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GitHub actions for the Power Platform now available in preview
BlogGitHub actions for Power Platform available in preview
May 2019 updates for Microsoft PowerApps
BlogThe month roll up for all the new features we have shipped in PowerApps for the month of May.
Lookup filtering enhancements in Unified Interface
BlogWe are happy to announce the roll out for filtering improvements for lookups in Unified Interface this week. These improvements come directly from feedback we’ve heard from the community.
Crisis Communication: a Power Platform template
BlogOn Monday, as news of COVID-19 cases spread globally, we pulled together a team to help customers coordinate their own information sharing and team collaboration in response to evolving conditions in times of crisis. Today, less than 48 hours later, we’re releasing the first version of that solution for any customer organization to quickly implement.
On-premises Data Gateway management by Region
BlogPower Platform admin center gateway management enhancements
Assess the AppSource certification readiness of your solution
BlogAppSource certification readiness
July 17th Webinar: Common Time saving PowerApps development techniques by Todd Baginski and Keith Whatling
BlogIn this month’s PowerApps Community call we will discuss and demonstrate common PowerApps development techniques.
New support for image and file data types in Dataverse customer managed key (CMK) environments
BlogAll CMK organizations as of version: 9.2.21052.00103 can now support the use of the Dataverse file column (aka file data type) and Image column (Image Data Type)
Power Platform Extension for VS Code
BlogOn May 25th, we announced the public preview of the Power Platform Extension to VS Code. This helps organizations that continue to strive bridging the “collaboration” gap between with code-first developers and citizen developers. This public preview is available for developers on MacOS (Intel, and M1) and on Windows10.
Microsoft Dataverse Custom API General Availability
BlogDataverse Custom API has reached general availability status. Dataverse Custom API is a new code-first approach that provides developers a better way to create APIs in Dataverse to perform operations on the server.
Sharing canvas apps with guests in your organization is generally available
BlogThis announces canvas app guest access general availability.
Experimental formula bar provides speed and usability improvements
BlogWe are excited to introduce an experimental setting where you can try a new formula bar experience with improved speed and usability features informed by some of the requested improvements from the community. Try it out, and give some feedback on the experience.
App checker now includes performance optimization tips
BlogApp checker now includes optimization tips to help you improve the run-time performance of your apps.
Creating Updateable Power BI Reports with PowerApps by Ike Ellis
BlogThe first of an industry best practices series is by PowerApps MVPs like Ike Ellis where he highlights how you can create a solution that enables a mobile sales force to update their own Power BI reports.
Power Apps portals simplified identity provider configuration (public preview)
BlogAn improved experience to create and manage authentication settings and identity provider configuration for portals
Giving Consumers Color and Text Size Configuration Options
BlogThis new app sample was inspired by someone who posted a Forum Idea regarding PowerApp Themes. We really enjoy reading all the forum ideas, and I refer to those who post ideas as our enthusiastic “innovators”. This particular innovator came up with the idea that we should expose our “Themes” (see screen shot below) to the consumer of the app (aka the person running the app), and not only to the designer (or app maker). What an awesome idea! It really shows that they appreciate Empathic Design. Empathic Design is a process that one of my past managers (Karuana Gatimu) has instilled in me. It is a user-centered design approach that pays attention to the user’s feelings toward a product. As I thought about this further, I realized that this could also be even more relevant in mobile app design because factors around mobility can affect the way we format the screen; low light, screen glare, etc. depending on where the person is when they are running the app. It also could apply to accessibility, especially for people like me who always wants to make the font size bigger! So, will all those good reasons in mind, I decided to see if I could create my own configurable theme, using the features and formulas that are already in PowerApps today. I love what I ended up with, and I hope you will too! (Please let me know if you expand upon this idea for your own PowerApps in the comment area below.)
App Creation Tips: Best Practices in App Icon Design
BlogBest Practices for PowerApp Icons Are you considering the design of your app icons when publishing new PowerApps in your organization? Based on industry standards, app icons can be more important than meets the eye! Let’s take a few moments this week and think about the importance of app icons.
Fun with Gallery Graphics and SharePoint Lists
BlogPowerApps makes it very easy to design forms that include graphics; both images and graphs. This blog shows how to combine three fun tactics into one gallery control: 1. Pick up images from the SharePoint List Picture Column HyperLink (images are stored in my OneDrive for Business Folder named “CategoryIcons”) 2. Create my own Bar Graphic based on List Data 3. Filter the Data Using Images in the Group Legend
Create Power BI reports and dashboards with PowerApps Common Data Service
BlogYou can now create rich reports with the data in CDS using PowerBI desktop, the authoring tool for Power BI. Using the full power of Power BI, you can then go on to create and share stunning dashboards with users in your organization.
Canvas debugging with Results View
BlogLots of debuggers allow you to see the value of an expression simply by selecting it in the source. You’ll recognize an example immediately: Wouldn’t it be great if Canvas apps had this same facility? Imagine: Think about the implications. You don’t need to flip to the File menu and then navigate to the collection … Continue reading “Canvas debugging with Results View”
International region updates for Canvas apps
BlogIf you live in Mexico or the United Kingdom you may have noticed that Canvas apps don’t quite get the international settings right. We have lacked a consistent map of languages and regions across the Studio, the web player, and the mobile players. With the release coming next week (v3.19032) we have fixed this. As … Continue reading “International region updates for Canvas apps”
Partners In Health manages gift review process with PowerApps
BlogPartners In Health is a Boston based social justice and health care nonprofit that serves impoverished communities in 10 countries. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health (PIH) strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the …
Configure easy dependent drop downs in PowerApps
BlogDependent drop downs, also known as “cascading drop downs” is the scenario where making one selection on a drop down filters the options available for selection on a following drop down. This is a common scenario across business forms in order to optimize the form filling out experience for the user. For example, filtering cities that … Continue reading “Configure easy dependent drop downs in PowerApps”
Extending Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations with PowerApps Blog Series
BlogExtending Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations with PowerApps
Experts, peers, and product developers want to hear your voice at Power Summit Phoenix.
BlogPower Summit is an upcoming live conference featuring high-level insider knowledge from Microsoft and user-produced education on how to maximize the performance of the Microsoft Power Platform, covering Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow.