Application lifecycle management (ALM) for PCF code components

# Code Components Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

ALM is a term used to describe the lifecycle management of software applications, which includes development, maintenance, and governance. More information: [Application lifecycle management (ALM) with Microsoft Power Platform](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/alm/overview-alm).

This article describes considerations and strategies for working with specific aspects of lifecycle management from the perspective of code components in Microsoft Dataverse:

1. Development and debugging ALM considerations
2. Code component solution strategies
3. Versioning and deploying updates
4. Canvas apps ALM considerations

## Development and Debugging ALM Considerations

When developing code components, you would follow the steps below:

1. Create code component project (`pcfproj`) from a template using `pac pcf init`. More information: [Create and build a code component](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/create-custom-controls-using-pcf).
2. Implement code component logic. More information: [Component implementation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/custom-controls-overview#component-implementation).
3. Debug the code component using the local test harness. More information: [Debug code components](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/debugging-custom-controls).
4. Create a solution project (`cdsproj`) and add the code component project as a reference. More information: [Package a code component](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/import-custom-controls).
5. Build the code component in release mode for distribution and deployment.

### Two Deployment Methods to Dataverse

When your code component is ready for testing inside a model-driven app, canvas app, or portal: