[CoE Starter Kit - BUG] Updating CoE Starter Kit Failed with connectionreference(1ac96c28-e3f0-4348-8fc2-09e113d1c1be) component cannot be deleted because it is referenced by 17 other components

[dtrandall]

Does this bug already exist in our backlog?

• I have checked and confirm this is a new bug.

Describe the issue

Have not extended or customized the kit so no managed layers. Performing an upgrade according to the document I get a failure on the following

20:31:46.17	Root Components Insertion						Processed
20:32:20.68							Processed
20:34:05.89	Dependencies Calculation						Failure	0x8004F01F	The connectionreference(1ac96c28-e3f0-4348-8fc2-09e113d1c1be) component cannot be deleted because it is referenced by 17 other components. For a list of referenced components, use the RetrieveDependenciesForDeleteRequest.
	Entity		admin_EnvironmentBusinessArea	Environment Business Area	Environment Business Area		Unprocessed

Expected Behavior

Should I actually perform and update instead of an Upgrade?

What solution are you experiencing the issue with?

Core

What solution version are you using?

4.22

What app or flow are you having the issue with?

n/a - update to 4.45

What method are you using to get inventory and telemetry?

None

Steps To Reproduce

Following

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/after-setup

Anything else?

without going through the 21 connection references in the solution... how can I see the problem one and or correct for the upgrade to continue?

[Grant-Archibald-MS]

[CoE Starter Kit - BUG] Jan 2025 Bug Triage #9473