Extending Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management Cookbook - Second Edition
by Simon Buxton
How it works...
The form extension works like any other extension; they are delta changes that are applied alongside other form extensions in order to build the form the user sees.
This is a great idea and should prevent forms from being a hindrance to an upgrade. Sometimes, however, the group that our extension is added to can be renamed or removed. The code-upgrade tool in LCS (Life-cycle services) will spot many issues where new patterns are used, and will often change our code in order to fit. In cases where control is orphaned, the tool will create a task for us to fix it. The form will not build until it is fixed.
Sometimes, we edit the XML to remove the control, and then re-add the control using the form designer. The usual reason ...
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