Navcontainerhelper: The "generatesymbolreference" command is not valid

[Rukkulakki]

Describe the issue
Unable to generate symbols.

Scripts used to create container and cause the issue
$containerName = 'nne' $password = 'P@ssw0rd' $securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $password -AsPlainText -Force $credential = New-Object pscredential 'admin', $securePassword $auth = 'UserPassword' $artifactUrl = Get-NavArtifactUrl -nav '2017' -cu '10' -country 'dk' $licenseFile = 'c:\nav\infar\udvikling\nav2017.flf' New-BcContainer -shortcuts DesktopFolder ` -accept_eula ` -containerName $containerName ` -credential $credential ` -auth $auth ` -artifactUrl $artifactUrl ` -licenseFile $licenseFile ` -includeCSIDE -doNotExportObjectsToText ` -updateHosts

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Additional context
The container itself works fine. I can start the client and login, but I would like to be able to test the table changes I make.

[Rukkulakki]

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-InstalledModule bccontainerhelper -allversions

Version Name Repository Description
------- ---- ---------- -----------
2.0.14 BcContainerHelper PSGallery PowerShell module

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Generate-SymbolsInNavContainer -containerName nne
Creating application symbols in nne
[29885216] The "generatesymbolreference" command is not valid.
at , : line 24
at Invoke-ScriptInBcContainer, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\BcContainerHelper\2.0.12\ContainerHandling\Invoke-ScriptInNavContainer.ps1: line 44
at Generate-SymbolsInNavContainer, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\BcContainerHelper\2.0.12\SymbolHandling\Generate-SymbolsInNavContainer.ps1: line 23
at , : line 1
[29885216] The "generatesymbolreference" command is not valid.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\BcContainerHelper\2.0.12\ContainerHandling\Invoke-ScriptInNavContainer.ps1:45 char:13

• throw $_.Exception.Message
• ~~~~~~
  
  
  
  • CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: ([29885216] The ...d is not valid.:String) [], RuntimeException
  
  
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : [29885216] The "generatesymbolreference" command is not valid.
  
  

[freddydk]

Symbol generation is when you want to get symbols to use for AL coding
NAV 2017 is C/AL only, so Generate-SymbolsInNavContainer will fail for any version prior to NAV 2018 and later than BC 14.

[Rukkulakki]

Fair enough; I just assumed that it basically handled the synchronization and metadata part. My fault :)

But then the question becomes how I get it to synchronise tablechanges? When I try to sync. schemas for tables, I get an error saying that it cannot connect to the server
Servernavn: nne
Serverforekomst: nav
Styringsport: 7045

[freddydk]

Hvis du forsøger at gøre dette fra CSIDE, så skal du nok bruge Windows Authentication.
Ellers kan du gøre det via Import-ObjectsToNavContainer, der burde sync'e som en del af det.
Du kan også i ISE bruge Enter-NavContainer nne for at få en prompt inde i containeren og bruge PowerShell (jeg kan ikke huske alle PowerShell cmdlets)

[Rukkulakki]

Sync-NAVTenant from within the container did the trick. Thank you.