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Managing SharePoint Flows / Solutions in the default environment

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Greetings all.
 
When a user selects Integrate - > Power Automate - > Create a Flow from a SharePoint site and saves the flow, a Solution is created in the Default Environment
 
While you can see a list of these Solutions as Power Platform Admin, by Selecting Solutions with the default environment selected in make.powerapps.com, there are a few issues
 
1. The Display name is a GUID, not very helpful in showing what the Solution actually does at a glance
2. Name, helps a little more but sometimes it's just Content_scheduler_xzycy or Work_progress_tracker_xufuffd
 
My Issue Is that we need to maintain the default environment, and need a way to 
 
1. Easily show who owns the Solution
2. If it is being used / if not delete it (Often users click buttons to see what they do)
 
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I have the Centre of Excellence installed, and the Power Platform Admin View is better via the Solutions tab, but there is no data to show if it is in use or not.
 
Thank you
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    11manish Profile Picture
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    This issue happens because when users create flows from Microsoft SharePoint using Integrate → Power Automate, the platform automatically creates solutions with GUID names in the Default Environment, which makes them difficult to manage.

    Recommended Approach
    Use the Power Platform Center of Excellence Starter Kit
    • Check the Solutions, Cloud Flows, and Flow Runs inventory tables.
    • These show owner, created date, and last run time.
    Identify unused solutions
    • Look for flows with:
    • Run count = 0
    • Last run older than 60–90 days
    Build a governance report
    • Create a Power BI dashboard showing:
    • Solution name
    • Owner
    • Number of flows
    • Last flow run
    Clean up unused assets
    • Notify owners first.
    • Delete solutions that were created only for testing.
    Apply governance
    • Encourage makers to rename flows and move them to proper solutions.
    • Limit creation in the Default Environment where possible.

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