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Can't import solution - "cannot overwrite the OptionSet component with Id"

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I'm trying to import a solution from our sandbox CRM to our live CRM but I keep getting an error saying:

A managed solution cannot overwrite the OptionSet component with Id=1b170b38-405b-e711-80ff-fc15b4269a54 which has an unmanaged base instance.  The most likely scenario for this error is that an unmanaged solution has installed a new unmanaged OptionSet component on the target system, and now a managed solution from the same publisher is trying to install that same OptionSet component as managed.  This will cause an invalid layering of solutions on the target system and is not allowed.

I'm trying to track down that particular OptionSet but I can't seem to find it anywhere within our CRM. I've tried searching with the XrmToolBox Metadata browser, connecting to our online backend with Skyvia and using SQL to try and find the OptionSet Id in the Stringmap but it keeps coming up empty. As I can't even find the OptionSet I can't even start to correct the problem.

Is there a way to track down this elusive OptionSet?

Thanks

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    Temmy Wahyu Raharjo Profile Picture
    Temmy Wahyu Raharjo 2,914 on at
    RE: Can't import solution - "cannot overwrite the OptionSet component with Id"

    In on premise environment, you can just query the optionset where id is equal with your error problem. When you go from online environment, you can't do that. The only thing you can do is open ticket to microsoft/test to remove the optionset attribute in customization.xml until you found which optionset is that one.

  • Muhammad Salahuddin Profile Picture
    Muhammad Salahuddin 470 on at
    RE: Can't import solution - "cannot overwrite the OptionSet component with Id"

    Hi NSG,

    Can you paste/attach the screenshot of error dialog? In the error window you'll see the entity also whose field is causing the issue. 

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    Community Member on at
    RE: Can't import solution - "cannot overwrite the OptionSet component with Id"

    Thanks for your answer. I looked inside the customisation.xml file but couldn't find the optionset id anywhere. Back to the drawing board!

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    Hussein Wahba Profile Picture
    Hussein Wahba 223 on at
    RE: Can't import solution - "cannot overwrite the OptionSet component with Id"

    It may be a local optionset inside a specific entity, I recommend to export the solution and search for this ID in customization.xml file, you can find it inside the exported solution.

    What i think that the optionset field is unmamaged in the target environment, and you are trying to install it as managed, you can exclude this field from your solution and try again.

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