getSharedProject(); 

you get the AOT node for the shared project. Then all the child of this node are looped, and the name is checked against the input text

treeNodeIterator = projectListNode.AOTiterator();  
   treeNode = treeNodeIterator.next();  
   while(treeNode)  
   { ... }  

 void FindProject()  
 {  
   ProjectSharedPrivate  projectType;  
   TreeNode treeNode;  
   ProjectListNode projectListNode;  
   TreeNodeIterator treeNodeIterator;  
   str aotName;  
   ;  
   ListboxResult.clear();  
   projectListNode = SysTreeNode::getSharedProject();  
   treeNodeIterator = projectListNode.AOTiterator();  
   treeNode = treeNodeIterator.next();  
   while(treeNode)  
   {  
     aotName = treeNode.AOTname();  
     //return;  
     if(DEVString::contains(aotName, projectName.text()))  
     {  
       ListboxResult.add(aotName);  
     }  
     treeNode = treeNodeIterator.next();  
   }  
 }  

Download link below

Project Finder Download

AX 2012 Create new project tool

Here's a port of the tool to create a new project template found on Axaptapedia.

This one will work on AX 2012, and has been entirely rewritten.

It support all the new nodes of the AOT made available with AX 2012

As usual, link to download is below

Create new project Tool