1| Prerequisites

The installation process should be the same as any D365 ISV product from Avanade. Any product-specific information will be noted at the appropriate step. 

If this is a new development VM, we recommend building the VM fully before installing (including provisioning the admin account).

This guide focuses on installing a D365 ISV product from Avanade into a development VM (or additional development VMs).

Creation/management of build, UAT, and production environments should follow the standard Microsoft documentation/process.

If there are any questions or concerns about the steps listed in this document, please reach out to Avanade for clarification.

2| Installation into a Development VM (First VM)

The initial development VM needs the following steps: 

1. Install the deployable package provided by Avanade (should be a zip file): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/deployment/install-deployable-package
   • The deployable package will include the solution package/model and the license package/model. 
     
     
2. Synchronize the database.
   
   
3. Add the product and product license folders to your source control in Visual Studio. You will not see your objects in pending changes until this happens.
   • Some items might be excluded; make sure you include all items.
   • The following Microsoft write-up should be followed. Again, make sure you select both the product and product license package folders.
   • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/dev-tools/manage-runtime-packages
     
     
4. Check in your ISV product.

3| Installation (Additional Development VMs)

1. Map the product and product license folders to the appropriate local folders from source control.
   
   
2. Get the latest.
   
   
3. Sync database.

4| Common Errors

• Be careful about having spaces in the file path or name.
  
  
• After all steps are completed, verify that the product package and product license package have been added to the source control explorer under the Metadata file.