Purpose:
The purpose of this post is to share how can we resolve this issue in Visual Studio.
Application:
Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations
Background:
After applying Microsoft service update to a DEV environment, I observed that in Pending Changes window, Visual Studio detected 50000 adds sitting in the Excluded Changes tab. Interestingly all of these changes were related to standard models and therefore guessed this could be caused by the service update.
Solution:
After doing some research, I found that we can resolve this issue by adding a .tfignore file to the root of the metadata folder (e.g. K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory).
This is a how a .tfignore file looks like. The file below is for version 10.0.27. For future releases, we’ll need to update this file if there are new models added by Microsoft.
The file lists those files and folders that must be excluded from version control by Visual Studio. Please note comments are preceded by # character in this file.
###############################################################################
# .tfignore for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps - v10.0.27
#
###############################################################################
# Exclude not source control related folders
# Example format for a source controled metatadata folder. Set up per model.
# \Model\bin
# \Model\Reports
# \Model\Resources
# \Model\WebContent
# \Model\XppMetadata
#Exclude specific files
BPCheck.xml
BuildModelResult.xml
BuildModelResult.err.xml
BuildProjectResult.xml
BuildProjectResult.err.xml
CompileLabels.xml
DBSynchronization.xml
*.partial
#Exclude specific folders
\Delta
\GeneratedXppSource
#Exlude all system package folders
\AccountsPayableMobile
\ApplicationCommon
\ApplicationFoundation
\ApplicationFoundationFormAdaptor
\ApplicationPlatform
\ApplicationPlatformFormAdaptor
\ApplicationSuite
\ApplicationSuiteFormAdaptor
\ApplicationWorkspaces
\ApplicationWorkspacesFormAdaptor
\AppTroubleshooting
\AppTroubleshootingCore
\ATLApplicationSuite
\AtlCoreFinancial
\AtlCostAccounting
\AtlFoundation
\AtlMaterialHandling
\AtlPersonnel
\AtlSampleTests
\BankTypes
\bin
\BusinessProcess
\Calendar
\CaseManagement
\CDSVirtualEntity
\CommunityDrivenEngineeringTests
\ContactPerson
\CostAccounting
\CostAccountingAX
\CostAccountingService
\CreditManagement
\Currency
\CustomFields
\DataExpansionTool
\DataFeeds
\DataImpExpApplication
\DataSharing
\DataStack
\DataUpgrade
\DataUpgradePlatform
\demodatasuite
\DemoDataWellKnownValues
\Dimensions
\Directory
\DirectoryUpgrade
\DOM
\ElectronicReporting
\ElectronicReportingAppSuiteIntegration
\ElectronicReportingBusinessDoc
\ElectronicReportingCore
\ElectronicReportingDotNetUtils
\ElectronicReportingForAx
\ElectronicReportingForRetail
\ElectronicReportingMapping
\EnterpriseAssetManagementAppSuite
\EnterpriseAssetManagementIot
\EnterpriseAssetManagementMobile
\ExpenseManagement
\ExpenseMobile
\FinanceInsightsContracts
\FinancialReporting
\FinancialReportingAdaptors
\FinancialReportingEntityStore
\FiscalBooks
\FiscalBooksFormAdaptor
\FleetManagement
\FleetManagementExtension
\FleetManagementUnitTests
\GeneralLedger
\GeneralLedgerFormAdaptor
\InstallationRecords
\InventoryDimensionConversion
\IoTIntelligenceCore
\IoTIntelligenceManufacturing
\Ledger
\MasterPlanningService
\MaterialHandlingEquipmentInterface
\Measurement
\MixedRealityCore
\PaymentPredictor
\Personnel
\PersonnelCore
\PersonnelManagement
\PersonnelMobile
\PersonnelUpgrade
\Plugins
\Policy
\ProcessAutomation
\ProcessGuide
\Project
\ProjectMobile
\ProjectOperations
\PublicSector
\PublicSectorFormAdaptor
\RegulatoryServices
\Retail
\RetailEod
\RetailFormAdaptor
\RevenueRecognition
\SCMInsights
\SCMMobile
\SelfHealing
\SelfHealingRules
\SourceDocumentation
\SourceDocumentationTypes
\StaticMetadata
\Subledger
\SystemHealth
\Tax
\TaxEngine
\TestEssentials
\TimesheetMobile
\Tutorial
\UnitOfMeasure
\WHSAppTaskValidator
\WMSAdvancedMigration
#10.0.13
\ElectronicReportingInternal
\EngineeringChangeManagement
\MixedRealityManufacturing
#10.0.14
\AssetLeasing
\InboundTransportationManagement
\Kitting
\ManufacturingExecutionInterface
#10.0.15
\ManufacturingExecution
\ManufacturingExecutionBackoffice
\MessageProcessor
\MetadataExport
\RebatesAndDeductions
\ScaleUnitManagement
\WarehouseExecutionWorkload
\WarehouseExecutionWorkloadBackoffice
\WarehousePlanning
\WorkloadCommon
#10.0.17
\EntAssetManufacturingExecution
\EntAssetManufacturingExecutionBackoffice
\EntAssetManufacturingExecutionInterface
\RetailTeamsIntegration
#10.0.18
\DataMaintenance
\DataMaintenanceTypes
#10.0.21
\FinancialDimensionService
#10.0.22
\ManufacturingExecutionCommon
\ManufacturingExecutionThirdParty
\OperationalInsights
#10.0.24
\GlobalUnifiedPricing
\ScaleUnitDatapipeline
#10.0.25
\HRPlatform
\PersonnelBusinessProcess
\SubscriptionBilling
#10.0.26
\BenefitsManagement
\Leave
#10.0.27
\Recruitment
References:
https://github.com/jspijkerboer/D365FO-tfignore
https://community.dynamics.com/365/financeandoperations/f/dynamics-365-for-finance-and-operations-forum/456243/detected-50000-add-s-in-excluded-changes-in-pending-changes
