Power Platform ALM – which option should I choose?
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Feb 24, 2023 6:56 PM

Power Platform ALM – which option should I choose?

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Power Platform Application Lifecycle Management can be achieved by various means – Manual export and import of Solutions from UI Export...

Power Platform Application Lifecycle Management can be achieved by various means

  1. Manual export and import of Solutions from UI
  2. Export-import solutions using Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI)
  3. Create your own Azure DevOps Pipelines by using Azure Dev Ops Build Tool tasks for Power Platform.
  4. Create your own GitHub Workflows by using GitHub actions for Power Platform
  5. Install ALM Accelerator for Power Platform
  6. Use In-Product ALM using Power Platform Pipelines

I have created this Flow chart just to give some direction to choose the right tool. This is valid as of February 2023, and may change as the products evolve . Also, this flow chart is just an indicative one, the actual option to be decided based on your business requirements.

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Power Platform ALM

Power Platform ALM is a set of tools and services that help organizations manage the lifecycle of their Power Platform applications. It provides capabilities such as version control, deployment automation, monitoring, testing and more. Depending on your organization's needs and requirements, you can choose from different options to get the most out of your Power Platform investments. These include:

  1. Azure DevOps - A comprehensive suite of cloud-hosted DevOps solutions for managing application development lifecycles.
  2. Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) – An integrated platform for managing customizations in Dynamics 365 applications including online/on-premises deployments, upgrades and patching process management.
  3. Third party solutions – Several third-party vendors offer additional Power Platform ALM solutions that provide additional features or specialized capabilities not available with the built-in options mentioned above.

YouTube · Todd Baginski · Dec 9, 2022

Sep 6, 2022 — When you consider ALM as an integral part of building apps on Microsoft Power Platform, it can drastically improve speed, reliability, and user ...

Feb 13, 2023 — The ALM accelerator for Microsoft Power Platform components enable makers to apply source-control strategies with Azure DevOps, and use ...

Jul 29, 2022 — As an ALM best practice, managed solutions should be generated by exporting an unmanaged solution as managed and considered a build artifact.

Jan 20, 2023 — Solutions are the mechanism for implementing application lifecycle management (ALM) in Power Apps and other Power Platform products, ...