COE Installation

  1. Import Creator Kit Solution

Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/creator-kit/setup and download the CreatorKitCore solution. Ensure the Power Apps code components for Canvas apps feature is enabled in the Environment settings.

Head to https://make.powerapps.com/ and install the CreatorKitCore solution you have downloaded.

  1. Establishing connections

Navigate to Connections in PowerApps and establish connections for the following:

  1. Import Core Components Solution

Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/setup-core-components#before-you-start and download the CoE Starter Kit compressed file.

Extract the contents of the zip file.

Import the CenterOfExcellenceCoreComponents Zip file into your environment. On import it will ask you to input values for environment variables, fill in the below values:

Environment VariableValue
Individual AdminService Account Username
Company NameCompany Name
Power Platform Maker Group IDID from Office 365 Group pre req setup
Power Platform User Group IDID from Office 365 Group pre req setup
Tenant IDTenant ID from https://entra.microsoft.com/
Audit Logs – Client SecretClient Secret value gathered from Prerequisites
Audit Logs – ClientIDApplication (Client) ID from prerequisites
Admin EmailService Account Username
Current EnvironmentCoE environment ID from https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com
Command Center – Application Client IDApplication (Client) ID from prerequisites
Command Center – Client SecretClient Secret value gathered from Prerequisites

Wait for the solution to import.

  • Setup Wizard

Launch the CoE Setup and Upgrade Wizard app.

Follow the wizard to setup.

At each step make sure the following flows are turned on

Child flows

  • HELPER – Add User to Security Role
  • HELPER – Send Email
  • HELPER – Maker Check
  • HELPER – CloudFlowOperations
  • HELPER – CanvasAppOperations
  • HELPER – ObjectOperations
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Ai Models)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Business Process Flows)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Canvas Apps)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Cloud Flows)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Custom Connectors)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Model Driven Apps)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (PVA)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Check Deleted (Solutions)
  • CLEANUP HELPER – Power Apps User Shared With
  • SYNC HELPER – Apps
  • SYNC HELPER – Cloud Flows
  • SYNC HELPER – Get Security Role Users

Setup Flows

  • Admin | Sync Template v3 CoE Solution Metadata
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 Configure Emails
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Connectors)
  • Admin | Add Maker to Group
  • Admin | Excuse Non Inventoried Envts from Governance Flows
  • Admin | Excuse Support Envts from Governance Flows
  • Command Center App > Get M365 Service Messages
  • Command Center App > Initially Populate Bookmarks
  • Command Center App > Set CoE Flows State
  • DLP Editor > Parse impacted resources into CSV

Inventory flows

  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Ai Models)
  • Admin | Sync Template v4 (Apps)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Business Process Flows)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Connection Identities)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Custom Connectors)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Desktop Flow – Runs)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Desktop flows)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Environment Properties)
  • (optional) Admin | Sync Template v3 (Flow Action Details)
  • Admin | Sync Template v4 (Flows)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Model Driven Apps)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Portals)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (PVA)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (PVA Usage)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Solutions)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Sync Flow Errors)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Driver)
  • CLEANUP – Admin | Sync Template v3 (Check Deleted)
  • CLEANUP – Admin | Sync Template v3 (Delete Bad Data)
  • CLEANUP – Admin | Sync Template v3 (Orphaned Makers)
  • CLEANUP – Admin | Sync Template v3 (Power Apps User Shared With)
  • CLEANUP – Admin | Sync Template v3 (PVA Usage)
  • Admin | Sync Template v3 (Call Updates)
  • Start the Audit log content Subscription

Navigate to the Admin | Audit Logs | Office 365 Management API Subscription and turn it on. Select run and enter start as the operation.

Check the outcome of the flow for either a 200 or 400 response.

Turn on the Admin | Audit Logs | Sync Audit Logs (V2) flow

  • Setup Power BI Dashboard

Download Power BI Desktop from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494

Open the Production_CoEDashboard .pbit file from the folder you extracted earlier and specify the org URL when prompted.

Save and Publish the Dashboard to the relevant workspace.

Navigate to app.powerbi.com and configure scheduled refresh for the dataset.

Once the Admin | Sync Template v3. Has run, this is complete.