Pre-Export Step with Approval Flow | Power Platform Pipelines – Episode 05

Welcome to Episode 05 of the Power Platform Deployment Pipeline Series! 🚀
In this session, we dive deep into the Pre-Export Step Required setting in Power Platform Pipelines. You’ll learn when and why to use it, how to configure it, and how to extend your pipeline with a custom approval flow using Power Automate.

This episode covers:
☑️ What is the Pre-Export Step Required option
☑️ How it differs from Pre-Deployment Step
☑️ Trigger & unbound action for pre-export
☑️ Building an approval flow with Power Automate
☑️ Testing the pipeline with UAT and Prod
☑️ Industry insights on practical usage

✨ Key Takeaways
➤ Pre-Export Step adds approval before exporting a solution in pipelines
➤ Only configurable on the first stage (UAT), but impacts all stages
➤ Trigger used: On Deployment Requested
➤ Unbound Action: Update Pre-Export Step Status
➤ Approval outcome values → 10 = Pending, 20 = Approved, 30 = Rejected
➤ Industry use is rare; Pre-Deployment is more common
➤ Still important for complete pipeline knowledge

📚 Chapters (no timestamps)
⮞ Introduction to Episode 05
⮞ Agenda Overview
⮞ What is Pre-Export Step Required
⮞ Difference between Pre-Deployment & Pre-Export
⮞ Configuration in Deployment Pipeline
⮞ Building Custom Approval Flow
⮞ Testing Pre-Export Flow (UAT & Prod)
⮞ Industry Insights & Best Practices
⮞ Quiz Questions
⮞ Outro & Next Episode Preview

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Episode 01 – Personal Host Pipeline Setup
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Episode 02 – Add Stages in Personal Host Pipeline
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Episode 03 - Set Up Custom Host Pipeline
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Episode 04 – Approval Process in Deployment Pipelines
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Episode 05 - Pre Export Step with Approval in Deployment Pipelines
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Episode 06 - Delegated Deployment with Service Principal in Power Platform Pipelines
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