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Posted on 11 Apr 2021 13:11:48 by ac1drain

We are just beginning our journey into Power Apps and one of the things I'm a little fuzzy on is the https://make.powerapps.com portal. Is this portal just to be used as a backend for the developers of the application, or is it also an appropriate launcher/player for staff that will consume the app?

I have access to two applications that reside in different environments. I have a proper security role (based off min prv apps use), can access each app through https://org.crm3.dynamics.com/appid, yet when I login to make.powerapps.com, I don't see the apps listed and the only selectable environment for me is the default one (where neither app resides).

Is there a special permission that needs to be granted to read the apps in an environment?

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Pstork1 68,214 Most Valuable Professional on 11 Apr 2021 at 13:22:03

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In general yes, the https://make.powerapps.com portal is for developing apps. It is also a convenient way to see a list of apps that you can run. But to see an environment and its apps in the portal you need to have 'maker' permission to the environment. Everyone is a 'maker' in the default environment, but you may not have that permission in other environments. If you aren't a maker you can still run apps that have been shared with you by a direct link to the app. In your case I suspect you are not a 'maker' in the other two environments.

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ac1drain 42 on 11 Apr 2021 at 13:47:33

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Got it, thanks. I assume there is no way to workaround this? Some of our users will be testing (not developing) in multiple environments and this seemed like the perfect portal to jump between them.

I can make the direct links work, but there is some concern in my org about how people will find these apps with such an unfamiliar domain name (obviously staff will just bookmark it). Someone has floated the idea of hosting a redirect from a friendly domain name which I'm desperately trying to shutdown.

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Pstork1 68,214 Most Valuable Professional on 11 Apr 2021 at 17:01:09

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The other option, which is what MS really plans on, is that developers develop apps in a solution in an environment and then export the solution and install it in a production environment where users will use the app. Like the default environment everyone would have maker access to the production environment so they can see it.

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