Creating a Custom Solution in PowerApps

The following are instructions to create your solution to hold any customized processes, cloud flows, tables, etc. in PowerApps.
 

1. Click the "Environment" button in the upper right-hand corner.
 

2. Click on your Production environment. The one that does not end in "(default)".
 

*Please note the Environment Type in the screenshot above is Sandbox. This is because we have completed this demo in a test environment. Your Environment Type should not be Sandbox. It should be Production.
 

3. Click on Solutions.
 

4. Click on "+New solution". This will open up a "quick create" card on the right side of the screen.

5. Name your solution.

• Our best practice is to name your solution "(Your Organization Name) Custom Solution".
• When you type in a "Display name" it will populate the "Name" field with the same data, less the spaces. A best practice is not to change the "Name."
   

6. Choose +New publisher.


 

7. Give your custom publisher a Display name, such as (Your Organization) publisher.

8. The Name should be the same as the Display name less the spaces.

9. Set the Description as "Custom publisher for configurations."

10. The prefix is what will appear at the beginning of all custom items. Set the Prefix as an abbreviation for your organization. 

11. The completed custom publisher should look like this:

12. Click save to return to setting up your custom solution. 

13. Choose the custom publisher you created in the last step

14. Click on More options.

15. Type in a Description. An example of a description is "Custom solution for configurations."
 

16. Click on Create.
 

17. Now that you have your newly created solution, it's time to add any components you would like to customize. You can add existing components from your default solution (such as processes, cloud flows, tables, etc.). To do this, click the "Add existing" button.
 

12. Choose what you would like to add. In this example, we are going to add a process workflow. Click on "Process".
 

13. You will see a list of the available processes to add. Select as many as you'd like.
 

14. Click on Add.
 

15. Once you've added components to your solution, you can customize them to meet your organization's needs. Make any customizations you'd like and save them. Once you have added everything you want to your new custom solution, click on "Publish all customizations".
 

16. Click on Back to Solutions to view your new custom solution.
 

17. Click on Select row.
 

18. When making any customizations, make sure you are working in the custom solution. You may need to add additional component(s) as you customize your system.