{"id":12142,"date":"2018-06-29T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/?p=12142"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T09:02:09","slug":"automate-ilmerge-for-workflowsplugins-to-merge-multiple-assemblies-into-one-in-dynamics-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/automate-ilmerge-for-workflowsplugins-to-merge-multiple-assemblies-into-one-in-dynamics-365\/","title":{"rendered":"Automate ILMerge for Workflows\/Plugins to Merge Multiple Assemblies into One in Dynamics 365"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction: <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Recently we got a business requirement where we need to merge two assemblies into single exe i.e. one .net assembly and another assembly which would serialize and deserialize, so we used Newtonsoft.Json.dll for it. To merge Newtonsoft.Json.dll with .net dll in single exe it is recommended to use ILMerge.<\/p>\n

ILMerge\u00a0is a tool that can combine multiple DLLs into a single exe. For this every time, we need to manually merge the assembly using ILMerge UI as shown below.<\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

This blog explains the basics of using ILMerge to create a single Workflow\/Plugin DLL without using ILMerge tool externally every time.<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Add ILMerge.MSBuild.Task using Nuget to your Visual Studio project:<\/p>\n

Navigate to Visual Studio Project\u00a0\u2192 Tools\u00a0\u2192 Library Package Manager\u00a0\u2192 Package Manager Console<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong> Use command \u201cInstall-Package ILMerge.MSBuild.Task<\/strong>\u201d and paste in package manager console.<\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong> Also need to install the ILMerge Package using command \u201cInstall-Package ilmerge<\/strong>\u201d in the package manager console<\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Build your project. After successful build one new folder is created with the name ILMerge<\/strong>. The merged assembly will be stored in an ILMerge folder under the project output. (Need to merge Crm.Workflow.dll and Newtonsoft.Json.dll)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Merge Output is present in the ILMerge folder (Under ILMerge Folder Crm.Workflow.dll is merged output).The merged dll contains the component of both the dlls (i.e. Newtonsoft.Json.dll, Crm.Workflow.dll). Now you have to use this dll (i.e. Crm.Workflow.dll) for further processes to reflect the changes in your CRM.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

Step 6:<\/strong> By default, all references with\u00a0Copy Local\u00a0equals\u00a0true\u00a0are merged with your project output. To avoid merging of CRM SDK DLLs and Microsoft.IdentityModel.DLL into our DLL we need to select the three files and set the property \u201cCopy Local\u201d to false.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Merge<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Merging of multiple dlls using external tool is time-consuming and somewhat annoying. So simply type the commands Install-Package ILMerge.MSBuild.Task, Install-Package ilmerge<\/strong> in package manager console of your project and after successful installation, rebuild your project and you will get newly merged dll\u00a0for further processing to reflect changes in your\u00a0CRM.<\/p>\n

\"Map<\/a><\/p>\n

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