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Internal mobile-app workflow read and executed only by /setup-offline-profile to enable Dataverse table prerequisites for a Mobile Offline Profile.

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Internal mobile-app workflow read and executed only by /setup-offline-profile to enable Dataverse table prerequisites for a Mobile Offline Profile.

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enable-tables-offline.SKILL.md
name: enable-tables-offline
description: Internal mobile-app workflow read and executed only by /setup-offline-profile to enable Dataverse table prerequisites for a Mobile Offline Profile.
user-invocable: false
disable-model-invocation: true
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion, EnterPlanMode, ExitPlanMode
model: sonnet

**Shared instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** — read first.

**References:**

  • [offline-profile-schema.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/references/offline-profile-schema.md) — entity field map (`IsAvailableOffline`, `ChangeTrackingEnabled`)

Enable Tables Offline

Flip `IsAvailableOffline=true` AND `ChangeTrackingEnabled=true` on the `EntityMetadata` of one or more Dataverse tables, then publish customizations. This is the prerequisite shown in Image 4 of the maker portal ("Can be taken offline" + "Track changes") — without both, a table CANNOT be added to a Mobile Offline Profile.

Sequential (Dataverse metadata lock) and idempotent: re-running on an already-enabled table is a no-op.

Workflow

1. Verify project & auth → 2. Resolve table list → 3. Inspect current state → Gate → 4. PUT EntityMetadata per table → 5. Publish → 6. Verify → 7. Summary

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Step 1 — Verify project & auth

test -f power.config.json && test -f app.config.js
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/resolve-environment.js" "$(node -e \"console.log(require('./power.config.json').environmentId)\")"

Capture the **Environment URL** from the resolver for `<envUrl>`. STOP if not authenticated.

Step 2 — Resolve table list

Tables to enable come from one of (in order):

| Source | Used when | |---|---| | `$ARGUMENTS` | User passed a comma- or space-separated list of logical names (e.g. `/enable-tables-offline cr123_note,cr123_visit`) | | `.datamodel-manifest.json` | Default — read `tables[].logicalName` for every Dataverse-backed table in the app | | `AskUserQuestion` | Only if both above are absent. Show the table list from `src/generated/services/*Service.ts` filenames and let the user pick. |

If the resolved list is empty, STOP with: "No Dataverse tables found in this project. Run `/add-dataverse` first."

Step 3 — Inspect current state

**Print before starting:** > "→ Querying current IsAvailableOffline + ChangeTrackingEnabled for <N> table(s)…"

For each table, in sequence:

node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> GET \
  "EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='<table>')?\$select=LogicalName,DisplayName,IsAvailableOffline,ChangeTrackingEnabled,IsCustomizable"

Build a status table:

| Table              | IsAvailableOffline | ChangeTrackingEnabled | IsCustomizable | Needs change? |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|
| cr123_note         | false              | false                 | true           | YES (both)    |
| cr123_visit        | true               | false                 | true           | YES (track)   |
| contact            | true               | true                  | true           | NO            |

**Hard rule:** if `IsCustomizable.Value=false` on any table, that table CANNOT be modified. Drop it from the change set and flag in `DONE_WITH_CONCERNS` — system-managed tables (most OOB) require an admin solution patch path the skill does not handle.

Gate — Approval before mutation

Enter plan mode with the status table from Step 3 plus the planned operation per table. Wait for user `ExitPlanMode` before proceeding.

Plan body:

The following EntityMetadata changes will be PUT in sequence:

cr123_note   → set IsAvailableOffline=true, ChangeTrackingEnabled=true
cr123_visit  → set ChangeTrackingEnabled=true (IsAvailableOffline already true)

After all updates, a single PublishAllXml request will commit the changes.

Tables already in the desired state are skipped (no API call).

If the user rejects, STOP. If they approve, proceed.

Step 4 — PUT EntityMetadata per table

**Print before starting:** > "→ Updating EntityMetadata for <N> table(s) sequentially (Dataverse serializes metadata writes)…"

> **⚠️ Concurrency rule — do not violate.** Metadata writes hold an exclusive lock per org. Issue one PUT, wait for 2xx, then the next. No batching, no parallel calls. Same rule as `/add-dataverse` Step 5.

For each table needing change (skip ones already in target state):

node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/update-entity-offline-flags.js" <envUrl> \
  --table <table> \
  --offline true \
  --tracking true

The helper:

  • Re-reads `EntityMetadata` to pick up the current `MetadataId` + `SchemaName` (both required in the PUT body — Dataverse rejects PUT without them).
  • Sends `MSCRM.MergeLabels: true` so display labels are preserved (the alternative wipes labels — never use `false`).
  • Returns `{ "status": 200, "noop": true, ... }` if the table is already in the target state (skip silently).
  • Returns `{ "status": 200, "skipped": "uncustomizable", ... }` for tables whose `IsCustomizable.Value=false` (system-managed; you must surface as `DONE_WITH_CONCERNS`).
  • Returns `{ "status": 204, ... }` on successful update.
  • Handles 401 token refresh and 429 back-off automatically.

**If the helper returns status 403 `PrivilegeCheckFailed`:** the user lacks "Customize System" privilege. Print the table name and which privilege is missing, then STOP.

**If status 400 with `ChangeTrackingEnabled cannot be disabled`:** ignore — that path only triggers when going from true to false, which we never do.

Print `✓ <table>` after each 204; print `↷ <table> (already enabled)` for no-ops; print `⚠ <table> (uncustomizable)` for skips.

Step 5 — Publish customizations (targeted PublishXml, with PublishAllXml fallback)

**Print before starting:** > "→ Publishing customizations (targeted PublishXml on the entities just edited)…"

**Use targeted `PublishXml`** scoped to the entities that were

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