Package deployment timeout issues (retail retail related errors)- D365 for finance and operations

Scenario:

If you are receiving retail related errors on cloud hosted environments. here is the solution:

Note: Below solution is only applicable if you’re not using the retail functionality at all and you have RDP access of the environment.

Retail server:

If you’re receiving Retail server related error than do the below steps:

Run the DropAllRetailChannelDbObjects.sql and you can find the script in below path K:\DeployablePackages\\RetailServer\Scripts”

This will drop all retail server objects but will be recreated during the update. After running the script, resume the update again.

RetailCloudPos:

RetailStorefront:

If you’re receiving error related to above two and it is timeout error(check in the log file):

Find the step in the runbook and get the script location:

Copy the UpdateCloudPos to the desktop or any other folder as backup

Open the copy file in notepad and clear the script (empty file)

Copy the empty file back to the above folder and replace it.

Same steps you have to do for RetailStorefront.

Resume the package deployment.

D365 apply updates failed – package deployment failed – Dynamics 365 for finance and operations

Issue:

Few times we came across the issue of failing of D365 apply updates or package deployment failed at the step of DevTools.

Resolution:

To resolve the issue follow below steps:

1. Download the package if not downloaded
2. Unblock the downloaded package Zip file before extracting
3. Extract the the package zip file
4. Navigate to the DevToolsService/Scripts folder in the extracted package folder
5. Find the the file Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.Tools.Installer

6. Double click on the file and install the extension for VS2019

7. Once extension installation complete resume the package deployment.

Please feel free to comment if you’re facing any issue. We will try our best to help you solve the issues.