Lab 08.1: Test & deploy

In this lab you will complete solution configuration by adding security roles for the users. Then you will verify, test, and deploy the solution in the production environment.

What you will learn

How to deploy a solution to another environment

High-level lab steps

Exercise 1 – Export and import solution
Exercise 2 – Create security roles for users
- Company 311 User – read all on Building, user owned on Problem Reports
- Company 311 Admin – All access for Buildings, Departments, Problem Reports
- Associate Company 311 Admin role with model-driven app

Prerequisites

Must have completed the following labs:

02.1: Data model
02.2: Work with forms and views
02.3: Compose a model-driven app
02.4: Import data

Detailed steps

Exercise 1: Import export

In this exercise, you will export the company 311 solution and import it into a new environment.

Task 1: Export solution

Navigate to the https://make.powerapps.com and make sure you are in the correct environment.
Select Solutions, and open the Company 311 solution.
Select + Add existing, select More, then select Connection Reference.
Select all of the connection references and select Add.
Select + Add existing, select More, then select Component Library.
Select the Shared Components A connection library and select Add.
Select Publish all customizations and wait for the publishing to complete.
Navigate back to the Solutions list.
Select the Company 311 solution and select Export Solution from the toolbar.
Select Next.
Select Managed and select Export. Wait for the solution to be packaged and exported.
When it has exported successfully, select Download to save the solution to your computer.
Select Export solution again.
Select Next.
Select Unmanaged, change the version to match the managed solution version and select Export.
You should have the Managed and Unmanaged versions of the solution exported and downloaded.

Task 2: Create new environment and import solution

Navigate to the Power Platform admin center, https://aka.ms/ppac
Using the navigation on the left, select Environments.
Select New.
Name the New Environment Prod
Set the Type to Developer.
Select Next.
Select Save.
Navigate to the Power Apps maker portal https://make.powerapps.com and select the environment you just created.
Select Solutions and select Import solution.
Select Browse.
Select the managed solution you exported and select Open.
Select Next.
Select Next again.
Select Import and wait for the import to complete.
Select Publish all customizations and wait for the publishing to complete.
Open the Company 311 solution you just imported.
Review the components in solution.
Select Apps and make sure you have both the Canvas and Model-driven apps.
Open the Company 311 Admin application.
The application should load without issues.
Close the Company 311 Admin application browser window or tab.
Open the Company 311 Phone application.
The application should load without issues.
Close the Company 311 Phone App browser window or tab.

Exercise 2: Create security roles

In this exercise, you will create security roles for users.

Task 1: Create security roles

Navigate to the Power Apps maker portal, https://make.powerapps.com and make sure you are in the correct environment.
Select Solutions and open the Company 311 solution.
Select + New > Security and select Security Role.
Enter Company 311 User for Role Name and select the Custom Entities tab.
Set the read privilege of the Building table to Organization.
Set the read privilege of the Problem Report table to User.
The read privileges for the Building and Problem Report Tables should now look like the image below. Select Save Create New.
Enter Company 311 Admin for Role Name and select the Custom Entities tab.
Set all privileges of the Building, Department, and Problem Reports tables to Organization.
Select the Customization tab.
Set all privileges for Model-driven app.
Select Save and Close.
Select Done on the pop-up.
Select All from the Objects pane.
Select Publish all customizations and wait for the publishing to complete.