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Automation of CRM import and export CE solutions from PowerShell code

Hi Team

I am trying to automate the export and import of unmanaged solutions in the CRM/CE environment.

below is the code for export solutions from CE environment

#Define CRM source credentials

$CRMSourceUserName = //

$CRMSourcePassword = //

$CRMSourceUrl = //

# Enable strict mode

Set-StrictMode -Version latest

# Function to establish CRM connection

function EstablishCRMConnection {

param(

[string]$CRMUserName,

[string]$CRMSecPasswd,

[string]$crmUrl

)

Write-Host /UserId: $CRMUserName Password: $CRMSecPasswd CrmUrl: $crmUrl/

# Convert password to secure string

$CRMSecPasswdString = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $CRMSecPasswd -AsPlainText -Force

Write-Host /Creating credentials/

# Create credentials object

$Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($CRMUserName, $CRMSecPasswdString)

Write-Host /Credentials object created/

Write-Host /Establishing CRM connection next/

# Connect to CRM

$crm = Connect-CrmOnline -Credential $Credentials -ServerUrl $CrmUrl

Write-Host /CRM connection established/

return $crm

}

# Function to install required PowerShell module

function InstallRequiredModule {

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Force

$moduleName = /Microsoft.Xrm.Data.Powershell/

$moduleVersion = /2.7.2/

if (!(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $moduleName)) {

Write-Host /Module Not found, installing now/

$moduleVersion

Install-Module -Name $moduleName -MinimumVersion $moduleVersion -Force

} else {

Write-Host /Module Found/

}

# Install required module

InstallRequiredModule

# Update Source CRM instance details below:

Write-Host /Going to create source connection/

$CrmSourceConnectionString = EstablishCRMConnection -CRMUserName $CRMSourceUserName -CRMSecPasswd $CRMSourcePassword -crmUrl $CRMSourceUrl

Write-Host /Source connection created/

Set-CrmConnectionTimeout -conn $CrmSourceConnectionString -TimeoutInSeconds 1000

Write-Host /Exporting Solution/

Export-CrmSolution -conn $CrmSourceConnectionString -SolutionName /DeploymentDemo/ -SolutionFilePath /C://Users//Desktop//CE-Deployments/ -SolutionZipFileName /Deployment-Demo.zip/

Write-Host /Solution Exported./

its working when i give the username and password , but my organizations environment is MFA enabled, i also have service principle details.

please help me here how i can enable the authentication via OAuth or something which better suits.

instead of Connect-CrmOnline i can use Get-CrmConnection ?
please suggest a better method

Thanks in Advance

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