How to deploy using Power Platform Pipelines

Install.

Go to Power Platform Admin

Resources > Dynamics 365 Apps > Search for Power Platform Pipelines
Select it > Click on Install > Select Environment > Agree on the Terms and Select Install.

Give it some time to install (It can take a couple of minutes)

Once it is installed, Navigate back to Power Platform Environment.

Under Apps > Deployment Pipeline Configurator App

Play the App

The Pipelines Dashboard will be empty due to no configuration yet.

Navigate to the Power Platform Admin Center to configure the Environment ID’s

Select the Environment that the Power Platform Pipelines is installed in for DEV

Copy the Environment ID of each Environment

Environments

DEV (Host) – Chime O

Env ID –

Type – Development Environment

QA

 Env ID –

Type – Development Environment 

PROD

Env ID –

Type – Target Environment

Navigate back to the Deployment Pipeline Configuration

Under Pipeline Setup, Click on Environments

Give it a Name

Select the Environment Type

Enter the Environment ID

Click on Save & Close
The Validation Status should be Success

Do the same exercise for QA and PROD Environment

Pipelines Configuration

• On the Navigation Pane, Pipelines Setup area, Click on Pipelines
• Name
• Save

Click on the 3 dots, Add the existing Deployment Environment to the Pipeline

• Create a Deployment Stage – QA to Prod
• Give it a Name
• Select the Target Deployment Environment is PROD
• Save
• Check Validation Status on the Linked Environment  – Success

Go to Power Apps Maker Portal

• Create a New Publisher
• Create a New Solution – Power Platform Pipelines
• Add a new Table – Building
• Add a Column – Building Name  
• Add Building Name and status reason to form

Select Pipelines on the Sitemap

• Select Pipeline – QA to Prod

• Click on Deploy Here – Deploy Now or Later
• Later will give you a date and time schedule

• Click Next – It will Validate the deployment solution
• Click Deploy to start the deployment process

The Deployment running will check the source solution, publish it, export it, import it to the target environment (It can take a couple of minutes – saves you time doing it manually)

Check Dashboards to monitor it – It will show Zip managed solution in the target environment

Click on Run History to see more details

Check Solution Artifacts for the Zip Managed Solution in the Target Environment

A security role needs to be assigned if a user can’t see the pipeline environment.

Navigate to Power Platform Admin Center, On the Environment:

• Select Users

Click on Manage security roles

• Assign roles to user
  • Deployment Pipeline Administrator
  • Deployment Pipeline Default
  • Deployment Pipeline User

Save

Check out the orginal Microsoft documentation here