Download tools from NuGet
You can download tools used in development from NuGet using the PowerShell script found below. These tools include:
Tool | NuGet Package |
---|---|
Code generation tool CrmSvcUtil.exe |
Microsoft.CrmSdk.CoreTools |
Configuration Migration tool DataMigrationUtility.exe |
Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.ConfigurationMigration.Wpf |
Package Deployer PackageDeployer.exe |
Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PackageDeployment.WPF |
Plug-in Registration Tool PluginRegistration.exe |
Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PluginRegistrationTool |
SolutionPackager tool SolutionPackager.exe |
Microsoft.CrmSdk.CoreTools |
Download tools using PowerShell
In your Windows Start menu, type
Windows PowerShell
and open it.Navigate to the folder you want to install the tools to. For example if you want to install them in a
devtools
folder on your D drive, typecd D:\devtools
.Copy and paste the following PowerShell script into the PowerShell window and press Enter.
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 $sourceNugetExe = "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe" $targetNugetExe = ".\nuget.exe" Remove-Item .\Tools -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore Invoke-WebRequest $sourceNugetExe -OutFile $targetNugetExe Set-Alias nuget $targetNugetExe -Scope Global -Verbose ## ##Download Plugin Registration Tool ## ./nuget install Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PluginRegistrationTool -O .\Tools md .\Tools\PluginRegistration $prtFolder = Get-ChildItem ./Tools | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PluginRegistrationTool.'} move .\Tools\$prtFolder\tools\*.* .\Tools\PluginRegistration Remove-Item .\Tools\$prtFolder -Force -Recurse ## ##Download CoreTools ## ./nuget install Microsoft.CrmSdk.CoreTools -O .\Tools md .\Tools\CoreTools $coreToolsFolder = Get-ChildItem ./Tools | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'Microsoft.CrmSdk.CoreTools.'} move .\Tools\$coreToolsFolder\content\bin\coretools\*.* .\Tools\CoreTools Remove-Item .\Tools\$coreToolsFolder -Force -Recurse ## ##Download Configuration Migration ## ./nuget install Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.ConfigurationMigration.Wpf -O .\Tools md .\Tools\ConfigurationMigration $configMigFolder = Get-ChildItem ./Tools | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.ConfigurationMigration.Wpf.'} move .\Tools\$configMigFolder\tools\*.* .\Tools\ConfigurationMigration Remove-Item .\Tools\$configMigFolder -Force -Recurse ## ##Download Package Deployer ## ./nuget install Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PackageDeployment.WPF -O .\Tools md .\Tools\PackageDeployment $pdFolder = Get-ChildItem ./Tools | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PackageDeployment.Wpf.'} move .\Tools\$pdFolder\tools\*.* .\Tools\PackageDeployment Remove-Item .\Tools\$pdFolder -Force -Recurse ## ##Download Package Deployer PowerShell module ## ./nuget install Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PackageDeployment.PowerShell -O .\Tools $pdPoshFolder = Get-ChildItem ./Tools | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.PackageDeployment.PowerShell.'} move .\Tools\$pdPoshFolder\tools\*.* .\Tools\PackageDeployment.PowerShell Remove-Item .\Tools\$pdPoshFolder -Force -Recurse ## ##Remove NuGet.exe ## Remove-Item nuget.exe
You will find the tools in the following folders:
[Your folder]\Tools\ConfigurationMigration
[Your folder]\Tools\CoreTools
[Your folder]\Tools\PackageDeployment
[Your folder]\Tools\PluginRegistration
To get the latest version of these tools, repeat these steps.
See Also
Developer tools
Visual Studio and the .NET Framework
Create early bound entity classes
Create extensions for the code generation tool
Browse the metadata for your organization
Solution tools for team development
Deploy packages using Dynamics CRM Package Deployer and Windows PowerShell
Register a plug-in
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