About assign-offline-profile
assign-offline-profile binds users and/or teams to an existing Mobile Offline Profile, for profiles that have been created but not assigned. It discovers current memberships, confirms the proposed changes, applies additions or removals, and verifies the result.
Key features
- 01Resolve a profile by ID or name
- 02Select users and teams as members
- 03Discover current memberships and calculate changes
- 04Add or remove memberships and verify the result
Use cases
- 01Assign an offline profile to the current user
- 02Bind an offline profile to selected users or a team
- 03Remove existing users or teams from a profile
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ microsoft/ power-platform-skills --skill assign-offline-profileAfter installing, type/assign-offline-profilein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEShared instructions: shared-instructions.md — read first.
References:
- offline-profile-schema.md —
usermobileofflineprofilemembership/teammobileofflineprofilemembershipentity field map - dataverse-offline-api.md — Web API recipe (§12 — membership POSTs)
Assign Offline Profile
Bind one or more users and/or teams to an existing Mobile Offline Profile. Without this step, the profile exists in Dataverse but is unbound — no one's app actually uses it for offline sync.
Per the maker portal's UX (the "Assign profile to user" dialog under env settings), this is a separate operation from profile creation. Many users hit "I created the profile but offline still doesn't work" — the missing piece is membership.
Before project reads or commands, apply
app-working-directory.md.
Resolve one absolute working_dir for a direct call or require the child
invocation's owner root. Keep every shell/file operation, referenced recipe,
and retry on that root and the selected environment/tenant; missing or
conflicting context is NEEDS_CONTEXT. File tools use <working_dir>/....
Planning-phase calls may discover and propose the membership diff but must
return before the confirmation gate, POST/DELETE, or artifact updates.
Workflow
- Verify project + locate profile → 2. Pick users/teams → 3. Discover existing memberships → 4. Confirm diff (single gate) → 5. POST memberships → 6. Verify → 7. Summary
Step 1 — Verify project + locate profile
cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
environment_id=$(node -p "require('./power.config.json').environmentId || ''") || {
echo "BLOCKED: unreadable power.config.json" >&2; exit 1;
}
if [ -z "$environment_id" ]; then
echo "NEEDS_CONTEXT: selected app has no environmentId" >&2; exit 1;
fi
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/resolve-environment.js" "$environment_id" --no-cache --require-tenant
Capture <envUrl> and <tenantId> and require them to match any supplied owner
identity. Pass --tenant-id "<tenantId>" on every Dataverse request, including
profile lookup, WhoAmI, membership discovery, mutation, readback, and retries.
Profile ID resolution (in order):
| Source | Used when |
|---|---|
$ARGUMENTS contains --profile-id <guid> | Explicit override |
$ARGUMENTS contains --profile-name <name> | Resolve via GET /mobileofflineprofiles?$filter=name eq '<name>'&$select=mobileofflineprofileid |
<working_dir>/offline-profile.json | Read top-level profileId field |
| Otherwise | GET /mobileofflineprofiles and present AskUserQuestion with the list (max 4 options) |
STOP if no profile can be resolved. Print: Run /setup-offline-profile first, or pass --profile-id.
power.config.jsonis intentionally NOT consulted here. That file is owned bypa app init. The profile ID lives inoffline-profile.jsononly.
Step 2 — Pick users/teams
$ARGUMENTS parsing:
| Flag | Effect |
|---|---|
--user <upn> (repeatable) | Add specific user(s) by UPN ([email protected]) |
--team <name> (repeatable) | Add specific team(s) by name |
--me | Add the current Dataverse user from WhoAmI / systemusers(<UserId>) — useful for solo dev demos |
--all-app-users | Add every user with System User role in the current env (broad; intended for prod rollout — confirm at gate) |
--unassign-user <upn> / --unassign-team <name> | Remove an existing membership rather than add |
If no flags passed, present AskUserQuestion:
Question: "Who should receive this offline profile?"
Options (max 4):
Just me (the current user)— equivalent to--mePick specific users by UPN— you reply with comma-separated emails in the next messagePick a team— list env's teams and pick oneAll users with System User role— equivalent to--all-app-users; broad scope, confirm at gate
For pick-users flow: after the choice, print:
"Reply with comma-separated UPNs (e.g.
[email protected], [email protected])"
Then read the next user message and parse.
Step 3 — Discover existing memberships
Telemetry checkpoint: discover_offline_profile_memberships
For idempotency:
cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
# Existing user memberships for this profile
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> GET \
"usermobileofflineprofilememberships?\$filter=_mobileofflineprofileid_value eq <profileId>&\$select=usermobileofflineprofilemembershipid,_systemuserid_value&\$expand=systemuserid_systemuser(\$select=domainname)" \
--tenant-id "<tenantId>"
# Existing team memberships for this profile
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> GET \
"teammobileofflineprofilememberships?\$filter=_mobileofflineprofileid_value eq <profileId>&\$select=teammobileofflineprofilemembershipid,_teamid_value&\$expand=teamid_team(\$select=name)" \
--tenant-id "<tenantId>"
Build the set of already-bound UPNs and team names.
For each candidate user/team from Step 2, look up their systemuserid / teamid (skip if already in already-bound):
cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> GET \
"systemusers?\$filter=domainname eq '<upn>'&\$select=systemuserid,fullname,domainname&\$top=1" \
--tenant-id "<tenantId>"
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> GET \
"teams?\$filter=name eq '<team-name>' and teamtype eq 0&\$select=teamid,name&\$top=1" --tenant-id "<tenantId>"
(teamtype eq 0 excludes Access Teams and Owner Teams — only Manage Teams get profile assignments.)
Construct three lists:
to_add— resolved IDs to POSTto_remove— resolved IDs to DELETE (from--unassign-*flags)not_found— UPNs/team-names that didn't resolve (warn)already_bound— skipped no-ops
Step 4 — Confirm diff (single gate)
Telemetry checkpoint: confirm_offline_profile_assignment_diff
AskUserQuestion:
Question header:
Confirm membership changesQuestion body:
Profile: <name> (<profileId>) Will ADD: - User: [email protected] (Rahul Bansal) - User: charanma@... (Charan Mahankali) - Team: Field Service RMs (12 members) Will REMOVE: (none) Already bound (skipping): - User: admin@... (no-op) Could not resolve: - [email protected] — not in this env's system users Proceed?Options:
ProceedCancel
Step 5 — POST memberships
Telemetry checkpoint: assign_offline_profile_memberships
For each in to_add, POST sequentially (parallel POSTs occasionally return 429):
User membership:
cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> POST \
"usermobileofflineprofilememberships" \
--tenant-id "<tenantId>" \
--body '{
"[email protected]": "/mobileofflineprofiles(<profileId>)",
"[email protected]": "/systemusers(<systemuserid>)"
}' \
--include-headers
Expected 204 with OData-EntityId → capture membership GUID.
Team membership:
cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> POST \
"teammobileofflineprofilememberships" \
--tenant-id "<tenantId>" \
--body '{
"[email protected]": "/mobileofflineprofiles(<profileId>)",
"[email protected]": "/teams(<teamid>)"
}' \
--include-headers
For each in to_remove, DELETE:
cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> DELETE \
"usermobileofflineprofilememberships(<membershipid>)" --tenant-id "<tenantId>"
⚠️ Duplicate handling: POSTing a membership that already exists returns
409 Conflict. Thedataverse-request.jswrapper'slooksLikeDuplicaterescue treats this as silent success (the Step 3 dedup should catch most cases first). Re-runs are safe.
Step 6 — Verify
Telemetry checkpoint: verify_offline_profile_memberships
Re-query memberships from Step 3 and assert the diff applied:
- Every
to_addnow appears in the GET response - Every
to_removeno longer appears
If the verification disagrees, return BLOCKED: membership writes did not commit and print the discrepancy.
Step 7 — Summary
Print:
✓ Membership updates applied.
Profile : <name>
Total members: <N users + M teams>
Added : <list>
Removed : <list>
Skipped : <list> (already bound)
Users will receive the profile on their next mobile app sign-in. Existing
sessions need to sign out + sign in to trigger the profile pull.
Update memory-bank.md ## Offline profile block:
membership:
users: [rahul@..., charanma@...]
teams: [Field Service RMs]
lastAssignedAt: 2026-05-19T...
Status code (final line)
DONE— every requested add/remove applied; verify confirmedDONE_WITH_CONCERNS: <list>— some UPNs/teams could not be resolved, or--all-app-usersmatched 0 users (env may not have the role granted yet)NEEDS_CONTEXT: <missing>— couldn't determine profileId (no offline-profile.json, no --profile flags, no profiles in env)BLOCKED: <reason>— auth failure, profile not found in env, or verification disagreement
Failure recovery
Memberships are individually committed (no transaction). If Step 5 fails mid-loop:
- Partially-added memberships remain (visible in env)
- Re-running with the same arguments is idempotent (Step 3 dedup catches what's already bound)
- Use
--unassign-*to undo specific bindings if needed