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ALM and Deployment Flashcards

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  1. Which type of solution update preserves changes made in the target environment while updating shared components?

    Answer: Solution patch

    Solution patches allow deploying incremental changes to specific components without replacing the entire solution, preserving target environment customizations.

  2. A company wants to enforce governance by requiring approval before any solution is deployed to production through Power Platform pipelines. What feature enables this?

    Answer: Pre-deployment approvals in pipelines

    Power Platform pipelines support pre-deployment approvals, requiring designated approvers to authorize a deployment before it proceeds to the next stage.

  3. When should a developer use the 'Apply Upgrade' option after importing a solution with the 'Stage for Upgrade' option?

    Answer: After verifying the staged solution works correctly in the target environment

    Staging an upgrade allows testing the new solution alongside the old one; 'Apply Upgrade' is run after validation to finalize the switch and remove the old solution.

  4. Which Power Platform CLI command packages loose solution files from a directory back into a .zip solution file?

    Answer: pac solution pack

    The 'pac solution pack' command reads unpacked solution files from a directory and assembles them into a deployable .zip solution file.

  5. In a CI/CD pipeline for Power Platform, what is the purpose of running the Solution Checker as part of the build stage?

    Answer: To detect quality issues, deprecated APIs, and best-practice violations early

    Running Solution Checker in CI/CD catches issues like deprecated API usage, performance problems, and best-practice violations before they reach production.

  6. What is a 'Managed Environment' in Power Platform, and how does it relate to ALM?

    Answer: A premium environment tier with governance features like pipeline enforcement and solution checker gates

    Managed Environments is a premium tier that enables advanced governance capabilities including pipeline enforcement, maker welcome content, and weekly digest reporting.

  7. A developer exports a solution and commits it to Git, but the XML files show constant noise changes like reordered attributes. What is the best fix?

    Answer: Use 'pac solution unpack' with the --processCanvasApps flag to normalize output

    The --processCanvasApps flag in 'pac solution unpack' normalizes canvas app source output, reducing noise from attribute reordering and making diffs meaningful.