Creating date and time columns (aka fields) in Microsoft Dataverse is a really straightforward process, however, you really should take a pause to make sure you are configuring the right *type* of date and time column. Check out the companion video for this post, where not only will you learn about date and time columns,… Continue reading Date and time columns in Dataverse
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Online payments in Power Pages
One of the features of Adxstudio portals long before it evolved into Power Pages is that it had an out of the box payment gateway integration with Authorize.net and PayPal. This provided a way to configure a webform (the grandfather of multistep forms) to allow users to pay for goods and services. It required the… Continue reading Online payments in Power Pages
Copilot for Power Pages Pro-developers!
There seems to be a Copilot popping up everywhere in Microsoft products these days. (I am eagerly waiting for the Notepad Copilot!) The latest Copilot to make an appearance now surfaces in Visual Studio Code (desktop) while editing and configuring a Power Pages website. Writing code for Power Pages has sometimes proven to be a… Continue reading Copilot for Power Pages Pro-developers!
Edit more in Power Pages using Visual Studio Code for the Web
While using Visual Studio Code (desktop) is a powerful way for pro-developers to extend Power Pages websites, sometimes you need to quickly go into a site and edit some code directly without having to launch Visual Studio Code for desktop, use the PAC CLI to download the latest code, make changes, and re-upload. There has… Continue reading Edit more in Power Pages using Visual Studio Code for the Web
Build custom HTML forms in Power Pages: Part 1
One of the features of Power Pages is the ability to use a model-driven app Dataverse form as a foundation to build create, edit, and read-only forms on Power Pages websites. This feature goes back to the Adxstudio days where the Adxstudio portal product allowed you to use a Dynamics CRM form and surface it… Continue reading Build custom HTML forms in Power Pages: Part 1
European Power Platform Conference 2023 Recap
Overview The European Power Platform Conference was held in Dublin, Ireland from June 20-23, 2023. The conference brought together the Microsoft Power Platform Communities for 3 days of in-person learning, connections, and inspiration. The conference provided a host of professional development opportunities, which included 3 inspirational keynotes, 6 expert full day tutorials and 90+ specialist… Continue reading European Power Platform Conference 2023 Recap
Use Power Platform pipelines with Power Pages
Power Platform Pipelines are a great solution for simple ALM to move your Power Platform solutions from a developer to testing, staging, and production environments. Check out the official documentation on Power Platform pipelines. A few weeks ago I wrote post and video about the new ability (in preview) to add Power Pages websites to… Continue reading Use Power Platform pipelines with Power Pages
Trigger Power Automate flows from Power Pages
At MS Build last week everyone was all “Copilot this and Copilot that…” and the were other announcements that I feel are going to be also very impactful. One of these is the ability to trigger a Power Automate flow from Power Pages and get the results back to that page. I tried this out… Continue reading Trigger Power Automate flows from Power Pages
Using solutions to move Power Pages site configuration
Moving Power Pages (and Power Apps portals) site configuration from a one environment to another used to be a bit of a tedious process. While there were handy tools like the XrmToolBox portal records mover, Power Platform CLI, or the Configuration Data Migration tool, it was always an extra step to move website configuration. Now,… Continue reading Using solutions to move Power Pages site configuration
Arctic Cloud Developer Challenge
Earlier this month I was a judge at the Arctic Cloud Developer Challenge, also referred to as ACDC. When I was originally asked if I wanted to go to ACDC, of course I said yes, AC/DC is one of my favourite bands. However, instead of a Highway to Hell, I took a flight to Oslo… Continue reading Arctic Cloud Developer Challenge
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