How do you build a clean solution structure?

Required tools

• Administrator access to Power Platform — You must be able to create solutions and publishers.

Lay the groundwork

1. 1.Create a separate publisher with its own prefix

   Do this before anyone creates a single table. The default prefix “new” stays with the components permanently and cannot be changed later.

2. 2.Divide by subject area, not by person

   One solution for sales customizations, one for customer service, and one for shared components. If you organize them according to who built something, the structure becomes meaningless the day that person leaves.

3. 3.Put shared components in a separate solution

   Tables and fields used by multiple areas belong in a shared solution that the others depend on. Without this, the same component ends up in two packages, making the deployment order unpredictable.

Keep it tidy

1. 4.Never develop in the standard solution

   Everything ends up there by default, and it cannot be distributed properly. Always select the correct solution before you start making any changes.

2. 5.Only include what you have actually changed

   If you include entire tables when you only changed one field, the deployment includes more than necessary and increases the risk. Add individual components where possible.

3. 6.Document the dependencies

   Write down which solution must be imported first. A year from now, no one will remember, and importing them in the wrong order causes import errors that are difficult to interpret.