Power Platform Solution Deployment Using Azure DevOps | CI/CD Tutorial for Beginners

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on deploying Power Platform solutions using Azure DevOps! In this tutorial, we'll walk you through each stage, from configuring Azure AD App registration to setting up Service Principal as an App user in Power Platform environments. Learn how to install Power Platform Build Tools, set up Repository permissions, and create a Self Hosted Agent for seamless deployment. Follow along as we create Build and Release pipelines, executing them to smoothly deploy our solutions from QA to Production. Master the art of efficient solution deployment with Azure DevOps and Power Platform Build Tools today! Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful tutorials!
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[@user-ej3zl6eh3j]

How is this channel so underrated, This is some awesome stuff you are sharing out here. Keep up the Good Work

[@Tiyani365]

Much appreciated and I’m glad you like it 🙏👍

[@t-boss5903]

Have been waiting for this one, thanks for the plug

[@Tiyani365]

Hope you like it!

[@DevBase-q9s]

Thanks you for this walkthrough

[@Tiyani365]

Thanks 🙏 @DevBase-q9s

[@surpriseolpertmabuza8876]

Keep up the good work bafo 👏👏👏

[@Tiyani365]

Thank you, I will

[@user-xq8iq5cd3u]

Hi, Thanks for this video. It's very helpful for first implementation. Can you please share where i can find the script code of Command Line Script step?

[@alexisparedesc]

Hello! great video. It helped me a lot!
If I have environment variables in my solution, is it possible that these can be configured from DevOps? or after executing the release should I manually update the environment variables of my solution?

[@Tiyani365]

Hi Alexis, when you're deploying through Azure Pipelines, you don't have to hassle with tweaking environment variables directly on the target Power Platform environment afterward. You can streamline everything using a deployment settings file. This file makes automated deployment a breeze and prevents those pesky connection issues that might otherwise crop up and force you to manually activate flows post-deployment. That's definitely not what you want when you're trying to keep things smooth with DevOps.

[@MbueloRamafamba]

Yet another detailed delivery. Next request: How to resolve connections in cases where I have for example a flow that connects to Outlook, Sharepoint, 1Drive etc. Seems to be that only the connection references get exported but connections don't, which then defaults to switch off flows.

[@Tiyani365]

I’m glad you like, thanks for the support. I will be doing one on that topic soon

[@katinkavanluijn1993]

@@Tiyani365 Hi, is that one online already? I'm struggeling with that issue aswell :)

[@obfuscatorJHA]

Really Nice Video! Good work Tiyani.
One query please .. How to change Owners of Apps /Flows in target environment and how to provide user to change the Environment variable and other parameters when running in target environment.

[@Tiyani365]

when deploying using azure pipeline theres no need to manually interact with the deployment process, you can use a deployment settings file to make your automated deployment easy and for flows avoid using connections that will cause issues and need you to manually turn on the flows after deployment which is not desirable when using devops.
I suggest you use connection references for your flows and specify their guids in the deployment file, the same goes for environment variables values per environment.
Hope this helps.

[@justcathy6729]

Another amazing video, thanks Tiyani

[@Tiyani365]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@matimbaisrael6406]

Thanks for the video

[@Tiyani365]

Hakhensa swinene 🙂🙏

[@kiranbchitari]

I am getting this error in the Power Platform Export Solution step, "The reason given was: The given solution unique name is not valid". Do you have any idea about this...

[@Tiyani365]

Hi @kiranbchitari the is the variable we created, think you might have missed that part in the video. Please make sure you create one for your pipeline with the name of your solution

[@QueenMagomani]

nice one #1000subs

[@Tiyani365]

So close!

[@lufunot5297]

#1000subs, more of this kinds Tiyani, DevOps and Power Platform content

[@Tiyani365]

Thanks lufuno, there’s more coming

[@vinayakpanicker7915]

Hi is this possible to do with Gitlab? The entire pipeline for power platform

[@Tiyani365]

certainly you can use GitLab, though it is more involved than when using azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.