d365FO - How to unbind or disconnect d365FO projects from source control (VSTS)

Sometimes, you probably need to re-organize the projects and source control. One of the task is to disconnect d365FO objects from source control.

(VSTS stands for Visual Studio Team Services)

Here, the steps.
1. Backup your files and metadata
2. Unbind
3. Remove mapping
4. Remove VSTS connection in VS
5. Remove Workspace in VS
6. Remove the VSTS project binding in LCS project
7. Remove a VSTS project in VSTS organizations
8. Remove a VSTS organization
9. Remove a LCS project


1. Backup your files and metadata
        a. d365FO projects and model - These can be backup by export axpp projects
        b. VS files and folder - Solution, project and related folders
        c. d365FO model metadata - For example, C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\XXXmodel

2. Unbind
This is for unbind/disconnect the local artifacts from the source control (VSTS)

After finish this step, you should check the availability of the VS local files and folders.

3. Remove mapping

**You do this step if you don’t want to keep configuration between local machine and VSTS to re-bind it in the near future.

**Normally, make sure you finish unbind step before, unless the some of local files might be removed.

**Since step 4. It's optional. You probably do it all or just some steps on your need.

4. Remove VSTS connection in VS
5. Remove Workspace in VS

6. Remove the VSTS project binding in LCS project

7. Remove a VSTS project in VSTS organizations

8. Remove a VSTS organization

9. Remove a LCS project

Until the next post! ;-)



Ref:
https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/working-with/integration/scc/tfvc/common-tasks/unbinding.html