preview-offline-scope
Use when the user wants to estimate the download size + sync frequency cost of an offline profile BEFORE pushing to users. Read-only. Wraps verify-offline-profile.js with per-table row-count estimates.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills /tmp/preview-offline-scope && cp -r /tmp/preview-offline-scope/plugins/mobile-apps/skills/preview-offline-scope ~/.claude/skills/preview-offline-scopeSKILL.md
**Shared instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** — read first.
# Preview Offline Scope
Read-only diagnostic. Tells you "if you pushed this profile to users right now, here's what their devices would download and how often it would re-sync." No mutations.
Useful before:
- `/setup-offline-profile` for a final sanity check
- `/assign-offline-profile` (so users don't get surprised by data caps)
- `/edit-offline-profile` to gauge impact of a column-list change
## Workflow
1. Verify project + locate profile → 2. Run verify (drift check) → 3. Per-table row counts → 4. Cache-size estimate → 5. Report
---
### Step 1 — Verify project + locate profile
Same as `/edit-offline-profile` Step 1. Read profileId from `offline-profile.json` or `$ARGUMENTS --profile-id`. Do not read profile metadata from `power.config.json`; it is owned by `npx power-apps init`.
```bash
test -f power.config.json
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/resolve-environment.js" "$(node -e \"console.log(require('./power.config.json').environmentId)\")"
```
### Step 2 — Run verify
```bash
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/verify-offline-profile.js" <envUrl> \
--project-root "$(pwd)"
```
If `status: drift`, surface the drift list verbatim. The estimate that follows is still meaningful but flag that the live profile diverges from `offline-profile.json` — recommend re-running `/setup-offline-profile` or `/edit-offline-profile` to reconcile.
### Step 3 — Per-table row counts (with scope-applied filter)
For each table in the profile, run a `count` query that applies the same filter the runtime would use:
| `recorddistributioncriteria` | `recordsownedby*` flag | Effective filter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (All records) | n/a | `?$count=true&$top=0` (whole table) |
| 2 + me | recordsownedbyme=true | `?$count=true&$top=0&$filter=_ownerid_value eq <current-user-id>` |
| 2 + team | recordsownedbymyteam=true | Approx: `_ownerid_value` in (current user's team-owned IDs); for estimate, use team count from `teamroles_association` |
| 2 + bu | recordsownedbymybusinessunit=true | `?$count=true&$top=0&$filter=_owningbusinessunit_value eq <current-bu-id>` |
| 0 (Related only) | n/a | Can't estimate independently — depends on parents. Report `~depends on parent counts`. |
For current-user/current-BU filters, resolve identity only inside this skill by calling Dataverse `WhoAmI` through `scripts/dataverse-request.js` against the resolved `<envUrl>`. If that call fails, report the affected scope as `unknown — current user/BU unavailable` instead of blocking the whole preview. Do not expect `scripts/resolve-environment.js` or `auth.config.json.environment` to provide `UserId` / `BusinessUnitId`.
For each table:
```bash
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" <envUrl> GET \
"<entitysetname>?\$count=true&\$top=0&<scope-filter>"
```
Cap at 5000 (Dataverse non-aggregate count cap). When the result is exactly 5000, prefix with `≥` in the report.
### Step 4 — Cache-size estimate
Rough byte-per-row heuristics (configurable; replace with measured values once we have a real sync benchmark):
| Column type | Bytes |
|---|---|
| Uniqueidentifier | 40 |
| String (avg 80 chars) | 100 |
| Integer / Decimal | 12 |
| DateTime | 28 |
| Boolean / State / Status | 4 |
| Picklist (option value only) | 8 |
| Memo (avg 500 chars) | 600 |
| Lookup (FK only) | 40 |
| Image (URL + thumbnail metadata only — see note below for full-image bytes) | 200 |
| File (URL + name metadata) | 200 |
For each table, compute: `estimatedBytesPerRow = sum(bytesForEach column in selectedcolumns)`. Then `tableTotalBytes = rows × estimatedBytesPerRow`.
Per-table sync overhead: each `syncintervalinminutes` interval triggers a delta query → assume ~20% of total rows touched on a typical day. `dailyTransferBytes = (totalBytes × 0.20 × intervalsPerDay)`.
### Step 5 — Report
```
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Offline Scope Preview — <profileName>
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Drift status: ok | drift (see verify output)
Per-table breakdown:
| Table | Scope | Rows | Cols | Est. bytes | Sync (min) |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|------|------------|------------|
| chnl_region | All records | 12 | 7 | 4 KB | 60 |
| chnl_product | All records | 312 | 13 | 280 KB | 60 |
| chnl_rmprofile | Org+me | 1 | 10 | 1 KB | 10 |
| chnl_store | Org+me | 84 | 17 | 112 KB | 10 |
| chnl_storevisit | Org+me | 412 | 13 | 220 KB | 5 |
| chnl_order | Org+me | 156 | 14 | 95 KB | 10 |
| chnl_orderline | Related only | ~depends | 11 | ~150 KB | 10 |
Total initial download : ~860 KB (5000-rows cap not hit)
Daily transfer estimate: ~12 MB / device / day (assuming 20% delta rate)
Sync intervals per day:
chnl_storevisit (5 min) → 288 syncs/day ⚠ high
chnl_store (10 min) → 144 syncs/day
chnl_order (10 min) → 144 syncs/day
chnl_rmprofile (10 min) → 144 syncs/day
chnl_region (60 min) → 24 syncs/day
chnl_product (60 min) → 24 syncs/day
Concerns:
- chnl_storevisit at 5 min could exceed mobile data caps in low-signal areas
(battery drain too). Consider 10 min unless 5 min is mission-critical.
Image / File bytes NOT counted by these heuristics. The metadata (URL +
thumbnail size) IS counted at 200 bytes/row, but the JPEG/file payload
itself transfers separately at runtime sync time. To estimate image
storage, multiply expected non-empty image rows × average JPEG size
(typically 10–500 KB per thumbnail).
```
## Status code (final line)
- `DONE` — estimate produced, no concerns
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