ACUPackageGuide.md

Acumatica Customization Util (ACU)

Package Guide (version 23.10.17.38782)

To create a package using the development environment, you need to set up the corresponding configuration. Let's consider setting up the corresponding configurations for JetBrains Rider and Visual Studio step by step.

Create package from JetBrains Rider

1. Start the IDE and open the ACUCustomizationUtil solution.
2. Open the configuration menu, click Edit Configurations ....

3. In the opened window select + -> NET Publish -> Publish to folder

4. Fill in the values marked with numbers in the screenshot.

Create package from Visual Studio

1. Start the IDE and open the ACUCustomizationUtil solution.
2. Open the public profile menu, click "New Profile"

3. In the opened window select Folder->Next -> Next -> Folder->Next

4. Fill in the value, Target Folder location, click Finish.

5. Click Show all settings, fill in the values in the dialog box that opens and click Save.

Result

If we now run the created configuration, we should see the following files in the specified directory

PS C:\VS\ACUCustomizationUtil\AcuCustomizationUtil\bin\Release\net7.0\win-x86\publish> ls

    Directory: C:\VS\ACUCustomizationUtil\AcuCustomizationUtil\bin\Release\net7.0\win-x86\publish

Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a---           9/15/2023  6:09 PM          43513 acu.dll.config           dll configuration file 
-a---           9/15/2023  6:09 PM       80521918 acu.exe                  utility executable
-a---           9/14/2023  1:23 PM           1064 acu.json                 sample configuration file
-a---           9/15/2023  6:09 PM          64072 acu.pdb                  PDB (program database file), contains information for the debugger to work with