Resolve unexpected error: pre-populating connections for automated deployments

When you introduce a deployment settings file to pre-populate connection references for automated deployments, you might encounter an “unexpected error” if you haven’t performed the following task.

1) Share the Connection with the Service Principal  

• Go to Power Apps and open up your connections.
• Select the connection and share it with the service principal you are using for the Azure pipeline.

2) Rerun the Azure Pipeline  

After sharing the connection, rerun the Azure pipeline to ensure the settings are correctly applied 🫰

Conclusion  

When dealing with pre-populating connection references in automated deployments, it’s important to share the connection with the service principal to ensure successful solution imports.

To learn more about the deployment settings file, follow Microsoft’s documentation.

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