functions/get-d365defaultmodelfornewprojects.ps1
<# .SYNOPSIS Get the default model used creating new projects in Visual Studio .DESCRIPTION Get the registered default model that is used across all new projects that are created inside Visual Studio when working with D365FO project types .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-D365DefaultModelForNewProjects This will display the current default module registered in the "..Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Settings\DynamicsDevConfig.xml" file. .NOTES Tag: Model, Models, Development, Default Model, Module, Project Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi) The work for this cmdlet / function was inspired by Robin Kretzschmar (@DarkSmile92) blog post about changing the default model. The direct link for his blog post is: https://robscode.onl/d365-set-default-model-for-new-projects/ His main blog can found here: https://robscode.onl/ #> function Get-D365DefaultModelForNewProjects { [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSUseSingularNouns", "")] [CmdletBinding()] param () $filePath = "C:\Users\$env:UserName\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Settings\DynamicsDevConfig.xml" if (-not (Test-PathExists -Path $filePath -Type Leaf)) { return } if (Test-PSFFunctionInterrupt) { return } $namespace = @{ns = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/dynamics/2012/03/development/configuration" } $defaultModel = Select-Xml -XPath "/ns:DynamicsDevConfig/ns:DefaultModelForNewProjects" -Path $filePath -Namespace $namespace $modelName = $defaultModel.Node.InnerText [PSCustomObject] @{DefaultModelForNewProjects = $modelName } } |