How to overwrite/change Danish OIOUBL extension?

MortenSteengaard

I'm working on Business Central version 13.11 (13.0.35820.0) on-premise. Most of the code is C/SIDE but some is in extensions.

I need to make some changes to the Danish OIOUBL extension that exports an XML file.

Is it possible to get the code and make changes there or overwrite their extension with my own? (I need their code, because I only have a few things to change.)

I have read in a forum that two years ago it was not possible to subscribe to anything from their extension. So I don't expect that subscribing can help.

ShaiHulud

The installation DVD/archive has "Extensions" directory with file "OIOUBL.Source.zip" You can extract it, make any changes you want and repackage it as an upgraded version of the official OIOUBL extension

lynge

The zipped, but full source code for all extensions are on the install DVD in the folder Extensions.

You can also find the latest versions here: https://github.com/microsoft/ALAppExtensions

If you are adding functionalities the product and others can benefit from, please consider a pull request of your functionality afterwards.

SanderDk

Hello @MortenSteengaard,
The danish extension really needs more events, it is not really extensible right now.

You can do a couple of things depending on what kind of changes you want to do.

1: The code for OIOUBL and on the DVD, you can change it and published it with the original GUID (I would never do this).

2. You can get the code for the DVD, move to functionality to your own number series (500xx)

3. Edit the XML file after you have exported it, (I do not remember on 13 if there is event you can call, but there are on newer versions) so you can copy the event from a never version, so you are ready for an upgrade.

There is properly even more ways, but I have not tried it.

ShaiHulud

The installation DVD/archive has "Extensions" directory with file "OIOUBL.Source.zip" You can extract it, make any changes you want and repackage it as an upgraded version of the official OIOUBL extension

lynge

The zipped, but full source code for all extensions are on the install DVD in the folder Extensions.

You can also find the latest versions here: https://github.com/microsoft/ALAppExtensions

If you are adding functionalities the product and others can benefit from, please consider a pull request of your functionality afterwards.

SanderDk

Hello @MortenSteengaard,
The danish extension really needs more events, it is not really extensible right now.

You can do a couple of things depending on what kind of changes you want to do.

1: The code for OIOUBL and on the DVD, you can change it and published it with the original GUID (I would never do this).

2. You can get the code for the DVD, move to functionality to your own number series (500xx)

3. Edit the XML file after you have exported it, (I do not remember on 13 if there is event you can call, but there are on newer versions) so you can copy the event from a never version, so you are ready for an upgrade.

There is properly even more ways, but I have not tried it.

MortenSteengaard

Thanks alot, helpers!

razorsrk

@MortenSteengaard

Hey Morten,

Could you provide the solution you found?

MortenSteengaard

Hi razorsrk,

I did this:

- Copied the folder with the Microsoft extension.
- Deleted the "Test" folder.
- Made a new launch.json.
- Deleted "${AppSourceCop}" from settings.json.
- Removed the extension from Business Central.
- Removed "compatibilityId" from app.json.
- Added "runtime: "2.0"" in app.json.
- Increased the version number.
- Changed publisher and description.
- Made the app file.
- Installed the app file using Business Central.

We chose this way of doing it, because the customer is on an on-premise solution that is not supposed to be upgraded much in the future.

razorsrk

@MortenSteengaard

Thanks alot. Did you compile the app through PowerShell?

MortenSteengaard

No, I just pressed F5 in Visual Studio Code. It made the app-file, but couldn't publish and/or install it. Then I went into Business Central and installed it on the "Extensions" page.

As I understand it, you need Visual Studio Code to make the app-file. When you have that file, you can use PowerShell to publish and/or install it.

razorsrk

@MortenSteengaard

Thanks alot

I'll try it out, might get back to you.

Did you change the objects ID or did you keep the Microsoft ID's?

MortenSteengaard

I didn't change the ID's.