Do you make batch files for deployment to Test and Production servers? (CRM 4 Only)

Last updated by Brook Jeynes [SSW] 9 months ago.See history

The goal is that CRM developers **to not ** move from Dev to Test and to Production manually. Basically, we don't want a developer to touch Test or Production servers. The testers can run the .bat file. See SSW rules to setup packages.

How should developers work?

Create a Deployment.bat like this

REM (deploy the callouts - Part 1)

REM (restart IIS of CRM TEST Server - BASILISK)
iisreset BASILISK

REM (copy callouts dlls onto CRM TEST Server - BASILISK)
copy Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Callout.Base.dll "\\BASILISK\C$\Program Files\Microsoft CRM\Server\bin\assembly"            
copy SSW.TimeProIntegrationCallouts.dll "\\BASILISK\C$\Program Files\Microsoft CRM\Server\bin\assembly"            
copy callout.config.xml "\\BASILISK\C$\Program Files\Microsoft CRM\Server\bin\assembly" 
            
REM (deploy the callouts - part 2)
REM Stop the WorkFlow Service (as we need to remove the lock on the .dlls)
REM Start it 
REM (avoid workflow in v3 - see comment above C but if you do you need to)
REM Manual - use Import wizard
REM (avoid server side validation logic in v3)
REM  Deploy a 1.1 web service

Deploy to Test Server

  • Import the customizations.xml
  • Run .bat file

Deploy to Production Server

  • Import the customizations.xml
  • Run .bat file
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