Max and Zoe Discuss Creating and Deleting Export Packages for Application Insights

Max: Hey Zoe, I’ve been reading about exporting data from Power Platform to Application Insights. Can you walk me through the process of creating and deleting export packages?

Zoe: Absolutely, Max! Exporting data to Application Insights from the Power Platform admin center is a powerful way to monitor your environment. Let’s start with the prerequisites.

Max: What do I need to get started?

Zoe: First, you need an Application Insights environment set up for receiving the data. Make sure you have contributor, writer, or admin rights. Also, this environment must be unique to each Power Platform or tenant environment to ensure accurate out-of-the-box reporting.

Max: What roles do I need to set up data export?

Zoe: You must be a Power Platform admin, Dynamics 365 admin, or Microsoft 365 Global admin. Note that this feature is turned on and supported only for Managed Environments.

Max: Any limitations or special notes?

Zoe: Yes, the exporting functionality for Power Automate and Dynamics 365 Customer Service is in public preview in all public sovereign geos, but it’s not available in Government Community Cloud (GCC) or GCC High sovereign clouds. GCC customers can request support for configuring integration in Azure Government environments.

Max: Got it. How do I create an export package?

Zoe: Here are the steps:

1. Navigate to Data Export: In the Power Platform admin center, select Data export in the navigation pane.
2. Create New Export: On the Data export page, go to the App Insights tab and select New data export.
3. Name and Data Selection: Provide a friendly name for the export package and select the specific data types to export, such as Dataverse diagnostics and performance or Power Automate.
4. Filters and Environment: Choose filters for specific data and select the environment you’re exporting data from. Filter based on the environment type and click Next.
5. Select Destination: Choose the Azure subscription, resource group, and Application Insights environment to export data to, and click Next.
6. Review and Create: Review the details and select Create to set up the data export connection.

Max: How long does it take for the data to start exporting?

Zoe: The data will start being exported within 24 hours after setting up the connection.

Max: What if I need to delete an export package?

Zoe: Deleting an export package is straightforward:

1. Navigate to Data Export: In the Power Platform admin center, select Data export in the navigation pane.
2. Select and Delete: On the App Insights tab, select the export package you want to delete and click Delete export.

Max: Can I set up a new export package after deleting one?

Zoe: Yes, you can set up a new connection whenever you decide to restart the data export.

Max: Thanks, Zoe! This really helps me understand how to manage data export to Application Insights.

Zoe: Anytime, Max! Setting up and managing export packages can greatly enhance your ability to monitor and diagnose your Power Platform environment. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!