A specialized utility to resolve "Missing Dependency" errors for Desktop Flows (Power Automate Desktop) during solution deployments.

When deploying solutions containing Desktop Flows (RPA) from Development to Production, you may encounter a "Missing Dependency" error regarding a desktopflowbinary component.

This often happens in two scenarios:

1. The "Base Layer" Conflict: You are trying to delete a managed solution in Prod, but a desktopflowbinary component is missing from the base layer in Dev, blocking the uninstall.
2. Accidental Deletion: A UI element screenshot or binary component was deleted in Dev but still exists in Prod, creating a layering conflict.

This tool fixes these issues by programmatically injecting the missing component into your target unmanaged solution in Development, allowing you to export a valid update.

• Targeted Injection: Adds specific components (by GUID) to an unmanaged solution using the Dataverse AddSolutionComponent API.
• Component Type Selector: Supports only desktopflowbinary (UI Screenshots/Images).
• Dynamic Metadata: Automatically detects the correct Object Type Codes for your environment to prevent integer ID errors.
• Safety Checks: Validates GUIDs and Solution existence before execution.

1. Open XrmToolBox.
2. Open the Tool Library.
3. Search for "Desktop Flow Dependency Fixer".
4. Click Install.

Goal: You need to add a missing binary component to your unmanaged solution in Dev so you can deploy an update.

1. Get the Component ID:
   • In your target environment (e.g., Prod) or via error logs, find the GUID of the missing component (e.g., d5362aa0-9661-4c73-afda-e54a791834eb).
2. Open the Tool:
   • Connect to your Development environment.
3. Configure:
   • Component ID: Paste the GUID.
   • Component Type: Select "Desktop Flow Binary" (or Process if the Flow itself is missing).
   • Target Solution: Select the unmanaged solution you plan to export.
4. Execute:
   • Click Move Component to Solution.
5. Finish:
   • Open your solution in the Power Apps Maker Portal. Verify the component is now present.
   • Export as Managed and deploy to Production to resolve the dependency error.

• XrmToolBox: Latest version recommended.
• Permissions: System Customizer or System Administrator role in the Dataverse environment.

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a Pull Request or open an Issue if you encounter edge cases with specific environment configurations.

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author: Oluwafemi Tosin Ajigbayi