Build Xamarin.iOS Solution does not Create IPA - xamarin.ios

I am using Azure Devops to build an iOS solution and I noticed that when I Copy files , after I have build the solution there is no IPA file .
I have checked the check box "Create App Package" but still the ipa is not build.
What settings am I missing??? I am new to azure devOps so your help is appreciated!
There is noti

Solved the issue by redoing the steps and it worked.Not sure what I missed

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Here are some ways you could try:
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https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/web-deploy

uploading .ipa file for appcenter distribution using Xamarin

I am trying to use AppCenter to distribute my app to iOS beta testers.
I have included the nuget packages for Microsoft.AppCenter and Microsoft.AppCenter.Distribute
I followed the developer.xamarin instructions for creating an IPA
An IPA did not appear in the Bin > iOS Device > Ad Hoc (or Release) folder as expected. An application (.exe) file was created.
This is most likely the area I need help on.
In AppCenter I selected Distribute and got to the Upload a Build screen, I could not find an IPA file on my computer.
when pressing the Where Can I Find my IPA file? link, I was transferred to https://openapi.appcenter.ms/, which I didn't understand how to use to find the file. Perhaps this link is incorrect or someone can tell me how to use these apis to find the file?
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Thank you for any help. If you can point me towards other tutorials on setting up and using AppCenter to distribute to iPhone beta users, I would appreciate it.
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I have an existing Web Project. I clicked "Add Application Insights Telemetry to Project" and at one point in the process it threw an error like '[...] failed to initialize the powershell host [...]'. Then I tried a few things according to Google searches.
There is no ApplicationInsights.config in the project, nor is the Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Telemetry.Services referenced.
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Non of my teammates see the 'Add Application Insights Telemetry to Project' option in VS. (We're all using Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Update 4)
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