ObjectHandling/Import-ObjectsToNavContainer.ps1
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.Synopsis Import Objects to Nav Container .Description Copy the object file to the Nav container if necessary. Create a session to a Nav container and run Import-NavApplicationObject .Parameter containerName Name of the container in which you want to import objects .Parameter objectsFile Path of the objects file you want to import .Parameter sqlCredential Credentials for the SQL admin user if using NavUserPassword authentication. User will be prompted if not provided .Example Import-ObjectsToNavContainer -containerName test2 -objectsFile c:\temp\objects.txt -sqlCredential (get-credential -credential 'sa') #> function Import-ObjectsToNavContainer { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$containerName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$objectsFile, [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$sqlCredential = $null ) $sqlCredential = Get-DefaultSqlCredential -containerName $containerName -sqlCredential $sqlCredential -doNotAskForCredential $containerObjectsFile = Get-NavContainerPath -containerName $containerName -path $objectsFile $copied = $false if ("$containerObjectsFile" -eq "") { $containerObjectsFile = Join-Path "c:\run" ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($objectsFile)) Copy-FileToNavContainer -containerName $containerName -localPath $objectsFile -containerPath $containerObjectsFile $copied = $true } $session = Get-NavContainerSession -containerName $containerName -silent Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock { Param($objectsFile, [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$sqlCredential, $copied) $customConfigFile = Join-Path (Get-Item "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\*\Service").FullName "CustomSettings.config" [xml]$customConfig = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($customConfigFile) $databaseServer = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='DatabaseServer']").Value $databaseInstance = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='DatabaseInstance']").Value $databaseName = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='DatabaseName']").Value $managementServicesPort = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='ManagementServicesPort']").Value if ($databaseInstance) { $databaseServer += "\$databaseInstance" } $enableSymbolLoadingKey = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='EnableSymbolLoadingAtServerStartup']") $params = @{} if ($sqlCredential) { $params = @{ 'Username' = $sqlCredential.UserName; 'Password' = ([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($sqlCredential.Password))) } } Write-Host "Importing Objects from $objectsFile (container path)" $databaseServerParameter = $databaseServer if ($enableSymbolLoadingKey -ne $null -and $enableSymbolLoadingKey.Value -eq "True") { # HACK: Parameter insertion... # generatesymbolreference is not supported by Import-NAVApplicationObject yet # insert an extra parameter for the finsql command by splitting the filter property $databaseServerParameter = '",generatesymbolreference=1,ServerName="'+$databaseServer } Import-NAVApplicationObject @params -Path $objectsFile ` -DatabaseName $databaseName ` -DatabaseServer $databaseServerParameter ` -ImportAction Overwrite ` -SynchronizeSchemaChanges Force ` -NavServerName localhost ` -NavServerInstance NAV ` -NavServerManagementPort "$managementServicesPort" ` -Confirm:$false if ($copied) { Remove-Item -Path $objectsFile -Force } } -ArgumentList $containerObjectsFile, $sqlCredential, $copied Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Objects successfully imported" } Export-ModuleMember -Function Import-ObjectsToNavContainer |