PPDS SDK

NuGet packages for Microsoft Dataverse development. Part of the Power Platform Developer Suite ecosystem.

Packages

Package	NuGet	Description
PPDS.Plugins		Declarative plugin registration attributes
PPDS.Dataverse		High-performance connection pooling and bulk operations
PPDS.Migration		High-performance data migration engine
PPDS.Migration.Cli		CLI tool for data migration (.NET tool)

Compatibility

Package	Target Frameworks
PPDS.Plugins	net462, net8.0, net10.0
PPDS.Dataverse	net8.0, net10.0
PPDS.Migration	net8.0, net10.0
PPDS.Migration.Cli	net8.0, net10.0

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PPDS.Plugins

Declarative attributes for configuring Dataverse plugin registrations directly in code.

dotnet add package PPDS.Plugins

[PluginStep(
    Message = "Create",
    EntityLogicalName = "account",
    Stage = PluginStage.PostOperation)]
[PluginImage(
    ImageType = PluginImageType.PreImage,
    Name = "PreImage",
    Attributes = "name,telephone1")]
public class AccountCreatePlugin : IPlugin
{
    public void Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider) { }
}

See PPDS.Plugins on NuGet for details.

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PPDS.Dataverse

High-performance Dataverse connectivity with connection pooling, throttle-aware routing, and bulk operations.

dotnet add package PPDS.Dataverse

// Setup
services.AddDataverseConnectionPool(options =>
{
    options.Connections.Add(new DataverseConnection("Primary", connectionString));
    options.Pool.DisableAffinityCookie = true; // 10x+ throughput improvement
});

// Usage
await using var client = await pool.GetClientAsync();
var account = await client.RetrieveAsync("account", id, new ColumnSet(true));

See PPDS.Dataverse documentation for details.

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PPDS.Migration

High-performance data migration engine for Dataverse. Replaces CMT for automated pipeline scenarios with 3-8x performance improvement.

dotnet add package PPDS.Migration

// Setup
services.AddDataverseConnectionPool(options =>
{
    options.Connections.Add(new DataverseConnection("Target", connectionString));
});
services.AddDataverseMigration();

// Export
var exporter = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IExporter>();
await exporter.ExportAsync("schema.xml", "data.zip");

// Import with dependency resolution
var importer = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IImporter>();
await importer.ImportAsync("data.zip");

Key Features:

• Parallel export (all entities exported concurrently)
• Tiered import with automatic dependency resolution
• Circular reference detection with deferred field processing
• CMT format compatibility (drop-in replacement)
• Security-first: no PII in logs, connection string redaction

See PPDS.Migration documentation for details.

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PPDS.Migration.Cli

CLI tool for data migration operations. Install as a .NET global tool:

dotnet tool install -g PPDS.Migration.Cli

# Set connection via environment variable (recommended for security)
export PPDS_CONNECTION="AuthType=ClientSecret;Url=https://org.crm.dynamics.com;..."

# Analyze schema dependencies
ppds-migrate analyze --schema schema.xml

# Export data
ppds-migrate export --schema schema.xml --output data.zip

# Import data
ppds-migrate import --data data.zip --batch-size 1000

# Full migration (export + import)
export PPDS_SOURCE_CONNECTION="..."
export PPDS_TARGET_CONNECTION="..."
ppds-migrate migrate --schema schema.xml

See PPDS.Migration.Cli documentation for details.

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Architecture Decisions

Key design decisions are documented as ADRs:

• ADR-0001: Disable Affinity Cookie by Default
• ADR-0002: Multi-Connection Pooling
• ADR-0003: Throttle-Aware Connection Selection

Patterns

• Connection Pooling - When and how to use connection pooling
• Bulk Operations - High-throughput data operations

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Related Projects

Project	Description
power-platform-developer-suite	VS Code extension
ppds-tools	PowerShell deployment module
ppds-alm	CI/CD pipeline templates
ppds-demo	Reference implementation

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.