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: Power FX
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.
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.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2023 Release Wave 1 Plans
Yesterday (January 25, 2023), Microsoft release their plans for Microsoft Dynamics 2023 Release Wave 1. These release plans are available in various formats and can be accessed on the Microsoft Learn site, the Microsoft Release Planner or can be downloaded as PDFs.
Dialogs in Modern Command Bars
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft announced the availability of displaying dialog boxes using the Power Fx function for modern Commanding. This new functionality provides the ability to have your Modern commanding component library show custom dialog boxes that can be customized to your needs, and respond to user action with Power FX.
How to Clone records in Modern Commanding
In this post, I will demonstrate how to Clone a record using Modern Commanding. This will include Cloning of the primary record in addition to the ability to Clone child records.
Calculation of Date Time Difference in Formula Columns (Preview)
Formula Columns have been in Public Preview since September 2022 and are supposed to be released to GA in March 2023 as part of the Power Platform 2022 release wave 2 plan. I have been working with formula columns for some time now, and although in preview have found this to be not only a great substitution to Calculated columns, but also provides much added functionality.