Environment routing

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11/12/2024

Environment routing is a premium governance feature. This feature allows Power Platform admins to automatically direct new or existing makers into their own personal developer environments when they visit make.powerapps.com or copilotstudio.microsoft.com. Environment routing offers makers a personal, safe space to build with Microsoft Dataverse without the fear of others accessing their apps or data.

When the Environment routing setting is enabled in Power Platform Admin Center, the maker lands in their own personal developer environment instead of the default environment. Personal developer environments are the makers' own spaces, like OneDrive, for personal productivity where they can start building apps and solutions in their own workspace. Makers don't need to know which environment to work in, since the personal developer environment appears automatically.

Diagram showing how new and existing makers fit into the environment routing and environment group.

When the feature is turned on, the selected maker type (i.e. new or existing makers), will always land into their own personal developer environment. If the maker has access to one or more existing developer environment that is not owned by them, they will be routed to a new developer environment.

Dataverse is available in developer environments, and these environments are Managed Environments with the admin settings preconfigured according to the assigned environment group rules. Admins no longer need to worry that their makers are working in the default environment, where their work can conflict with others.

Important

By default, all developer environments created through environment routing are managed.
Managed Environment isn't included as an entitlement in the Developer Plan when users run their assets. For more information about Managed Environments and the Developer Plan, see About the Power Apps Developer Plan.
Non-managed developer environments are unaffected by this feature. Learn more about the developer environment and developer plan in About the Power Apps Developer Plan.

Prerequisites

Understand that environment routing is a tenant-level, admin setting that:

Only Power Platform admins can enable.
Requires the use of Managed Environments, since all of the newly, created environments are managed. Users in a managed developer environment must have premium licenses to run Power Platform assets.
A personal developer environment is automatically created for Power Apps new or existing makers (depending on the configured user type) when they go to make.powerapps.com.
Routed makers will land into their existing developer environment if they already have a developer environment that they own.
Makers are assigned the admin role in their newly created developer environments.
By default, all developer environments created through environment routing are managed.

Enable the environment routing setting

The Environment routing setting is disabled by default and must be enabled using Power Platform admin center, or PowerShell.

Power Platform admin center
PowerShell

In the Power Platform admin center, select Settings.
On the Tenant settings page, select Environment routing.
In the Environment routing pane, turn on the Create personal developer environments for makers option.
Select the desired user type to include in routing. The All Makers option routes all Power Apps makers into existing or new personal developer environments. The New Makers option routes new makers only.
(Optional) Select an environment group, to which the newly created developer environments are automatically assigned. This environment group inherits all the defined environment group rules. For more information, see Environments groups.
(Optional) Admins can select a security group to limit routing only to the member makers of the configured security group. For more information, see Configure security groups.

Add-PowerAppsAccount -Endpoint "prod" -TenantID <Tenant_ID>

Retrieve and store your tenant settings in TenantSettings.
```
$tenantSettings = Get-TenantSettings  
```

Set the enableDefaultEnvironmentRouting flag to True.

tenantSettings.powerPlatform.governance.enableDefaultEnvironmentRouting = $True
Set-TenantSettings -RequestBody $tenantSettings

Set the environmentRoutingAllMakers flag to True to allow routing for all makers or False to limit routing to new makers.

tenantSettings = Get-TenantSettings
tenantSettings.powerPlatform.governance | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'environmentRoutingAllMakers' -Value $True -Force

(Optional) Set the environmentRoutingTargetEnvironmentGroupId to the desired Environment Group ID.

tenantSettings.powerPlatform.governance | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'environmentRoutingTargetEnvironmentGroupId' -Value "<GUID for the group that has published rules>" -Force

(Optional) Set the environmentRoutingTargetSecurityGroupId to the desired Security Group.

tenantSettings.powerPlatform.governance | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'environmentRoutingTargetSecurityGroupId' -Value "<GUID for the security group>" -Force

Save TenantSettings.

Set-TenantSettings -RequestBody $tenantSettings

How to disable environment routing for your tenant using PowerShell

tenantSettings = Get-TenantSettings  

tenantSettings.powerPlatform.governance.enableDefaultEnvironmentRouting = $False

Set-TenantSettings -RequestBody $tenantSettings

For more information about using PowerShell in Power Apps, see the Overview.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Are the developer environments managed?

Yes, all the newly created developer environments are Managed Environments by default.

What environment types are created when environment routing is enabled?

The created environments are developer environments.

What roles do the makers get assigned in the developer environments?

The makers get assigned the admin security role in the developer environments.

Can new makers switch to the default environment or other environments after launching their own developer environment?

Yes, makers can always switch to other environments.

Does the developer environment affect my tenant Dataverse quota?

No, the developer environments don't affect your tenant Dataverse quota.

What happens if the developer environment creation fails?

If the creation of the developer environment fails, makers are automatically routed to the default environment.

What data loss prevention (DLP) policies are applied for the developer environment?

No specific DLP policies are assigned to the developer environment. The developer environment inherits existing, tenant-level DLP policies.

What are the preconfigured Managed Environment settings for the newly created developer environments?

All developer environments have the following Managed Environment settings preconfigured:

Sharing limits: Set to exclude sharing with security groups, and preconfigured to share with five individuals.
Solution Checker: Set to Warn.
Usage insights: Is selected.
Maker welcome message: Not established.

Is the environment routing also available for Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Power Pages?

Environment routing is currently available for Power Apps and Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Do I need to be a Power Platform tenant admin to enable this feature?

Yes, you need to have a Power Platform tenant admin privilege to enable this feature in your tenant, or you can ask your tenant admin to turn it on for you.

Does creating an app or flow in a managed, developer environment require a premium license?

A premium license isn't required for the creation or preview of an app or flow in a managed developer environment. However, a user or maker needs a premium license to run an app or flow in a managed developer environment.

Does the default environment need to be managed to enable environment routing?

No, the default environment doesn't need to be managed to enable environment routing.

Which development environment is the maker routed to if they have more than one developer environment?

The maker is always routed to their own existing personal developer environment, such as the developer environment created by them or on their behalf. If they created multiple developer environments, they're routed to the first one in alphabetical order.

What happens if the Power Platform admin changes the Developer environment assignments setting from "Everyone" to "Only specific admins" while Environment routing is On?

Changing the Developer environment assignments setting has no impact on environment routing.

Where are makers routed to if they don’t have an existing developer environment?

If new or existing makers don’t have their own developer environment, they're routed to a new developer environment.

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