Hi folks, the purpose of this article is to provide you with information about Power Platform environments and how to create your own.
Environment types
Environments can be classified into several types. Microsoft offers six types of environments which are listed below:
- Default : Each tenant has a default environment that is created automatically. The default capacity is limited to 3GB Database, 3 GB File, 1GB Log. This environment type cannot be disabled or deleted.
- Developer : A Developer Plan license is required for creating a Developer environment. These environments have restricted control and cannot be assigned to security groups.
- Sandbox : This type of environment is not recommended for production. A sandbox environment can be utilized to use for development and testing. A 1 GB database free capacity on the tenant was required for creating a sandbox environment.
- Trial : Trial environments are intended for short-term testing needs and are cleaned up automatically after a short period of time. They have a 30-day expiration date and are restricted to one per user.
- Production : The production environment is designed for long-term employment in an organization. Unlimited access to premium features with the appropriate licenses and increased storage capacity. Access to production environment should be restricted by the use of security groups.
- Microsoft Dataverse for teams : No additional licenses are required for basic functionality. MS Dataverse for Teams is automatically created for a specific team after creating an app in MS Teams.
Create a new environment
Prerequisites
- An account with Global admin, Dynamics 365 admin or Power Platform admin role.
- 1GB available database capacity
Deployment steps
By following the steps below you can deploy an environment in the Power Platform Centre.
Step 1. Sign-in to Power Platform admin centre at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/
Step 2. In the left-hand navigation pane select Environments and then + New.
Step 3. Fill in the required fields and pay particular attention to the Region and Type fields.
Step 4. On the next screen select to configure the mandatory fields, Language, Currency, and Security group
Useful links
- Create and manage environments in the Power Platform admin center
- Add a Microsoft Dataverse database
- Pay-as-you-go plan
The settings URL, Enable Dynamics 365 apps, Deploy sample apps and data are not strictly required but if you wan to automatically deploy apps such as Dynamics 365 Customer service, Sales, Marketing, etc, or include sample apps and data to your newly created environment then you need to configure them.
