Register Dataverse plugin from CLI

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Posted on by davidlorenzo

Hello mates,

I'm configuring deployment pipelines in Azure DevOps between Power Platform environments: DEV -> UAT -> PRO.

The project consists of several solutions, some PCFs and a Plugin.

I have already get to work the pipeline to successfully deploy all the solutions and the PCF Contros.

The problem comes with the plugin, when creating it for the first time in the target environment.

I use following commands:

pac auth create -u $(AuthEnvironmentUrl) -n $(AuthProfileName) --applicationId $(AuthApplicationId) --clientSecret $(AuthClientSecret) --tenant $(AuthTenantId)

pac plugin push -id $(PluginId) -pf $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/Build/drop/Plugins/$(PluginProjectName)/bin/debug/$(PluginName) -t Assembly

But when the plugin doesn't exist, it obviously gives me an error because it can't find the plugin with that Id

Error: pluginassembly With Id = 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Does Not Exist

Does anyone know if a plugin can be registered for the first time from the CLI or through some tool that I can hook into DevOps pipeline?

Thank you
David

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Guido Preite 1,488 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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there is a specific reason why you need to deploy directly the plugin using CLI instead of adding the Plugin (and the steps) inside the solution so you just move the solution instead?

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EricRegnier 8,720 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @davidlorenzo,

As @GuidoPreite mentions, typically the best practices way to deploy plugin DLLs an registrations (aka steps) are thorugh Dataverse solution. You can package these up along with other customizations like apps, and tables. It's way simpler to deploy to a target environment and manage in your CI/CD pipeline.
if you not using solutions at all, serious suggest to look into it to base all your changes not just plugins and export/import these solutioins to the target environment (Test, UAT, Prod).
More on solutions: https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/create-solution
and https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/developer/data-platform/introduction-solutions
Hope this helps!

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