Full Solution Download

Full Solution Download is a Business Central app that helps you download all apps from a Business Central sandbox environment using Visual Studio Code.

NOTE: The preferred way of opening a solution from a running Business Central environment is to use Prism's built-in Open from BC functionality. This also works when a partner accesses a customer's sandbox environment using Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP). However, depending on the customer's security setup, this may require the customer's admin approval. By using Full Solution Download you are not depending on Azure admin approval, but stay within Business Central's security model.

Install from Marketplace

Install from the Microsoft Marketplace (search for Statical Prism) or via the Extension Management page in Business Central.

Download full solution

Prerequisites

• The Full Solution Download app is installed in the Business Central sandbox environment from which you want to download all apps.
• Visual Studio Code is installed on your machine.
• You have privileges to download symbols from the Business Central sandbox environment.
• You have access to run the Full Solution Download app. The permission set "SCL Statical Prism" gives you the necessary permissions.

Instructions

Step 1: Open page "Statical Prism Full Solution Download"

Search for "full solution" to find the Full Solution Download page.

Step 2: Click "Download full solution" button

Click the Download button to start downloading the full solution.

This will open Visual Studio Code. If Visual Studio Code extensions Microsoft AL Language and Statical Prism for AL Connector are not already installed, you will be prompted to do so.

Step 3: Select an empty folder

Select an empty folder or create a new folder and select it when this dialog pops up:

Once you have selected an empty folder, Prism for AL Connector will create an AL project folder which references all the apps available in the Business Central sandbox environment.

Step 4: Wait for symbol download to complete

Prism for AL Connector delegates downloading to Microsoft's AL Language extension, so if you are not already signed in from Visual Studio Code, then you will be asked to do so.

Please wait for the "symbols downloaded" notification:

Step 5: Open Prism for AL

Once the download has finished, open Prism for AL from Visual Studio Code's command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):