Category: Model Driven PowerApps

Five forgotten features of Dataverse

Posted in Azure, Cloud, Common Data Service, Dataflex Pro, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, low-code, Microsoft Outlook, Model Driven PowerApps, Power App, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Platform, Power Platform Admin Center, PowerApps, PowerBI, SSRS, Visual Studio CodeLeave a comment

If Microsoft Dataverse were a human, they would now be legally old enough to vote, drive, and drink alcohol. The feature is more than just a database, it truly a Common Data Service (it’s previous name) that evolved from the data layer that was part of Dynamics CRM since 2002. Over the years, Dataverse has… Continue reading Five forgotten features of Dataverse

I recreated Dynamics CRM with the Power Platform Plan designer

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Canvas PowerApps, Common Data Service, Copilot, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, low-code, Model Driven PowerApps, Portals, Power App, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Platform, PowerApp Portals, PowerApps, PowerApps PortalsLeave a comment

In January 2003 after many months of engineering and development, Microsoft released one of the first business solutions built-in house; Microsoft Business Solutions Customer Relationship Management (CRM). This of course evolved into Dynamics CRM, of which much of the technical foundation became Dataverse, the bedrock of the Power Platform. I just rebuilt Dynamics CRM in… Continue reading I recreated Dynamics CRM with the Power Platform Plan designer

Low-code is Dead. Long live Vibe Coding!

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Canvas PowerApps, Cloud, Dataverse, low-code, Model Driven PowerApps, Power App, PowerApps2 Comments

Thank you (and sorry) for indulging my click bait title. 🙂 Also, the following is my own personal opinion, and in no way looking to offend or scare professional developers or low-code makers. Here is the video version of this blog post: There is a new buzzword term making the rounds that you may have… Continue reading Low-code is Dead. Long live Vibe Coding!

Power Platform Plan Designer (Preview)

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Canvas PowerApps, Cloud, Common Data Service, Configuration, Copilot, Dataverse, Development, Dynamics 365, Flow, Learning, low-code, Model Driven PowerApps, Power App, Power Automate, Power Platform, Power Platform Admin Center, PowerApps1 Comment

Currently rolling out to preview environments is the new Power Platform Plan Designer, a tool that will allow you to use generative AI to describe, plan, and build your business solution using Power Platform technologies. Read the announcement from Microsoft: Build user-focused intelligent solutions in Power Apps, start with a plan. Here is the video… Continue reading Power Platform Plan Designer (Preview)

Date and time columns in Dataverse

Posted in Cloud, Configuration, Dataverse, Development, low-code, Model Driven PowerApps, Portals, Portals, Power App, Power Apps Portals, Power Pages, PowerApp Portals, PowerApps, PowerApps Portals, troubleshooting1 Comment

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

Connecting Microsoft Outlook to model-driven Power Apps

Posted in Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Outlook, Model Driven PowerApps, Power App, Power Platform, Power Platform Admin Center, PowerApps5 Comments

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… Continue reading Connecting Microsoft Outlook to model-driven Power Apps

Build custom HTML forms in Power Pages: Part 2

Posted in Dataverse, Development, Dynamics 365, liquid, Model Driven PowerApps, Portals, Portals, Power App, Power Apps Portals, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Platform, PowerApp Portals, PowerApps, PowerApps Portals2 Comments

Last time I showed an example of creating a custom HTML form with the Power Pages WebAPI to create new records in Microsoft Dataverse. This demonstrated a different method of using a fully-customizable HTML form rather than a form component based on a form form a model-driven app. See Build custom HTML forms in Power Pages:… Continue reading Build custom HTML forms in Power Pages: Part 2

European Power Platform Conference 2023 Recap

Posted in Cloud, Conference, Learning, liquid, Model Driven PowerApps, Portals, Portals, Power App, Power Apps Portals, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Platform, Power Virtual Agent, PowerApps, PowerApps Portals, PowerBILeave a comment

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

Using Multi-table lookups (polymorphic relationships) in Microsoft Dataverse

Posted in Common Data Service, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Dynamics 365 Development, Model Driven PowerApps, Power Platform, PowerApps2 Comments

A new feature landed in preview last week which is something that has been a big ask of Microsoft for many years, multi-table lookups, otherwise known as polymorphic relationships. What are polymorphic relationships and how can they help you? A polymorphic relationship lookup allows you to specify more than one type of Dataverse table to… Continue reading Using Multi-table lookups (polymorphic relationships) in Microsoft Dataverse

Updating Currency Exchange Rates in Dataverse (including Dynamics 365)

Posted in Common Data Service, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Dynamics 365 Development, Model Driven PowerApps, Power App, Power Automate, Power Platform, Power Platform Admin Center, PowerApps4 Comments

A little know feature of Dataverse is the ability to manage multiple currencies. This is one of the many standard features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 that is also available when building your own Power Apps based on Dataverse. A while back I posted a blog called Guide to Currencies in the Common Data Service (Note that… Continue reading Updating Currency Exchange Rates in Dataverse (including Dynamics 365)