Steps to Export Dataverse Solution

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The solution is a container that can include various components, like tables, fields, apps, site maps, flows, etc.

These components are extensions or/and modifications of the Dataverse database.

Developers can create these extensions, package them, and distribute them as solutions.

Solutions are distributed as a zip file and can be imported into different environments.

There are two types of solutions: unmanaged and managed.

Unmanaged solutions are modifications that developers create in the development environment.

When they are ready to test or deploy, they export and import the solution into a test or production environment as managed.

Developers cannot change the managed solution.

When you are ready to test or deploy your solution, you need to Publish all modifications or changes (Number 1) in your solution.

Then you should run the Solution checker to check the solution for potential issues.

If there are no problems found, you can push the Export button on the top toolbar (Number 2)

Power Apps portal opens a new Export blade and reminds you to Publish all changes (Number 1) and Check for the issues (Number 3)

And on the next screen, you need to select the type of your export solution: managed or unmanaged.

If you are moving your solution to the test or deployment environment, you choose the Export as Managed (Number 4) and push the Export button.

Power Apps portal creates a zip file with the name of the solution, version number, and adds the word “managed” at the end of the name for the managed solution, like NorthwindTraders_1_0_0_7_managed.zip.

The Power Platform solution is a mechanism of Application lifecycle management (ALM) implementation by distributing the components for Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse between environments using import and export.

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Before you export a Dataverse solution from your development environment to the test environment, you need to ensure that the solution is in a state that is suitable for deployment. The three steps that you should follow before exporting the solution are:

1. Publish all changes: Before you export the solution, you should ensure that all the changes made in your development environment are published. Publishing changes means that any changes you've made to forms, views, entities, or other components in your solution are saved and made available to other users. To publish all changes, navigate to the solution in the Power Apps portal, select "All Components" and then click "Publish All Customizations". This will ensure that all the changes you've made are available to the test environment.

2. Check for issues: Before exporting the solution, it is important to check for any issues or errors that may prevent the solution from being imported into the test environment. You can run a solution checker to identify any issues that need to be resolved before the solution is exported. To run the solution checker, select "All Components" in the solution and click on "Run Solution Checker". This will give you a report of any issues that need to be resolved.

3. Export as Unmanaged: Once you've published all changes and resolved any issues, you're ready to export the solution. The solution can be exported as either managed or unmanaged. When you export a solution as unmanaged, it means that the solution can be further customized by the recipient in the test environment. To export the solution as unmanaged, select "All Components" in the solution, click "Export", and then select "Unmanaged".

Note: You do not need to convert the solution from unmanaged to managed before exporting it to the test environment. Similarly, you should not convert the solution from managed to unmanaged before exporting it. These steps are not necessary before exporting the solution.