Powershell scripts to export and import the Dynamics 365 CE solution

Thanks to Dharani for yet another awesome blog on build automation. Hope this will be helpful for all D365 enthusiasts.

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In this blog, we will see how to export and import the Dynamics 365 CE solution using the PowerShell script.

In my PowerShell script, I am using Microsoft.Xrm.Data.Powershell.

InstallRequiredModule

This function will check for this module (Microsoft.Xrm.Data.Powershell) in your machine. if not present then it will install this module

EstablishCRMConnection

This function will establish the connection to the CRM by passing the Dynamics 365 CE instance URL, username and password.

Before running the PowerShell scripts please make sure you have updated the below values.

$solutionName ="BuildAutomation"
$SolutionFilePath="C:UsersDBALASUSourceWorkspacesBuildAutomationBuildAutomation.SolutionsBuildAutomation"
$CRMSourceUserName=""
$CRMSourcePassword=""
$CRMDestinationUserName=""
$CRMDestinationPassword=""
$CRMSourceUrl="https://instancename.crm.dynamics.com"
$CRMDestinationUrl="https://instancename.crm5.dynamics.com"

  1. $SolutionName – Name of the solution which you want to export the source instance.
  2. $SolutionFilePath – Desired folder path to export the solution
  3. $CRMSourceUserName – Username of the Dynamics 365 CE source instance
  4. $CRMDestinationUserName – Username of the Dynamics 365 CE destination instance
  5. $CRMDestinationPassword – Password of the Dynamics 365 CE destination instance
  6. $CRMDestinationPassword – Password of…

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