Delivering Solutions
In this chapter, we’ll introduce you to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for Power Platform. We will review solution concepts and the two types of solutions: managed and unmanaged. We will also discuss environments and the different types of environments, the importance of always having at least two environments, and some key points on the default environment you get when installing your environment. To support seamless solution delivery, we’ll also introduce the role of pipelines, which automate and streamline various aspects of the ALM process.
Lastly, in this chapter, I will walk you through creating a solution and how to deploy the solution to other environments.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- ALM for admin, citizen, and pro developers
- Environment overview
- Solutions
- Creating solutions