Hi all,
I have a build process that currently produces model files as an output. These can then be manually or automatically imported into our test/staging environments. While investigating this I noticed that there seems to be significant support for using model stores instead of individual model files. The ability to produce ready made application layers that don't require compilation or CIL builds is pretty attractive. I am becoming considerably confused as to what the best practice is, What scenarios exist that would influence the choice of one of the deployment methods (XPOs, Models, Model Stores) over the others? The Microsoft documentation suggests the following:
Scenario | Recommended installation method |
|---|---|
Distributing a solution to customers | Model files |
Deploying a solution in a development or test environment | Model files or XPO files |
Deploying a solution to a production environment | Model store files |
I cannot find any information to support these statements however. Why are model files and XPO files better suited for deployment between development and test environments? I would have thought the model store would always be the most convenient method.
If anyone can provide some further clarification on this it would be much appreciated.
Simon
