pac tool

Power Platform tools that can be installed and launched.

Note

These commands are only available for the .NET Full Framework version of the PAC CLI.

Commands

Command	Description
pac tool admin	Launch Power Platform Admin Center for the current environment.
pac tool cmt	Launch Configuration Migration Tool (CMT).
pac tool list	List the launchable tools and their local install state and version.
pac tool maker	Launch Power Apps Maker Portal for the current environment.
pac tool pd	Launch Package Deployer (PD).
pac tool prt	Launch Plug-in Registration Tool (PRT).

pac tool admin

Launch Power Platform Admin Center for the current environment.

Optional Parameters for tool admin

--environment -env

Specifies the target Dataverse. The value may be a Guid or absolute https URL. When not specified, the active organization selected for the current auth profile will be used.

pac tool cmt

Launch Configuration Migration Tool (CMT).

Example

This example will download and launch the Configuration Migration tool if you run the command for the first time. If you already ran this command, it will launch it.

pac tool cmt

Optional Parameters for tool cmt

--clear -c

Clear tool from local file cache

This parameter requires no value. It's a switch.

--update -u

Update tool to latest available version from nuget.org.

This parameter requires no value. It's a switch.

pac tool list

List the launchable tools and their local install state and version.

Remarks

This example will return the tools you have available, whether they're installed, and if so, which version is installed.

pac tool list

pac tool maker

Launch Power Apps Maker Portal for the current environment.

Optional Parameters for tool maker

--environment -env

Specifies the target Dataverse. The value may be a Guid or absolute https URL. When not specified, the active organization selected for the current auth profile will be used.

pac tool pd

Launch Package Deployer (PD).

Example

This example will download and launch the Package Deployer tool if you run the command for the first time. If you already ran this command, it will launch it.

pac tool pd

Optional Parameters for tool pd

--clear -c

Clear tool from local file cache

This parameter requires no value. It's a switch.

--update -u

Update tool to latest available version from nuget.org.

This parameter requires no value. It's a switch.

pac tool prt

Launch Plug-in Registration Tool (PRT).

Example

This example will download and launch the Plug-in Registration tool if you run the command for the first time. If you already ran this command, it will launch it.

pac tool prt

Optional Parameters for tool prt

--clear -c

Clear tool from local file cache

This parameter requires no value. It's a switch.

--update -u

Update tool to latest available version from nuget.org.

This parameter requires no value. It's a switch.

See also

Microsoft Power Platform CLI Command Groups
Microsoft Power Platform CLI overview