Create Schema Zip Using CDS Configuration Migration Tool for D365

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 Software Development Kit (SDK) Migration tool is essential for exporting and importing configuration data. It is particularly useful for transferring metadata, customizations, and configurations between environments.

Download Link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=44567

After downloading the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 Software Development Kit (SDK) unzip and Navigate to MicrosoftDynamicsCRM2015SDK\Tools\ConfigurationMigration.

  • To Open the SDK tool MicrosoftDynamicsCRM2015SDK\Tools\ConfigurationMigration\ DataMigrationUtility.exe.
    SDK tool
  • First, we need to Create a Schema. Select Create Schema and click on Continue.
  • It is asked to log in to your source CRM system, Select Display list of available organizations and give your username and passed and logging.
     CRM system
  • Please select the organization from where you want to export or import the data package.
  • The next screen will open the Select Default solution and select any entity, I have selected Account entity as I want get specie account records.
    Default solution
  • Navigate to CRM Open Advance find and select the account entity add your filter condition and download fetch XML.
    CRM Open Advance
  • Take only filter condition from fetch XML.
    <filter type="and">
        <condition attribute="name" operator="eq" value="Test" />
    </filter>
    
  • Click on Tools on top à configure Import Settings.
     Import Settings
  • A new window will open select Use FecthXML to filter records.
    FecthXML
  • New filter POP will get open add filter condition and click on Ok and Click on Save.
    POP
    Save
  • After Clicking on save a pop will come, The Schema save is complete. Would you like to export the data, Click on yes.
    Schema save
  • Next, create one new Zip folder with any name.
    Zip folder
  • Select the created zip folder in the Save to data file, as shown in the below screen, and click on export data.
    Export data
    CRM
  • Navigate to the zip folder you can find 3 files.
    Find

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