How to Set Up a New Publisher In Dynamics 365, Power Apps
In this video, Heidi Neuahuser discusses the basics of solution management for Dynamics 365 or Power Apps, focusing on setting up a publisher for your changes.
Key Takeaways
- Overview: Setting up a publisher is crucial as it helps users easily track who added which components in their environment, and it’s simple to set up.
- Prefix: Heidi shows a chart that illustrates how field names in a database can indicate who added them based on their prefixes. For example, “rencats or dogs” was added by a partner, “newcats or dogs” by an unknown default publisher, “xyzcats or dogs” by an ISV, and “msdyncats or dogs” by Microsoft.
- View publishers: Next, Heidi switches to a demo environment to explore another way to build within make.powerapps.com. By clicking “New” and “Discover All,” you can pin different areas to your shortcuts, such as publishers, and easily access them. Here, you can see all the publishers set up.
- Create a new publisher: To create a new publisher in Power Apps, click “New Publisher,” name it, assign a schema name without spaces, and define a prefix. Save it, and when building a solution file, select this publisher to ensure all added assets are tagged with the specified prefix, making it easy to track changes. This practice helps maintain standardization and clarity in solution management.
