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MSBuild.Xrm.SourceControl

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Description

MSBuild.Xrm.SourceControl provides a simple but powerful method for extracting Dynamics 365 customisations. The extension uses PowerShell scripts that can seamlessly extract customisations from a Dynamics 365 instance and then subsequently rebuild them into a zipped Solution file ready for import when necessary.

The scripts use the SolutionPackager.exe tool provided by the Dynamics 365 SDK. It supports file mappings, managed and unmanaged solutions, and the export of AutoNumber and Calendar settings.

MSBuild.Xrm.SourceControl extends the MSBuild process for the Clean and AfterBuild targets:

1. Clean - Executes a custom PowerShell script to export solution files from Dynamics and unpack them with SolutionPackager.exe to the "Src" folder.
2. AfterBuild - Executes a custom PowerShell script to pack the "Src" folder into Managed (for Release configuration) and Unmanaged (for Release and Debug configuration) Dynamics solution files using SolutionPackager.exe.