Use object in Extension from another Extension

Juhl

Hi guys
Just playing around with extensions on a D365BC preview Docker image, and ran in to a question.

Can i create a Extension with say a Codeunit with some functions in it.
And then create another Extension that uses these functions.

AL dosent see it, even when downloading symbols after the first extension is installed.

There is a command in AL to Download SourceCode, but it dosent work, and i dont know what its for.

Anyone??

MesutG

I am writing functions that I want to use in the OnRun function of the codeunit and this is an if statement.

mohana_cse06

Check the function property wheher it is exposed as external.
2nd extension should be marked as dependent of extension 1

DenSter

Let's say you have extension A and extension B. In A, you have created some functionality that you want to use in B. You will need to create a dependency in the app.json file for B, to extension A. When you save app.json, you run 'download symbols' again, and that should now get the symbols for A into your workspace, and from that moment on, you will see the extension A symbols in your extension B workspace.

MesutG

Hi,

You can use extension objects . You must use "Run" function an "extension ID". For Example

Juhl

That works :-)

But what if I want to call a function in that codeunit?

MesutG

I am writing functions that I want to use in the OnRun function of the codeunit and this is an if statement.

Juhl

Ok, as a workaround.

mohana_cse06

Check the function property wheher it is exposed as external.
2nd extension should be marked as dependent of extension 1

Juhl

Thanks Mohana
Will check it out after Easter

DenSter

Let's say you have extension A and extension B. In A, you have created some functionality that you want to use in B. You will need to create a dependency in the app.json file for B, to extension A. When you save app.json, you run 'download symbols' again, and that should now get the symbols for A into your workspace, and from that moment on, you will see the extension A symbols in your extension B workspace.

DenSter

By the way, when you set up the dependency, rebuilding the package for extension B will also get the symbols for extension A, and so does hitting F5 or Ctrl+F5. Try it, delete the .app file for extension A from the workspace for extension B and see what happens when you rebuild the .app file

Juhl

Thanks :-)