Introducing improvements to data storage in Common Data Services
File and Image data type to store file data in Common Data Services.
» Read more Announcing Power Platform dataflows general availability
A few months ago we announced a Public Preview of Power Platform analytical dataflows. Now, we’re extremely excited to announce that Power Platform analytical dataflows are generally available!
Read morePublic Preview: New File Data Type Available Via API
An exciting new enhancement is available as a preview for Power Apps, the addition of a File data type. Out of the box, Common Data Service can now naively support: Files can now be added as a data type to any entity Multiple File fields can exist on one entity Use of blob storage for large file types to reduce consumption of relational storage
» Read moreWhat’s new in Dataflows in Power Apps this month?
Over the past few weeks we have released several new features in Dataflows, allowing users to seamlessly ingest and prepare data that can be widely reused by other users across the Power Platform, including lots of new data connectors, data transformations and other Power Query enhancements.
» Read moreEnvironment variables available in preview!
Power Platform customizations often require different input parameters and configuration across different environments. Environment variables feature in solutions provides a robust tool set for this automation. They allow you to define different input parameters across environments and manage the values outside of your apps or code.
» Read moreExporting CDS data to Azure Data Lake (Preview)
Preview announcement for Export to data lake service. The Export to data lake service enables continuous replication of Common Data Service entity data to Azure data lake which can then be used to run analytics such as Power BI reporting, ML, data warehousing or other downstream integration purposes. It simplifies the technical and administrative complexity of operationalizing entities for analytics and managing schema and data. Within a matter of minutes, customers will be able to link their Common Data Service environment to a data lake in their Azure subscription, select standard or customer entities and export it to data lake. Any data or metadata changes (initial and incremental) in the Common Data Service is automatically pushed to the Azure data lake without any additional actions.
» Read moreWhat’s New in Dataflows and Data Integration – September 2019
We’ve released lots of new features and enhancements to our Data Integration capabilities in PowerApps recently, enabling users to seamlessly connect to, transform and combine data from a wide range of data sources and load it into the Common Data Service, from where it can be used for creating apps, automated flows or analytics.
» Read moreCustom connectors now available in solutions (Preview)
Want to migrate your custom connectors between environments? Now you’re able to move multiple custom connectors along with Canvas apps, Flows, and CDS customizations in a single package.
» Read moreAnnouncing the general availability of the new model-driven form designer
Today we are happy to announce that the new model-driven form designer is out of preview and available for general use. Few months back, we had started on the journey of providing a new form designer that helps take your form authoring experience to the next level. Over that period, so many of you have actively used the new form designer and given us great, actionable feedback, thank you! All that feedback has helped us provide new features and updates in the form designer that meet your needs and boosts your productivity.
» Read morePreview for Improve data source experience and Common Data Service views
We are happy to announce the preview version roll out for the Improve data source experience and Common Data Service views feature this week. This feature has been evolving under the experimental flag and is ready to be on for all new canvas apps by defaulting the feature on.
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