Creating a Publisher in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform
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Each Solution requires a solution Publisher, the publisher provides common customization constraints, like the prefix of new entity, attribute, relationship, etc.
When you create an Organization in CRM, a Default Publisher is created for the Organization, which can also be used as part of your Solution.
Because every solution has a publisher, you should create your own publisher rather than use the default.
Next, we're going to see how to create a Publisher in Dynamics CRM using classic mode and through Power Apps Maker Portal.
Create a Publisher through the Power Apps Maker Portal
1. Go to Power Apps Maker Portal, and from the top-right corner, select Environments, and then select an environment.
2. From the left-side menu, select Solutions, and then select the Publisher tab.
3. Select + New publisher button.
4. Fill in the required information in the New Form.
Note: The following table lists the fields and descriptions that a Publisher contains.
|
Label |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Display Name |
The name that to display in the Publisher lookup field in the solution. |
|
Name |
Microsoft Dynamics 365 generates a unique name is based on the Display Name. The unique name can only contain alphanumeric characters and the underscore character. Note You use the Unique Name to uniquely identify a Publisher. Managed solutions that share the same publisher can update each other. |
|
Description |
Use this field to include any relevant details about your solution. |
|
Prefix |
The customization prefix helps you identify which publisher added a solution component. For example, the prefix is added to the logical name of any entities or attributes created in the context of a solution associated with this publisher. The prefix must be between two and eight characters long and can contain only alphanumeric characters. It cannot start with ‘mscrm’. |
|
Option Value Prefix |
This value lets you help separate options that you add to option sets to support merging options. A value is auto-generated based on the Prefix text to help make it more unique. The value must be between 10,000 and 99,999. More information: Merge option set options |
|
Contact Details |
Use these fields to add information that will enable people who install the solution to contact you. |
5. Once all the fields are completed, click on the Save button.
Create a Publisher through Classic mode
1. Go to Advanced Settings->Settings->Customizations. Click Publisher.
2. Click New
3. New pop-up window will appear, please refer to step 4 in the previous section.
Conclusion
To conclude, it's recommended to create a publisher to uniquely identify our own changes from OOB(out-of-box).
The end.
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