It's so gratifying to hear that you had fun in our common project @Robert Cemper  ... although I think that your job was pretty self-evident ;)  

Paid in potatoes - great stuff!

I love it @Robert Cemper !!  Thank you for weighing in :)

Thanks for the clarification!  So Discord is more for synchronous communication while the D.C. is Async and long-term knowledge repository?  If so, please be encouraging people to share their answers on the D.C. if they find them on Discord via real time conversations :)  

@Dmitry Maslennikov  - does the knowledge that is captured in Discord make its way back into the D.C.?  If not then I think the rest of our users are missing out (and joining Discord shouldn't be a requirement for all D.C. members)

Congratulations on such an amazing set of milestones!!  Great work everyone :)

I do have a question about the Discord channel ... wouldn't Q&A on the Discord channel dilute content on the D.C.? Or is the Discord channel for a different purpose than asking questions and sharing knowledge about InterSystems products?

Excellent article!  Thank you for taking the time to write this up :)  A couple of comments:

1) I really like the idea of using Default Settings for application specific configuration ... that ties it in with existing import/export APIs and keeps things stored together nicely ... well done :)

2) The challenging thing with respect to reference / code tables is that directly exporting those will also export the local RowIDs for that data element, which can vary from environment to environment.  InterSystems IRIS provides a new way to handle this using the XML Exchange functionality built into the product.  Basically, when a persistent class extends %XML.Exchange.Adaptor it will ensure that GUIDs automatically get assigned to each data element, and that referenced objects are referenced in the exported XML by GUID rather than ID, which means that on import time it can ensure referential integrity by looking for the intended GUIDs in the imported object relationships.  TrakCare uses this to expose its 1000+ code tables for source control and versioning and we use it in AppServices as well.  Check it out: https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/documatic/%25CSP.Documatic.... 

Thanks again for this very comprehensive article about an important part of environment management :)

Congratulations everyone!!

Excellent article - thank you very much for taking the time to write this up!!!

Thank you for this update @Andreas Dieckow  - it's good for the Community to know that this expanded capability is in the works!!

Thanks @Robert Davis  - that is very helpful!  Thank you for taking the time to look at the code and suggest a possible way forward

To clarify Mason, you want to be able to output log information from within your task and store it somewhere associated with the Task run such that it is available via the SMP, correct?

You mean the URL that is showing in your Browser address bar?  What exactly do you mean by class URL?  Can you show an example of one that is working for you please?

Congrats to the winners, and THANK YOU for your contribution to the D.C. and G.M. :)

thank you for taking the time to write this up!

It's great seeing the volume continue to increase :)  Thank you all for your contributions!

I agree - please keep the pictures coming :)

very cool project!!

@Yuri Marx  - if you go to https://login.InterSystems.com you will see that we have published new icons for all of our applications which are consistent with the ISC look and feel.  Feel free to pop these into your diagram for consistency.

Any interested in learning more about these services should attend DEV005 at Global Summit where @Pravin Barton and I will discuss the 15 services and applications you can access via your InterSystems Login Account (Wed at 3:30).  Hope to see many of you there!

Many EXCELLENT enhancements - thank you for the continued improvements :)