powerplatform-bestpractices

Power Platform ALM best practices. Use when the user asks about solution design (managed vs. unmanaged, how to split solutions, stability layers), solution naming or versioning, publisher prefix configuration, environment strategy (dev/test/prod), solution dependencies, or deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Pipelines for Power Platform). Also use when the user asks "what solution should I put X in" or "how do I deploy to test/prod".

Best practices for Power Apps Code Apps (React + Vite canvas apps packaged for Power Platform). Use when the user is scaffolding, developing, or deploying a Code App — pac code init, connector integration, MSAL authentication, Dataverse data binding, bundle optimisation, or pac code push. Also use when the user asks about React version constraints, allowedOrigins, connector schema drift, or useConnector in a Power Platform React app.

Dataverse schema design and naming conventions. Use when the user is creating or reviewing tables, columns, relationships, or global Choices — naming rules (display vs. schema name, language, type suffixes), column type selection, cascade behaviour, option sets, or convention compliance. Also use when the user asks about publisher prefix, primary name column, AutoNumber, or the 400-column limit.

Best practices for Dataverse plug-ins and Custom APIs. Use when the user is writing, scaffolding (pac plugin init), registering, or debugging a Dataverse plug-in (IPlugin, PluginBase, pre/post-image, sync/async steps) or a Custom API (bound/unbound, request/response parameters). Also use when the user asks about early-bound classes, pac modelbuilder, pac plugin push, ColumnSet, or InvalidPluginExecutionException.

Best practices for Power Apps Generative Pages inside model-driven apps. Use when the user is building or modifying a custom page (React + TypeScript + Fluent UI v9) deployed with pac pages push — platform context access, Dataverse data columns, sitemap configuration, or bundle size. Also use when the user mentions "generative page", "custom page in a model-driven app", or "genpage".