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Invoke RetrieveSolutionMetadataForComponent message.ps1

Import-Module Microsoft.Xrm.Data.Powershell

$conn = Connect-CrmOnlineDiscovery -InteractiveMode

$req = New-Object Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationRequest
$req.RequestName = "RetrieveSolutionMetadataForComponent"

# Entity "account"
[string[]]$colNames = "entityid"
[string[]]$colValues = "70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84"

$req.Parameters.Add("ColumnNames", $colNames)
$req.Parameters.Add("ColumnValues", $colValues)

$resp = $conn.Execute($req)

<#
> $resp.Results.Item("EntityCollection").Entities | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Attributes

Key            Value                                  
---            -----                                  
entityid       70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84   
entityrowid    fda21dc3-a142-40ab-ba83-f91d7e916760   
componentstate 0                                      
solutionid     614c101a-eec3-472d-ace5-bd69894a59d4   
overwritetime  2/27/2020 1:01:59 PM                   
solutionname   MicrosoftDynamics_Marketing_patch      

entityid       70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84   
entityrowid    b05bfb97-411a-4839-80c7-dd890a8ffb95   
componentstate 0                                      
solutionid     7dc4a5c6-1fc9-4c11-a758-63e5114f719d   
overwritetime  2/27/2020 1:01:58 PM                   
solutionname   MicrosoftDynamics_Marketing            

entityid       70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84   
entityrowid    3b22757d-ffb4-4f8c-9420-636d7c65667c   
componentstate 0                                      
solutionid     fd140aae-4df4-11dd-bd17-0019b9312238   
overwritetime  12/4/2019 6:34:51 PM                   
solutionname   Active                                 

....
           
entityid       70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84   
entityrowid    cec30133-b3ac-401f-9758-7efc79ffb3df   
componentstate 0                                      
solutionid     fd140aad-4df4-11dd-bd17-0019b9312238   
overwritetime  11/24/2016 2:41:30 PM                  
solutionname   System  
#>

Process DependencyNode.ps1

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puml test.md

actor client
node app
database db

db -> app
app -> client

types.plantuml

@startuml

title CDS metadata about dependencies between solutions and components

skinparam componentStyle uml2
skinparam linetype ortho

entity Dependency {
  *dependencyid : Guid
  --
  dependencytype : OptionSet<DependencyType>
  ..
  *requiredcomponentnodeid : Lookup<DependencyNode>  
  *requiredcomponentobjectid : Guid
  requiredcomponenttype : OptionSet<ComponentType>
  *requiredcomponentbasesolutionid : Guid<Solution>
  *requiredcomponentparentid : Guid  
  ..
  *dependentcomponentnodeid : Lookup<DependencyNode>
  *dependentcomponentobjectid : Guid
  dependentcomponenttype : OptionSet<ComponentType>
  *dependentcomponentbasesolutionid : Guid<Solution>
  *dependentcomponentparentid : Guid
}
note right of Dependency : Describes dependency between \ntwo solution components. 

entity DependencyNode {
  *dependencynodeid : Guid
  --
  componenttype : OptionSet<ComponentType>
  issharedcomponent : bool
  *objectid : Guid
  *parentid : Guid
  *basesolutionid : Lookup<Solution>
  *topsolutionid : Lookup<Solution>
}
note left of DependencyNode : Describes

entity Solution {
  *solutionid
  --
}

Dependency o-- DependencyNode : ancestor=required / descendant=dependent
Dependency *- Solution : required base >
Dependency *- Solution : dependent base >
DependencyNode *- Solution : base >
DependencyNode *- Solution : top >

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@enduml