Functions in Microsoft Dataverse
A few days ago Microsoft announced the creation and use of function in Microsoft Dataverse (currently in preview). Functions use Power Fx to execute a set of commands within Dataverse that run on the server-side.
Category: Canvas Apps
SQL Server Environment Variables in Power Apps
A few weeks ago Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server Environment variables which will be able to support your Power Apps deployments as part of an ALM Process
Data Workspaces in Maker Portal
For IT pros that have worked with database modelling for much of their career, the latest feature available in the Maker Portal, Data Workspaces will be a great tool to start working with.
Complex Exporting to Excel using Power Automate
While working on a recent project to replace a low code platform with the Power Platform, one of the requirements that we had was to replace some of the Excel export and import functionalities that the existing system had to be able to send large Excel files into various other systems to be analyzed and consumed.
Calling Dataverse actions directly in Power Fx
Until recently, if we wanted to call a bound or unbound action from a Canvas app, we would have to create a Power Automate flow that would be triggered from the Canvas App and would then call a bound or unbound action from Power Automate. Not any more…
Cards for Power Apps are solution aware
Although cards for Power Apps were made Generally Available in March 2023, they were not available from within solutions, which made the deployment process more complex. Last week, on November 2nd, Microsoft announced that Cards for Power Apps have become solution aware.
AAD Users filtering limitations and workarounds
The AAD Users virtual table that was added to Dataverse has been a lifesaver for a lot of applications, especially when using Power Apps licensing as they provide the full subset of Active Directory users. When using Power Apps licensing, not all users are automatically synched to the Users table, so that is a great addition.
Modern Controls for Power Apps
through an opt-in preview. These controls are based on Microsoft’s Fluent design system, which most of the Microsoft product experiences follow (such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams).
Cards for Power Apps Enhancements
On March 8, Microsoft made an additional announcement that Cards for Power Apps can be sent automatically via flows using a new connector and an updated Teams connector. The cards authoring experience has also been improved making it easier to design cards that fit our business needs.
Calling Dataverse actions in Power Fx
uary 5th, Microsoft announced the ability to call Dataverse actions directly from within Power Apps instead if having the need to call a Power Automate flow to create this action. This new feature will heavily improve performance.