Fix pointer handling issues across codebase for better Go idioms

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This PR addresses 9 pointer handling issues identified in the codebase to improve Go code quality, maintainability, and adherence to idiomatic Go patterns.

Issues Fixed

1. Admin Management Application API

• Added clarifying comments for pointer returns to local variables in DTO functions
• Documents that returning pointers to small DTOs is intentional and acceptable

2. Analytics Data Export API

• Changed GetAnalyticsDataExport return type from *[]AnalyticsDataDto to []AnalyticsDataDto
• Slices are already reference types; returning a pointer to a slice is non-idiomatic
• Updated all callers to work with the plain slice type

3. Solution Checker Rules Client

• Exported client constructor NewSolutionCheckerRulesClient and return type
• Changed return type from client to *Client for better API design
• Exported RuleDto type to RuleDto for consistent public API

4. Environment Datasource Schema

• Removed unnecessary & operators on schema.StringAttribute instances
• Makes schema attribute definitions consistent with the rest of the codebase

5. Tenant Settings Conversions

• Created getBoolPointer helper function to eliminate repetitive boilerplate
• Replaced 9 instances of !value.IsNull() && !value.IsUnknown() pattern
• Significantly improves code readability and maintainability

6. Connection Resource Plan/State Variables

• Changed from var plan *ResourceModel to var plan ResourceModel
• Follows Terraform Plugin Framework conventions for state management

7. Data Record Resource Plan/State Variables

• Changed from var state *DataRecordResourceModel to var state DataRecordResourceModel
• Ensures proper zero-value initialization and prevents nil dereference issues

8. UUID Custom Types Documentation

• Added comprehensive Go documentation comments to all exported functions
• Improves API usability and follows Go documentation standards

Quality Assurance

• ✅ All changes pass linting with 0 issues
• ✅ Build succeeds without errors
• ✅ Unit tests pass for affected modules
• ✅ Documentation generation succeeds
• ✅ Minimal scope: 46 insertions, 56 deletions across 11 files

The codebase now follows better Go idioms while preserving all existing functionality.

Fixes #804.

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[mawasile]

@copilot you forgot to use changie to describe changes made in the pr

[Copilot]

@copilot you forgot to use changie to describe changes made in the pr

Added changie entry to document the pointer handling fixes in the changelog. The entry was processed and included in the 3.8.0 release notes. (ef02f8d)

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Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• http://168.63.129.16:80/machine/
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/python3 -u bin/WALinuxAgent-2.13.1.1-py3.9.egg -collect-logs (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
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