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Solutions for a Power Platform project: a practical guide

Solutions are how you package, version and move your work between environments. Here’s the course, step by step.

1

Sign in and open Solutions

Sign in to Power Apps, Power Automate or Copilot Studio, then open Solutions from the left-hand menu. If you don’t see it, select More and pick Solutions from the list.

This is where all your customizations live.

make.powerapps.com→Solutions
2

Create a new solution

Select New solution and fill in the required fields.

Display name
Expense Tracker
Shown in the list of solutions. You can change it later.
Name
ExpenseTracker
Unique name, generated from the display name.
Publisher
Sorvigg (sor_)
Create one for your organisation and reuse it everywhere.
Version
1.0.0.0
Important if you plan to export your solution.
3

Add components to your solution

A new solution starts empty.

Create new components with the New command: each one is added to the solution once created. Add existing components to bring in apps, flows and tables that aren’t already in it.

+ NewAdd existing
4

Manage your solution layers

You can’t edit components directly within a managed solution. To edit managed components, add them to an unmanaged solution first.

Unmanaged

  • Development environments
  • Components editable
  • Where makers work

Managed

  • Test, UAT and production
  • Components locked
  • What users run
5

Export and import

Export your solution from the development environment and import it into test or production. Re-establish connections and set environment variable values along the way.

Development→Test→Production
Tips & tricks

Best practices

Avoid cross-solution dependencies

Segment your solutions by component type to avoid risks: one solution for tables, another for plug-ins, and a third for flows.

Test before you deploy

Test your solution in the target environment to make sure it works as expected, before your users find the issues for you.

Let’s discuss your project

Tell me about your tenant, your makers and what you need to deliver. The quickest ways to reach me:

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