Using Map file in ALM
To ensure a healthy code state, a developer needs to ensure that every part of the implementation that is deployed to downstream environments is healthy. Within the Power Platform we can, for example, use map files in ALM. This blog post will explain what map files are and how...
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Move to managed solutions
My recommendation, as well as Microsoft’s, is to only use managed solutions for environments other than the development environment. This often leads to questions from colleagues and customers on how to move to managed solutions in a setup where previously everything was deployed as unmanaged. This blog post will...
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Set up Workload Identity federation for ADO Connection
Application ID and client secret were the preferred way of authenticating Azure DevOps (ADO) to a Dataverse instance. For a few months, there has been a new way of doing this part, workload identity federation. This blog post will show you how to set up Workload Identity federation for...
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How to work with connection References
In one of my older posts, I described how connections and connection references work. I still often get asked how one can properly work with connection references since a few problems always occur. In this post, I will explain everything you need to know about how to work with...
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Environment vs. Source code centric ALM approach
When I discuss different Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) approaches with colleagues, customers and other community members there is often confusion about the differences between an Environment centric and Source code centric approach. This blog post tries to explain the differences and shed some light on the different terms. Environment...
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