Will deleting a managed solution remove data if the components are also in an unmanaged solution

(0) Share

Report

Posted on by Ben T

803

Some background: I made a minimal copy of prod. into sandbox. I created a solution and added the "contact" entity into in Sandbox, made some updates, and have exported it as a managed solution. I want to import this managed solution into prod. The "contact" entity already exists in prod in an unmanaged solution (we are trying to get prod. to be only managed solutions). I am wondering, if I then delete the managed solution from prod, will all the data from "contacts" be lost?? I am assuming no - but wanting to double check.

Also, we have been currently using only unmanaged solutions in prod (didn't know any better). We are wanting to start using managed solutions and abide by best practices in terms of development in dynamics. Does anyone have any thoughts on how we can go from having all unmanaged solutions in prod. to managed ones? Step by step would be appreciated, as this is a new process for us.

*This post is locked for comments

I have the same question (0)

All responses (3)

Answers (0)

Suggested answer

Adrian Begovich 1,027 Moderator on at

Like (0)

Report

Hi Ben T,

I recommend reading this article to understand how managed and unmanaged solutions work behind the scenes. The article covers important concepts such as solution layers, merging, removing managed solution components without losing data, and choosing when to use unmanaged and managed solutions.

I personally prefer to work with unmanaged solutions in all instances including production, but there are times when a managed solution is more appropriate.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No
Suggested answer

gdas 50,091 Moderator on at

Like (0)

Report

Hi Ben,

Contacts entity is a system entity , so if you include contact entity in an unmanaged solution and exported as managed solution to move into production, in the import window you will get two options

1. Maintain customization

If you have any unmanaged solution with contacts entity in the prod , then changes will be remain there.

2. Overwrite

This will overwrite your unmanaged changes.

If you want to keep all unmanaged changes in production with the contact entity you need to choose first options.

Now if you delete the imported managed solution from production , then all the components and the data of contacts entity associated with the solution will be deleted, but contact entity will be there in the system as this is system entity and you can not delete.

In summary, when you uninstall a managed solution, the following data is lost: data stored in custom entities that are part of the solution and data stored in custom attributes on system entities that are part of the solution.

[View:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/uninstall-delete-solution]

Hope this helps.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No
Ben T 803 on at

Like (0)

Report

Goutam,

Thanks for the response. What if there is a custom attribute on a system entity that is in both a managed and unmanaged solution? Will deleting the managed solution still erase that data or not because of the unmanaged solution?

Was this reply helpful? Yes No

Community site session details

Will deleting a managed solution remove data if the components are also in an unmanaged solution

Helpful resources

Quick Links

Responsible AI policies

Neeraj Kumar – Community Spotlight

Congratulations to the November Top 10 Community Leaders!

Leaderboard > 🔒一 Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Archived)

Featured topics

Product updates

Community site session details

Will deleting a managed solution remove data if the components are also in an unmanaged solution

Helpful resources

Quick Links

Responsible AI policies

Neeraj Kumar – Community Spotlight

Congratulations to the November Top 10 Community Leaders!

Subscribe to this forum!

Select categories

Leaderboard > 🔒一 Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Archived)

Featured topics

Product updates