D18912E1457D5D1DDCBD40AB3BF70D5D You are a Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations developer. You need to deploy a new report in a development…

In a Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations development environment, Visual Studio is the primary tool for creating and deploying artifacts like SSRS reports. There are two direct locations within Visual Studio for this task. A developer can right-click the project containing the report in the Solution Explorer and select 'Deploy'. This action deploys all elements within that project. Alternatively, for deploying a single report, a developer can locate the report in the Application Explorer (under AOT > SSRS Reports > Reports), right-click it, and select 'Deploy'. Both are standard, direct methods used frequently during development for rapid testing and iteration.

A. Package deployment: This is a valid deployment mechanism, but it involves creating a formal deployable package and applying it. It's typically used for moving code between environments (Dev to Test, Test to Prod) via Lifecycle Services (LCS) or command line, not for iterative development within a single development environment.

B. Build project: Building a project compiles the source code and metadata into assemblies and other artifacts. It is a prerequisite for deployment but is not the deployment action itself.

E. Build Models options: This is a large-scale compilation action for an entire model, which can contain multiple projects. Like building a project, it is not a deployment action.

1. Microsoft Learn. (2023). Create a new report by using the Report Wizard. In Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations documentation. This document explicitly states, "To deploy all of the reports in a project, in Solution Explorer, right-click the project node, and then select Deploy. To deploy an individual report, in Solution Explorer, right-click the report that you want to deploy, and then select Deploy." This confirms option D.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/analytics/create-new-report-wizard#deploy-the-report

2. Microsoft Learn. (2023). Application Explorer. In Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations documentation. This document describes the Application Explorer's functionality and notes, "You can perform some actions by right-clicking a node... For reports, you can also deploy the report." This confirms option C as a valid location for initiating a deployment.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/dev-tools/application-explorer

3. Microsoft Learn. (2023). Create deployable packages of models. In Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations documentation. This source explains that package deployment is primarily for applying updates to non-development environments via LCS, although it can be used on a dev box. This supports why it's not a primary method for a developer's typical workflow compared to direct deployment from Visual Studio.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/deployment/create-apply-deployable-package