{"id":13435,"date":"2026-04-18T23:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powergi.net\/?p=13435"},"modified":"2026-05-09T18:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:44:18","slug":"alm-in-power-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powergi.net\/de\/blog\/alm-in-power-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Was ist Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in Power Apps?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13435\" class=\"elementor elementor-13435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013c385 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"013c385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23319b7 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"23319b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"exclude_headings_by_selector\":[],\"no_headings_message\":\"No headings were found on this page.\",\"headings_by_tags\":[\"h2\",\"h3\",\"h4\",\"h5\",\"h6\"],\"marker_view\":\"numbers\",\"minimize_box\":\"yes\",\"minimized_on\":\"tablet\",\"hierarchical_view\":\"yes\",\"min_height\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":\"\",\"sizes\":[]},\"min_height_tablet\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":\"\",\"sizes\":[]},\"min_height_mobile\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":\"\",\"sizes\":[]}}' data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__23319b7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__23319b7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__23319b7\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0a947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce0a947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a <a href=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/blog\/what-is-microsoft-power-platform-and-why-it-matters-in-2026\/\">Power Platform solution<\/a> goes beyond creating an isolated Power Apps application. Most solutions usually include a canvas or model-driven app with Power Automate flows that handle the back-end logic, Dataverse tables or SharePoint lists and connections. Managing all these components together safely and consistently is exactly why Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) exists. In this blog we will cover some important considerations for managing application lifecycle (ALM in Power Apps) and how it works in the Power Platform world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311e3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311e3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is application lifecycle management (ALM)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f326e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f326e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ALM means \u201capplication lifecycle management\u201d and it refers to the process of taking a software application from its development to production deployment.<\/p><p>When following ALM practices, it\u2019s usually to target the following questions:<\/p><ul><li>What changed, and who changed it? How can this be tracked?<\/li><li>How to we develop, test and deploy to production without breaking things and making sure all works as expected?<\/li><li>How do we separate test data from prod data?<\/li><li>Is it possible to roll back if something goes wrong?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596d49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596d49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is ALM in Power Apps and why it matters?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7753b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f7753b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Power Apps makes it easy to build applications; any pro-developer or citizen developer can connect to a SharePoint site and create an application in a few weeks or days. Without ALM practices in place, the scenario of users \u201cjust creating apps and flows\u201d can become a mess: undocumented, untested, and impossible to safely update when bugs happen or when enhancements are requested.<\/p><p>The ALM concept is not a Power Platform or a Power Apps concept; it\u2019s been used in the software development industry for a long time now, using source control tools like GitHub and working with environment separation. In the Power Platform world, the same principles apply, but just using Power Platform\u2019s tools and components:<\/p><div id=\"seology-cta-1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7280\" class=\"elementor elementor-7280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3f164 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e3f164\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9078c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9078c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b99949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b99949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c827b elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e8c827b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#ctc_chat\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d834237 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d834237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/de\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><ol><li>Dataverse environments for environment separation (Dev, QA, Prod)<\/li><li>Environment variables for data sources such as SharePoint and SQL<\/li><li>Managed solutions for QA and Prod environments<\/li><li>Deployment processes through Managed environments or Azure DevOps integrations<\/li><\/ol><p>Making sure to apply best ALM practices in Power Platform solutions has plenty of benefits:<\/p><ol><li>Changes made in a dev environment are tested before reaching production<\/li><li>Changes can be tracked, (what was deployed, when, and by whom)<\/li><li>Enforce standards and audit the full history of changes across apps and flows.<\/li><li>Manage all Power Platform solutions it without chaos<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf7d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bf7d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Components of ALM in Power Apps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac859e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac859e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000bc03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000bc03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Power Platform environments are isolated containers for apps, data, connections, flows and any other Power Platform component. A typical ALM setup requires at least three environments:<\/p><ol><li>Development (where developer build solutions with apps and flows)<\/li><li>Test\/UAT (where users validate the full end-to-end experience)<\/li><li>Production (where end users work)<\/li><\/ol><p>Power Platform environments are managed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com\/manage\/environments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admin center<\/a>:<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/migrated-img-13435-6a445080a9151.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ab885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5ab885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solutions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6866fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6866fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Solutions are like a \u201cbox\u201d where apps, flows, connections are put to be \u201cgrouped\u201d in a single package.<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-is-application-lifecycle-management-alm-in-power-apps-image-4.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Aptos Display',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Aptos Display'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Aptos Display'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">A canvas app, model-driven app, Power Automate flows, Dataverse tables, connection references, and environment variables can<br>all be under a single solution and moved across environments as a whole.<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/migrated-img-13435-6a44508119589.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p><p>There are two types of solutions:<\/p><ol><li>Unmanaged (editable, where users develop the solution)<\/li><li>Managed (used in test and production, they are supposed to be locked and not editable, but Power Platform has some options to allow developers to edit).<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-is-application-lifecycle-management-alm-in-power-apps-image-3.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5002c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5002c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALM approaches in Power Platform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d565444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d565444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manual export and import<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2145a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2145a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the most basic form of ALM in Power Platform. The process is simple:<\/p><ol><li>Export a solution from the development environment. When exporting the solution, you will be prompted to select if the solution will be exported as managed or unmanaged. If exporting to QA or Prod: select managed. Only select unmanaged if exporting to another development environment.<br><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/migrated-img-13435-6a445081788e5.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li><li>Download the .zip file that is generated with all the solution components<\/li><li>Open the target environment, import the solution and follow the import wizard steps<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/migrated-img-13435-6a445081a99a5.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li><\/ol><div><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\">Manual export\/import requires no additional tooling beyond what\u2019s already in the Power Apps or Power Platform portals. It\u2019s accessible to all developers and makers, as soon as they have access to import solutions in the target environment. This approach is best for: individual developers, small teams, or not critical internal tools.<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-is-application-lifecycle-management-alm-in-power-apps-image-2.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7495a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c7495a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solution pipelines<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a63ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34a63ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Managed Environments is Microsoft\u2019s built-in tool for Power Platform ALM, it allows to create \u201cpipelines\u201d and select which Power Platform environments should be included in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>The pipelines can be set up at each solution level, by defining your environments (dev \u2192 test \u2192 prod) and the platform handles the deployment of the entire solution in each of the selected environments. It\u2019s pretty straight forward and it includes some DevOps concepts without the hassle of configuring a DevOps infrastructure.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-is-application-lifecycle-management-alm-in-power-apps-image-1.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef0580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ef0580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Azure DevOps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea1961 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bea1961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1117a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1117a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For enterprise teams that require more powerful ALM practices, Azure DevOps offers the most robust and flexible implementation. Azure DevOps can be used to manage the ALM process for any kind of software application, with integrated repositories, version control and task boards.<\/p><p>Power Platform solutions are no exception, ALM using Azure DevOps is possible using the <strong>Microsoft Power Platform Build Tools<\/strong> extension. It comes with plenty out of the box action to manage solutions in Power Apps and Power Automate.<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-is-application-lifecycle-management-alm-in-power-apps-image.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p><p>Setting up Azure DevOps pipelines requires DevOps knowledge and some set ups. When working with Azure DevOps, teams only need to configure the connection to the different environments that they will be working on and DevOps will connect to the solutions in each of them and allow the teams to:<\/p><div id=\"seology-cta-2\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7531\" class=\"elementor elementor-7531\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3f164 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e3f164\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9078c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9078c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b99949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b99949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you ready to discover the joy of automation?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e61db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e61db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whether you have a project in mind or just want to know how we can help, we\u2019re happy to have a conversation<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a578907 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a578907\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c827b elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e8c827b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#ctc_chat\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d834237 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d834237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/de\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><ul><li>Export solutions and unpack them into source files<\/li><li>Commit everything to a Git repository with version history<\/li><li>Trigger automated builds<\/li><li>Deploy to test and production environments<\/li><\/ul><p>Azure DevOps is a good option for enterprise teams, pro-dev teams, regulated industries, or organizations already using Azure DevOps for other development work.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/migrated-img-13435-6a4450828733a.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a654e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a654e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best practices for Microsoft application lifecycle management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a45fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a45fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to ALM, there are general guidelines that can be applied regardless of it\u2019s a Power Platform solution or not. Some of things to keep in mind are:<\/p><ol><li>Enforce coding standards (variable naming, adding comments).<\/li><li>Write a list of tests and success criteria.<\/li><li>Use version control, make sure all changes are tracked.<\/li><li>Set up roles: who is a developer, who is a tester, who can deploy solutions to prod.<\/li><li>Track all releases: create version numbers, list new features, enhancements and bugs fixed.<\/li><\/ol><p>When it comes to Power Platform, there are specific recommendations to follow:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Don\u2019t use the default environment. <\/strong>Create dedicated environments for Power Platform Solutions, don\u2019t use the \u201cdefault\u201d environment that comes along with the Microsoft 365 subscription. The default environment should be used only for small automations for personal productivity.<\/li><li><strong>Always use solutions.<\/strong> Always start by creating a solution and starting all the objects (tables, flows, apps) from the solution itself. If something is created outside a solution, make sure to use the \u201cAdd existing\u201d option.<\/li><li><strong>Keep related apps and flows in the same solution.<\/strong> An app and its flows are a unit. Deploy them together, version them together, and test them together. Splitting them across solutions creates dependency headaches and deployment ordering problems.<\/li><li><strong>Separate environments.<\/strong> The minimum recommended practice is to at least have 2 environments: a development environment and a production environment. A test\/UAT environment between them is strongly suggested!<\/li><li><strong>Use environment variables.<\/strong> Any value that can be different across environments can leverage environment variables for better separation of values between Dev\/Test\/Prod.<\/li><li><strong>Establish a naming convention for flows, apps, variables.<\/strong> Use prefixes to differentiate components across projects or solutions and inside flows and apps, name variables, actions and controls consistently.<\/li><li><strong>Always do some source control.<\/strong> Even if the manual export and import approach is used, make sure to always store a copy of the solution somewhere. Or export and unpack the solutions into a Git repository regularly. Make notes of enhancements, improvements or bugs that were fixed.<\/li><li><strong>Create tests in Power Apps. <\/strong>For faster testing and validation, use Power App\u2019s default features for creating test cases and run all the test cases before deploying updates.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dfb86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2dfb86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the joy of automation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b8106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78b8106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you\u2019re just getting started with Power Platform or looking to bring order to an existing solution portfolio, we\u2019d love to have a conversation and see how we can help you implement ALM practices. <a href=\"https:\/\/powergi.net\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> and let\u2019s discover the joy of automation together!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Building a Power Platform solution goes beyond creating an isolated Power Apps application. 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