I’m going to share a simple tip that I’ve been finding very useful. Formula columns using PowerFX allow you to traverse the dataverse and pull information from several degrees of separation away. Often there are tools available in power platform that require the data to be directly available on a table or at most, one… READ MORE
One of the features currently in preview that I am #superexcited about is Dataverse low-code plug-ins. What are Dataverse low-code plug-ins? They allow you to build server-side business logic specifically for Dataverse. Plug-ins are not new technology. In the early versions of Dynamics (version 3 and before), there was the concept of call-outs, which allowed you… READ MORE
Once you work out how to wrangle with segments in the new ‘real-time marketing’ segment builder for in Dynamics 365 Marketing (Customer Insights – Journeys) you can build some seriously impressive and complex data queries for Leads or Contacts stored in Dynamics 365 Dataverse. Using Real-time Segments in Power Automate Why not just use FetchXML… READ MORE
One of the great and long standing features of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (aka CRM) is the integration with Microsoft Outlook. Using the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook you can synchronize contacts, link meetings and appointments and track emails against records so they will show up in the timeline. What about Power Apps? Did you… READ MORE
Hey there, Power Apps enthusiasts! Ever found yourself wishing you could send someone a direct link to a specific record in your Power Apps application? Well, today is your lucky day. In this blog post, you’re going to learn the ins and outs of setting up deep linking in Power Apps, specifically with Dataverse. By… READ MORE
In this blog post, I will show you how to upload a file from Power Pages to a SharePoint Document Library. This post will help Power Platform Developers to overcome the limitations of interacting with SharePoint Document Library or other file repositories without the need of setting up SharePoint Document Integration with Dataverse. There could… READ MORE
Despite this blog post’s catchy title there is no magic upgrade button to move Microsoft Lists to Dataverse for Teams. There may be in the future but until then migration translates to rebuild. A list rebuild to Dataverse will most likely be caused by a design requirement that Lists is not suited to, like setting up complex table… READ MORE
Power Pages provides new maker experiences to the established foundation of Power Apps portals to build powerful, business websites. Whether you have worked with portals in the past or are a brand new website maker, this session will have something for you. Learn how to quickly provision a new Power Pages site, match it to your corporate branding and quickly surface data from Microsoft Dataverse securely. Do all of this without leaving the new design studio interface!
Nick Doleman from Microsoft, Canada, talks about a fascinating array of topics in this webinar from Power Platform Week! First, he talks about Power Pages and shows you what Power Pages is by demoing how to build a simple portal app. This involves the provision of the site, taking a look at some of the tools required, and designing, building, and styling web pages. It also involves talking about how that page can interact with data, security in power pages, and lastly, how to allow users to view their data.
The Power Apps team have had a long-standing quality tool called the Solution Checker. This was built into the Dataverse solution management interface, ALM Power Platform Build Tools and even a PowerShell version. The challenge with the Solution Checker has always been that by the time you find out about the issues, it’s often too late and the solution has… READ MORE
This post will explain how you can set the icon for a Microsoft Dataverse custom table (entity icon) in the Power Apps maker portal. When the custom tables are created for Dynamics 365 and model-driven app projects, updating the icon of the table is important because it is automatically assigned a puzzle piece 🧩 icon… READ MORE
