Importing Solution doesn't work

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Posted on by RobbieGoff

I have a solution containing a Canvas app, two Custom Connectors, and a Flow.

When I export this and try to import it to another environment:

Both the custom connectors break. They appear in my list of Custom Connectors but I get the following error when I click on them:

Not only can I not access them, but I can't delete them either. They are just stuck there. I get this error:
My Flow breaks. Specifically, I have to recreate all of my connections. In an unmanaged solution this isn't a problem, but in a managed solution it is not possible to go in and edit the Flow, so it's effectively useless.

Can anyone help? I must be doing something wrong.

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v-xida-msft Microsoft Employee on at

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Hi @RobbieGoff ,

Which Type Solution do you export? Managed solution or Unmanaged solution?

Based on the issue that you mentioned, I think you exported your solution as an Managed solution, is it true?

Actually, it is an known issue with managed solution. When exporting a solution as an Managed solution into your Target Environment, within your Target Environment, you could not edit or update these components (flow, custom connector, ... etc) directly. You may need to re-create a new connection to these connectors used in your canvas app and flow. For custom connector, you may need to re-enter credentials required by the connector, then create connections.

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/custom-connectors-now-available-in-solutions-preview/

As an alternative solution, please consider export your Solution as a Unmanaged solution, then import this Unmanaged solution into your Target Environment, then you could edit your flow, custom connector credentials or connections to fix this issue.

More details about known limits in Solution, please check the following article:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/common-data-service/use-solution-explorer#known-limitations

Best regards,

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packnology 138 on at

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Hi @RobbieGoff and @v-xida-msft , I'm having the same problem but with an unmanaged solution export I'm trying to import into a new environment. It tries to re-establish a connection to the custom connector, but when I go to create a new connection it tells me the connector doesn't exist. Is there a fix for this problem? Is it possible to export and import a custom connector in an unmanaged solution?
Thanks,
Greg

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packnology 138 on at

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Some additional information on this which might be relevant. My custom connector connects through an on-premise gateway to an API that's also on-premise. Maybe the export-import unmanaged solution doesn't work in this scenario because I would have to create a gateway connection AND a custom connector connection?

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