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Author: edburns

_posts/2020-01-25-arm-development-faster-iteration-time.md

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+## UPDATE: 2020-01-30 export with https://resources.azure.com/
+
 If you found your way to this post and your first reaction is 
 "[well duh](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Thank%20you%20Captain%20Obvious)",
 please leave a comment, because I'd love to know how you came upon your
@@ -66,6 +68,33 @@ want to do this for each big chunk of functionality in your system, then
 stitch them together.  Iterate at the command line using the technique
 in the next tip.
 
+### Use the resources.azure.com
+
+I have observed that the "export template" feature does not always give
+you the full JSON.  For example, in the case of Application Gateway, the
+`backendAddresses` was empty, even though it had a pool and targets.  A
+colleague pointed out this enormously useful resource
+[https://resources.azure.com/](https://resources.azure.com/).
+
+Here is a quick sketch of how I used it to get the full JSON of a
+deployed Application Gateway.  Note, this is not an ARM template, but it
+can help a lot.
+
+1. Visit https://resources.azure.com/
+
+2. Type in the resource group in which the resource is deployed: ejb012803c
+
+3. Maybe make a choice. 
+
+   a. If offered with an autosuggest, pick the resource and you are done.
+   
+   b. If not offered with an autosuggest.  In the left pane, expand nodes like this
+   
+   ```
+   subscriptions > Your subscription > resourceGroups > ejb012803c > Providers >
+     Microsoft.Network > applicationGateways > ejb012803c
+   ```
+
 ### Start with one of the templates from `azure-quickstart-templates`
 
 My extremely helpful colleague [Brian