Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Linking one App.config in multiple projects

I recently had a .NET solution where I wanted to use the same App.config in 2 different projects.  I wanted to always ensure that changes made in the App.config of the original project would be reflected in other project(s) automatically.  Listed below are the steps I used to facilitate that process.

1.     Right-click your project in Solution Explorer

2.     Select "Add" -> "Existing Item..."

3.     Navigate to the file that you want to add to the solution

4.     [Important] Instead of hitting Enter or clicking the Add button, you want to click the down-arrow icon at the right edge of the Add button, and select "Add As Link".

 

 

Monday, January 5, 2026

Uploading documents to AI Foundry Agents

Q: Can we upload documents like pdf as input and configure the agents to retrieve the required content that is expected

 

A: The short answer is yes, but with some configuration.  Working in the Agent Playground, you have the option to “Add” Knowledge.  This knowledge can be from a variety of different data sources as seen below. As stated below “Currently only a single instance per each type of data source is supported.”  In my scenario, I had a single text file setup when I configured my agent, before being published.

 

Another option would be to utilize the Azure AI Search to index multiple documents from a data store, where documents can be uploaded after the agent is published.  As of today, there are 6 other options available for accessing documents