Solution Concept Documentation
Overview
This documentation provides a structured guide, including video tutorials, to help users effectively utilize and configure our Digital Solution Concept. This innovative solution streamlines the management of solution artifacts across various environments, ensuring efficient deployment and maintenance.
Key Features
Workbenches: Independent, self-contained solutions that enable makers to implement and test changes within the system.
Carriers: Containers for artifacts that facilitate seamless staging of development work across testing and production environments.
Provisioning: A streamlined approach for merging changes between workbenches and carriers.
Automatic Semantic Versioning: Ensures that version control is automatically maintained throughout the process.
Video Tutorials
1. Usage Tutorial
This tutorial demonstrates how to effectively utilize the solution. Topics covered include:
Overview of workbenches
Creating a new workbench
Associating a workbench with an existing carrier
Merging changes from a workbench into a carrier
Managing workbench statuses
Best practices for working with Power Platform solutions
Summary of Key Steps for Using a Workbench:
Creating a New Workbench:
Use a descriptive name (best practice: reference the work item).
Select a target carrier (the solution to which this workbench will be deployed).
Automatically generates a workbench solution.
Navigating to the Solution:
Use provided buttons to open the solution.
Add necessary components and make required changes.
Merging Changes:
Merge changes when they are ready for testing.
Preparing for Production:
Merge changes into the release carrier and close the workbench after successful deployment to production.
Finalize the workbench towards the release carrier if necessary.
2. Configuration Tutorial
This tutorial guides users through the configuration process, covering:
Solution installation
Solution configuration
Creating a carrier
Quick References
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Table: Carrier | Reference to a solution that is prepared for deployment (transport solution). |
Table: Workbench | A temporary solution containing items related to a work unit. Must be merged into a target carrier for deployment. |
Table: Workbench History | Contains details about copied components and error logs. |
Workbench Status: Merge | Copies all components from the workbench solution to the target carrier. |
Workbench Status: Finalize | Copies all components to the target carrier, deletes the workbench solution, and deactivates the workbench. |
Workbench Status: Close | Deletes the workbench solution and deactivates the workbench. |
Workbench Status: Failure | Indicates an error occurred—review history for more details. |
Additional Resources
To download the solution, refer to the repository here.