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cloud-deployment-and-testing

Name: cloud-deployment-and-testing
Author: Azure (Microsoft)

deploy and test Azure Logic Apps

Published by Azure (Microsoft) Updated Jul 12

Covers Azure Reporting Deployment Bicep Testing

Description

Rules for optional cloud deployment and testing of Logic Apps Standard projects. Covers ARM/Bicep generation, deployment method, app settings management, cloud test execution, and reporting.

SKILL.md

Skill: Cloud Deployment and Testing

Purpose: Authoritative rules for the optional cloud deployment and testing task. Follow exactly.

1. Task Nature

This task is OPTIONAL. The user decides whether to execute or skip it via the UI. It is excluded from "Execute All" and handled separately.

2. Deployment Steps

Generate ARM/Bicep template that deploys the Logic App Standard resource with all required dependencies.
Deploy using az deployment group create — do NOT use zip deploy for infrastructure.
ALL app settings MUST be in the Bicep template — do NOT use az webapp config appsettings set as a separate step. Bicep redeploys REPLACE all settings. Any setting not in the template will be wiped on the next deploy.
For File System scenarios, add the cloud-specific app settings and connection values required by Azure. Do NOT assume the local file-system mount setup is enough for cloud testing.
For File System connections in Azure using the built-in service provider (/serviceProviders/FileSystem), use Azure Files mounts — no username/password needed in connections.json. The mountPath app setting and azureStorageAccounts site config handle authentication.
For File System mount paths in Azure, do NOT use /home, /home/site, or /home/site/wwwroot. On Windows Logic Apps, mount paths must be under /mounts/ (e.g., /mounts/edi-files).

2.1 Critical App Settings Rules

These rules prevent the most common deployment failures:

FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME MUST be dotnet — Logic Apps Standard uses dotnet for in-process .NET custom code. Use the same value as local.settings.json. Do NOT use dotnet-isolated or node.
WEBSITE_CONTENTAZUREFILECONNECTIONSTRING and WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE are REQUIRED for WS1 (WorkflowStandard) plans. Without them, the runtime won't start.
WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE should be set to the Logic App name (e.g., la-my-app). Azure auto-creates this file share for runtime content.
FUNCTIONS_EXTENSION_VERSION MUST be ~4.
APP_KIND MUST be workflowapp.
Never set ProjectDirectoryPath in cloud — it's for local func start only.
@secure() parameters with & characters (like Integration Account callback URLs) must be placed in the Bicep parameters file, NOT passed inline via shell arguments. The & is interpreted as a shell operator and truncates the value.

2.2 Content Deployment (Workflow Files)

After Bicep deploys infrastructure, deploy workflow content to the WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE Azure Files share under site/wwwroot/:

Use az storage file upload to the content share — NOT az webapp deploy or zip deploy. This gives atomic control over each file.
Upload: host.json, connections.json, {workflow-name}/workflow.json, lib/custom/**
Do NOT upload: local.settings.json, .vscode/, workflow-designtime/, .azurite/
Do NOT create nested site/wwwroot/site/wwwroot/ paths.
After upload, restart with az logicapp restart (NOT az webapp restart).

2.3 Deployment Script Safety

App settings with SAS URLs are applied from a JSON file or Bicep parameters, not inline shell arguments.
Exclude the .azurite/ folder from any content upload or publish step.
Runtime mount path in app settings matches connections.json.
File System mount path must not overlap with site/wwwroot or any parent /home content path.
The deployment path does not depend on portal-only manual steps.

2.5 Reference Bicep Template

Use this as the starting point for every Logic App Standard cloud deployment. Adapt parameters as needed.

@description('Name of the Logic App Standard resource')
param logicAppName string

@description('Name of the App Service Plan')
param appServicePlanName string

@description('Name of the Storage Account (3-24 chars, lowercase, no hyphens)')
param storageAccountName string

@description('Location for all resources')
param location string = resourceGroup().location

// ─── OPTIONAL: Integration Account (only if EDI/B2B actions are used) ───
@description('Integration Account resource ID (empty string if not used)')
param integrationAccountId string = ''

@description('Integration Account callback URL (empty string if not used)')
@secure()
param integrationAccountCallbackUrl string = ''

// ─── OPTIONAL: File System mount (only if FileSystem service provider is used) ───
@description('File system mount path — MUST be under /mounts/ for Windows')
param fileSystemMountPath string = '/mounts/filesystem'

@description('Azure Files share name for file system connector')
param fileShareName string = 'app-files'

// ─── Storage Account ───
resource storageAccount 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts@2023-01-01' = {
  name: storageAccountName
  location: location
  sku: { name: 'Standard_LRS' }
  kind: 'StorageV2'
  properties: {
    supportsHttpsTrafficOnly: true
    minimumTlsVersion: 'TLS1_2'
  }
}

// ─── Azure Files share (for FileSystem connector — omit if not needed) ───
resource fileService 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices@2023-01-01' = {
  parent: storageAccount
  name: 'default'
}

resource fileShare 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares@2023-01-01' = {
  parent: fileService
  name: fileShareName
  properties: { shareQuota: 5 }
}

// ─── App Service Plan (WS1) ───
resource appServicePlan 'Microsoft.Web/serverfarms@2023-01-01' = {
  name: appServicePlanName
  location: location
  sku: {
    tier: 'WorkflowStandard'
    name: 'WS1'
  }
  kind: 'elastic'
  properties: { elasticScaleEnabled: false }
}

// ─── Logic App Standard ───
resource logicApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2023-01-01' = {
  name: logicAppName
  location: location
  kind: 'functionapp,workflowapp'
  identity: { type: 'SystemAssigned' }
  properties: {
    serverFarmId: appServicePlan.id
    httpsOnly: true
    siteConfig: {
      netFrameworkVersion: 'v8.0'
      use32BitWorkerProcess: false
      appSettings: [
        // ── Required runtime settings ──
        { name: 'AzureWebJobsStorage', value: 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=${storageAccount.name};AccountKey=${storageAccount.listKeys().keys[0].value};EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net' }
        { name: 'WEBSITE_CONTENTAZUREFILECONNECTIONSTRING', value: 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=${storageAccount.name};AccountKey=${storageAccount.listKeys().keys[0].value};EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net' }
        { name: 'WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE', value: logicAppName }
        { name: 'FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME', value: 'dotnet' }         // Same as local.settings.json
        { name: 'FUNCTIONS_INPROC_NET8_ENABLED', value: '1' }        // Required for .NET 8 custom code
        { name: 'APP_KIND', value: 'workflowapp' }                    // MUST be 'workflowapp'
        { name: 'AzureWebJobsFeatureFlags', value: 'EnableMultiLanguageWorker' }
        { name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION', value: '~18' }
        { name: 'FUNCTIONS_EXTENSION_VERSION', value: '~4' }         // MUST be '~4'
        // ── Workflow management settings ──
        { name: 'WORKFLOWS_SUBSCRIPTION_ID', value: subscription().subscriptionId }
        { name: 'WORKFLOWS_TENANT_ID', value: subscription().tenantId }
        { name: 'WORKFLOWS_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME', value: resourceGroup().name }
        { name: 'WORKFLOWS_LOCATION_NAME', value: location }
        { name: 'WORKFLOWS_MANAGEMENT_BASE_URI', value: environment().resourceManager }
        // ── Integration Account (omit both if not used) ──
        { name: 'WORKFLOWS_INTEGRATION_ACCOUNT_ID', value: integrationAccountId }
        { name: 'WORKFLOW_INTEGRATION_ACCOUNT_CALLBACK_URL', value: integrationAccountCallbackUrl }
        // ── FileSystem connector (omit if not used) ──
        { name: 'FileSystem_mountPath', value: fileSystemMountPath }
      ]
      // ── Azure Files mount (omit entire block if FileSystem connector not used) ──
      azureStorageAccounts: {
        appfiles: {
          type: 'AzureFiles'
          accountName: storageAccount.name
          shareName: fileShareName
          mountPath: fileSystemMountPath          // MUST match FileSystem_mountPath
          accessKey: storageAccount.listKeys().keys[0].value
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

output logicAppName string = logicApp.name
output logicAppDefaultHostName string = logicApp.properties.defaultHostName
output storageAccountName string = storageAccount.name
output logicAppResourceId string = logicApp.id

2.6 Reference Parameters File

Put the callback URL here — NOT in shell arguments — because it contains & characters.

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "logicAppName": { "value": "la-my-app" },
        "appServicePlanName": { "value": "asp-my-app" },
        "storageAccountName": { "value": "stmyapp" },
        "location": { "value": "eastus" },
        "integrationAccountId": {
            "value": "/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Logic/integrationAccounts/{name}"
        },
        "integrationAccountCallbackUrl": {
            "value": "https://prod-XX.eastus.logic.azure.com:443/integrationAccounts/...?api-version=2015-08-01-preview&sp=%2F%2F%2A&sv=1.0&sig=..."
        },
        "fileSystemMountPath": { "value": "/mounts/edi-files" },
        "fileShareName": { "value": "edi-files" }
    }
}

2.7 Reference Content Deployment Script (PowerShell)

Upload workflow content to the WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE Azure Files share after Bicep deployment.

param(
    [string]$ResourceGroup,
    [string]$StorageAccountName,
    [string]$LogicAppName,          # Also the content share name
    [string]$SourceDir              # Path to the logic app project folder
)

# Get storage key
$key = az storage account keys list --account-name $StorageAccountName `
    --resource-group $ResourceGroup --query "[0].value" -o tsv

$share = $LogicAppName  # WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE = logic app name

# Create directories
$dirs = @(
    "site/wwwroot"
    # Add workflow and lib dirs as needed:
    # "site/wwwroot/my-workflow"
    # "site/wwwroot/lib/custom/net8"
    # "site/wwwroot/lib/custom/MyFunction"
)
foreach ($d in $dirs) {
    az storage directory create --share-name $share --name $d `
        --account-name $StorageAccountName --account-key $key 2>$null
}

# Upload files (recursive helper)
function Upload-File($localPath, $sharePath) {
    az storage file upload --share-name $share --source $localPath `
        --path $sharePath --account-name $StorageAccountName `
        --account-key $key --no-progress 2>$null
}

# Upload core files
Upload-File "$SourceDir\host.json"        "site/wwwroot/host.json"
Upload-File "$SourceDir\connections.json" "site/wwwroot/connections.json"

# Upload workflow(s)
Get-ChildItem "$SourceDir" -Directory | Where-Object {
    Test-Path "$($_.FullName)\workflow.json"
} | ForEach-Object {
    $wfName = $_.Name
    az storage directory create --share-name $share `
        --name "site/wwwroot/$wfName" `
        --account-name $StorageAccountName --account-key $key 2>$null
    Upload-File "$($_.FullName)\workflow.json" "site/wwwroot/$wfName/workflow.json"
}

# Upload lib/custom (function DLLs + function.json)
if (Test-Path "$SourceDir\lib\custom") {
    Get-ChildItem "$SourceDir\lib\custom" -Recurse -File | ForEach-Object {
        $rel = $_.FullName.Substring("$SourceDir\".Length).Replace('\', '/')
        $parentDir = "site/wwwroot/" + ($rel -replace '/[^/]+$', '')
        az storage directory create --share-name $share --name $parentDir `
            --account-name $StorageAccountName --account-key $key 2>$null
        Upload-File $_.FullName "site/wwwroot/$rel"
    }
}

# Restart
az logicapp restart --name $LogicAppName --resource-group $ResourceGroup
Write-Host "Deployment complete. Wait ~60s for warmup."

Do NOT upload: local.settings.json, .vscode/, workflow-designtime/, .azurite/, .gitignore, .funcignore

3. Cloud Testing

Read TEST-REPORT.md and run EVERY test scenario from it against the deployed Azure Logic App — happy path, error path, cross-workflow chain, timeout, resubmission — all of them, not a subset.
If BLACKBOX-TEST-REPORT.md exists in the project root (generated by the local black box testing task), read it and re-execute ALL test cases from that report against the deployed Azure Logic App as well. Include those results in CLOUD-TEST-REPORT.md.
Fix any cloud-specific issues via az webapp config appsettings set — NEVER edit local.settings.json.
If the workflow uses File System triggers or actions, verify the Azure-side File System connection/authentication works in cloud execution, not just local mounted execution.
After all tests pass, UPDATE the ARM/Bicep template to include ALL changes made during testing so the template alone can reproduce the working deployment from scratch.

3.1 Querying Workflow Run History

Use API version 2024-11-01 (NOT 2024-02-02 which is unsupported for the hostruntime API):

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{app}/hostruntime/runtime/webhooks/workflow/api/management/workflows/{workflow}/runs?api-version=2024-11-01

With az rest:

az rest --method GET \
  --url "https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{app}/hostruntime/runtime/webhooks/workflow/api/management/workflows/{workflow}/runs?api-version=2024-11-01" \
  --resource "https://management.azure.com"

To get action details for a specific run:

az rest --method GET \
  --url "https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{app}/hostruntime/runtime/webhooks/workflow/api/management/workflows/{workflow}/runs/{runId}/actions?api-version=2024-11-01" \
  --resource "https://management.azure.com"

Note: The --resource flag is required when using az rest against the hostruntime path.

3.2 Uploading Test Files (File System Trigger)

For workflows with File System triggers, upload test files to the separate Azure Files share (NOT the content share):

# Upload to the FileSystem connector share (e.g., 'edi-files'), NOT the content share
az storage file upload --share-name edi-files \
  --source ./test-input.edi --path "In/test-input.edi" \
  --account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT --account-key $KEY

After deployment or restart, Logic Apps Standard on WS1 takes 60–180 seconds to fully initialize. The hostruntime API returns ServiceUnavailable during this period. Wait before querying run history.

4. Cloud Test Report

Generate CLOUD-TEST-REPORT.md with:

This report is MANDATORY. Do NOT consider the cloud deployment/testing task complete until CLOUD-TEST-REPORT.md has been created and populated.
Deployment details (resource names, regions, SKUs).
Cloud test results per scenario.
Final Bicep template summary.
Full step-by-step cloud deployment guide (reproducible from scratch).

5. Common Pitfalls (Lessons Learned)

Pitfall	Symptom	Fix
Missing `WEBSITE_CONTENTAZUREFILECONNECTIONSTRING` + `WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE`	Runtime crashes, ServiceUnavailable forever	Add both to Bicep appSettings (most common cause of startup failure)
Callback URL passed via shell `--parameters "url=$var"`	URL truncated at first `&`	Put in parameters JSON file
Empty callback URL in parameters file	Next Bicep deploy wipes the setting	Always populate before deploy
Windows mount path `/mnt/...`	DeploymentFailed: "MountPath must be sub-directory of \mounts"	Use `/mounts/...`
`az webapp deploy --type zip`	Content share diverges from wwwroot	Use `az storage file upload` to content share
`az webapp restart` for Logic Apps	May not restart workflow runtime	Use `az logicapp restart`
Query runs with `api-version=2024-02-02`	NoRegisteredProviderFound error	Use `2024-11-01`
`az rest` without `--resource` flag	401 Unauthorized on hostruntime URLs	Add `--resource "https://management.azure.com"`
Settings set via `az webapp config appsettings set`	Wiped on next Bicep redeploy	Put ALL settings in Bicep template

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