Example multi-stage YAML pipeline for Azure DevOps

.multi-stage-azure-pipelines.yml

trigger:
- '*'

pool:
  name: Default

variables:
  image_name: mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral/sandbox
  container_name: Build
  company_name: My Company
  user_name: admin
  password: P@ssword1
  license_file: C:\Users\james.pearson.TECMAN\Desktop\Licence.flf

stages:
- stage: build
  displayName: Build
  jobs:
  - job: Build
    pool:
      name: Default
    steps:
      - task: PowerShell@1    
        displayName: Create build container
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: > 
            Import-Module navcontainerhelper;
            $Credential = [PSCredential]::new('$(user_name)',(ConvertTo-SecureString '$(password)' -AsPlainText -Force));
            New-NavContainer -accept_eula -accept_outdated -containerName '$(container_name)' -auth NavUserPassword -credential $Credential -image $(image_name) -licenseFile $(license_file) -doNotExportObjectsToText -restart no -shortcuts None -useBestContainerOS -includeTestToolkit -includeTestLibrariesOnly -updateHosts

      - task: PowerShell@1
        displayName: Copy source into container folder
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: >
            $SourceDir = 'C:\ProgramData\NavContainerHelper\Extensions\$(container_name)\Source';
            New-Item $SourceDir -ItemType Directory;
            Copy-Item '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\*' $SourceDir -Recurse -Force;

      - task: PowerShell@1
        displayName: Compile app
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: >
            Import-Module navcontainerhelper;
            $SourceDir = 'C:\ProgramData\NavContainerHelper\Extensions\$(container_name)\Source';
            $Credential = [PSCredential]::new('$(user_name)',(ConvertTo-SecureString '$(password)' -AsPlainText -Force));
            Compile-AppInNavContainer -containerName '$(container_name)' -appProjectFolder $SourceDir -credential $Credential -AzureDevOps -FailOn 'error';

      - task: PowerShell@1
        displayName: Copy app into build artifacts staging folder
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: >
            $SourceDir = 'C:\ProgramData\NavContainerHelper\Extensions\$(container_name)\Source';        
            Copy-Item "$SourceDir\output\*.app" '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'

      - task: PowerShell@1
        displayName: Publish and install app into container
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: >
            Import-Module navcontainerhelper;        
            Get-ChildItem '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)' | % {Publish-NavContainerApp '$(container_name)' -appFile $_.FullName -skipVerification -sync -install}

      - task: PowerShell@1
        displayName: Run tests
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: >
            $Credential = [PSCredential]::new('$(user_name)',(ConvertTo-SecureString '$(password)' -AsPlainText -Force));
            $BuildHelperPath = 'C:\ProgramData\NavContainerHelper\Extensions\$(container_name)\My\BuildHelper.app';
            Download-File 'https://github.com/CleverDynamics/al-build-helper/raw/master/Clever%20Dynamics_Build%20Helper_BC14.app' $BuildHelperPath;
            Publish-NavContainerApp $(container_name) -appFile $BuildHelperPath -sync -install;
            $Url = "http://{0}:7047/NAV/WS/{1}/Codeunit/AutomatedTestMgt" -f (Get-NavContainerIpAddress -containerName '$(container_name)'), '$(company_name)';
            $AutomatedTestMgt = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $Url -Credential $Credential;
            $AutomatedTestMgt.GetTests('DEFAULT',50100,50199);

            Import-Module navcontainerhelper;
            $ResultPath = 'C:\ProgramData\NavContainerHelper\Extensions\$(container_name)\my\Results.xml';        
            Run-TestsInBcContainer -containerName '$(container_name)' -companyName '$(company_name)' -credential $Credential -detailed -AzureDevOps warning -XUnitResultFileName $ResultPath -debugMode

      - task: PublishTestResults@2
        displayName: Upload test results    
        inputs:
          failTaskOnFailedTests: true
          testResultsFormat: XUnit
          testResultsFiles: '*.xml'
          searchFolder: C:\ProgramData\NavContainerHelper\Extensions\$(container_name)\my

      - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
        displayName: Publish build artifacts
        inputs:
          ArtifactName: App Package
          PathtoPublish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)

      - task: PowerShell@1
        displayName: Remove build container
        inputs:
          scriptType: inlineScript
          inlineScript: >
            Import-Module navcontainerhelper;
            Remove-NavContainer $(container_name)
        condition: always()
- stage: Release
  displayName: Release
  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['build.sourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'))
  jobs:
  - deployment:
    displayName: Release
    pool:
      name: Default
    environment: Release
    strategy:
      runOnce:
        deploy:
          steps:               
            - task: PowerShell@1
              displayName: Copy artifacts to release directory                  
              inputs:
                scriptType: inlineScript
                inlineScript: >
                  $Path = Split-Path '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)' -Parent;
                  $Artifact = "$Path\App Package\*.app";
                  Copy-Item $Artifact 'C:\Release\';