Asset library in Lifecycle Services (LCS)

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The Asset library is a storage location for the diverse avails that are associated with a tenant in Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS). Two types of Nugget library are bachelor in LCS: the Shared nugget library and the project-level Nugget library.

  • Shared nugget library – The Shared asset library is used by Microsoft and Partners to share assets across multiple tenants, projects, and environments in LCS. This library can be accessed by any user who signs in to LCS. To admission the Shared asset library, sign in to LCS, and then click the Shared asset library tile.

    Shared asset library tile.

  • Project-level Asset library – The project-level Asset library is used to share assets across environments within a projection in LCS. This library can be accessed by all users within a projection. To admission the project-level Asset library, sign in to LCS, and open a project. And then, on the hamburger card, click Asset library.

    Opening the project-level Asset library.

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    Uploading versions for the same asset in the project asset library is not supported.

Nugget library support

The Asset library supports multiple types of assets. Here are some asset types that are frequently used:

  • Software deployable package – This asset type represents all the packages that are used to update an environment with the latest set of updates.
  • Data packet – This asset type stores assets that are used for configuration and data direction.
  • GER Configuration – This asset type stores all localization and translation avails that are applied to the client.
  • Retail SDK – This asset type stores all the latest scripts for the Retail software evolution kit (SDK).
  • Database backups - This asset type is used for import and consign of databases from Sandbox Tiers 2 - five environments.

Nugget scopes

Every asset that the Asset library supports has multiple scopes. Here are some of the supported asset scopes:

  • Me – When an asset is uploaded, it'due south prepare to the Me telescopic. An asset that has the Me scope is visible simply to the person who uploaded the asset.
  • Project – When an asset is imported from the Global scope to another project, it's set up to the Project telescopic.
  • System – When an asset must be shared with multiple users within a tenant, the tenant admin can promote the asset to the Organization scope.
  • Global – Just Microsoft can upload assets to the Global scope. These avails are assets that Microsoft wants to be made publicly available to all LCS projects and users.

Nugget status

Every asset has one of 2 statuses: Typhoon or Published.

  • Draft – The asset can still be edited.
  • Published – The asset is published at an Organization or Global scope, and edits are completed.

Deportment in the Nugget library

You tin can perform diverse deportment in the Asset library as you crave.

Upload an nugget to the Asset library

  1. Select the tab to upload the asset to.
  2. Click the plus sign (+).
  3. Enter a name and description for the asset.
  4. Upload the file for the asset, and so click Ostend.

Upload a new version for a specific asset (Shared nugget library only)

  1. Select the nugget in the Asset library.
  2. On the toolbar, click the Upload new version button.
  3. Repeat the steps in the previous procedure, "Upload an asset to the asset library."
  4. On the toolbar, click Versions to view multiple versions for a unmarried nugget.
  5. Individual versions can then be imported in to a specific projection asset library as required.

Move assets from the Shared nugget library to the project-level Nugget library

There are two ways to motion an asset from the Shared asset library to the project-level asset library: you can import the asset or copy information technology.

Import from the Shared nugget library

Follow these steps to import an asset from the Shared asset library to the projection-level Asset library so that it tin can exist applied across environments.

  1. In the project-level Asset library, select the tab for the asset type to import.
  2. Click Import.
  3. In the list of assets in the Shared nugget library, select the asset to import, and then click Pick.

The selected nugget is imported and put into the projection-level Asset library. The status of the asset in the projection-level Asset library is fix to Published. This method is for packages that you don't plan to edit. If you lot want to edit an imported package, create a copy by using the following procedure. The condition of the parcel will then be Draft.

Copy from the Shared asset library

Follow these steps to create a copy of an nugget and then that it can exist edited.

  1. In the project-level Nugget library, select the tab for the asset type to copy.
  2. Select the asset to copy, and and so, on the toolbar, click Copy.

A copy of the published nugget is created, and the status is set to Draft.

Relieve to my library

Later y'all've edited an asset, follow these steps to move the edited asset dorsum to the Shared asset library so that it can be promoted to the Arrangement scope and shared with multiple customers.

  1. In the project-level Nugget library, select the tab for the asset type to import.
  2. Select the nugget to save, and so click Save to my library.

The asset is saved from the project-level Asset library back to the Shared asset library, and the telescopic is set to Me.