Task 02: Apply Lifecycle Management practices

01: Configure deployment environments

Set up Dev, UAT, and PRD as managed deployment environments, including names, IDs, and descriptions, to establish the lifecycle foundation.

1. On the Deployment Pipeline Configuration, select the ellipses (…), then select the play icon.

2. On the left side menu, under Pipeline Setup, select Environments.

3. On the top action menu, select New to proceed with the pipeline configuration.

4. Fill in the following information:
   • Name: Zava Retail Store - Dev
   • Owner: Deployment Pipeline Administrators
   • Environment Type: Development Environment
   • Environment ID: d1159265-2104-e7c3-8168-220f7286f30e
   • Description: Environment for managing application deployment stages.

5. Select Save & Close.

6. Repeat the same steps for Zava Retail Store - UAT:
   • Name: Zava Retail Store - UAT
   • Owner: Deployment Pipeline Administrators
   • Environment Type: Target Environment
   • Environment ID: f026f3fc-7cb6-e37e-8a6e-a34db192d31c
   • Description: Environment for managing application deployment stages.
7. Repeat the same steps for Zava Retail Store - PRD:
   • Name: Zava Retail Store - PRD
   • Owner: Deployment Pipeline Administrators
   • Environment Type: Target Environment
   • Environment ID: e26bd40d-88a2-eb35-bd11-b98445f9c511
   • Description: Environment for managing application deployment stages.

02: Build and enforce the deployment pipeline

Create a pipeline linking Dev → UAT → PRD and define deployment flow rules that strictly enforce the promotion sequence, ensuring deployments move from Dev to UAT first and only UAT deployments can be promoted to production.

1. On the left side menu, under Pipeline Setup, select Pipelines.

2. On the top action menu, select + New.

3. Fill in the deployment pipeline fields by using this information:

   • Name: Dev → UAT → PRD
   • Description: Automated deployment pipeline and version movement for Dev, UAT, and PRD.
   • Owner: Deployment Pipeline Administrators

4. Select Save and scroll down to the Linked Development Environments section.

5. Under Linked Development Environments, select Add Existing Development Environment, then select Zava Retail Store - Dev and Add.

6. Scroll further to the Deployment Stages (Deployment Pipeline) section and select New Deployment Stage.

7. Fill in the deployment stage fields with this information:

   • Name: Dev → UAT Deployment Rules
   • Owner: Deployment Pipeline Administrators
   • Description: The deployment process must first progress from Dev to UAT.

8. Leave Previous Deployment Stage empty as it is Dev.

9. Type in the Target Deployment Environment ID field:

    Zava Retail Store - UAT
   

10. Select Save & Close.

11. Repeat the same steps and fill in the following:
    • Name: UAT → PRD Deployment Rules
    • Owner: Deployment Pipeline Administrators
    • Description: Only deployments originating from UAT are permitted to be promoted to production.

12. Select the search icon next to Previous Deployment Stage, and set it to Dev → UAT Deployment Rules.

13. Select the search icon next to Target Deployment Environment ID and set it to Zava Retail Store - PRD.

14. Select Save & Close.

15. Under Pipeline Setup, select Pipelines and notice the new pipeline was created.

16. Let’s verify that the pipeline is created by going to the second tab in the browser tab bar - Power Apps - Apps Tab.

17. In the left side menu, select Solution, then ZavaRetailsSolution solution to open it.

18. In the left side menu, select the Pipelines icon and notice the Dev → UAT → PRD pipeline we just created.