Explore relationships, option sets, and other Common Data Service features with the Northwind Traders sample solution, recreated from the famous Microsoft Access sample. Detailed instructions are included for building the canvas app from scratch, explaining how to easily work with Many-to-one and One-to-many relationships between entities.
» Read more Introducing the JSON function for generating JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) within a canvas app. Use it to share data with systems and APIs that require JSON. You can also this function to encode and export images in base64 for the first time. And we also added two small features: #rrggbbaa notation and Color.Transparent.
» Read more Nobody wants to lose unsaved changed. And yet there are many ways to exit a canvas app while still in a dirty state, from closing the browser tab to swiping back to the list of apps on the phone. Now there is a way to prevent losing unsaved changes. The App object has two new … Continue reading “ConfirmExit for canvas apps”
» Read more Canvas apps now fully support CDS time zone independent fields. In the CDS preview connector we had blocked them until they were working properly. All the work required has now been completed and fully deployed. Our mission was simple: Canvas and Model-driven apps should show and edit date/time values in the same manner. Entering a … Continue reading “Time zone independent fields for Canvas apps”
» Read more Common Data Service polymorphic lookups are now available from canvas apps. You can now: Access, set, and filter on the Owner field of any record. Access and set the Company Name field (a Customer data type) of the Contacts entity. Access and set the Regarding field of activity entities such as Faxes, Phone Calls, Email Messages, … Continue reading “Owner, Customer, and Regarding for canvas apps”
» Read more A quick note on two bite size features. Have you ever wondered why the Navigate function requires the second argument? For example: Navigate( Screen2, None ) Why not just default the second argument? Transitions can make for a more engaging user experience but most folks don’t use them. Yeah, we wondered that too. With the … Continue reading “More small steps…”
» Read more Lots 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”
» Read more This has to be one of the smallest features ever shipped. We’ve modified the behavior of one character, and it is a small character at that. But I think you will agree that it will have a major impact on your work. See if you can spot the difference. Last week: This week: Did you … Continue reading “The smallest feature”
» Read more I’m happy to announce we’ve made another batch of delegation enhancements for Canvas apps. Delegation refers to an app’s ability to “delegate” work to the data source instead of doing it locally, resulting in more scalable and higher performance apps. In short, Delegation = Good. For more details see Understand delegation in a canvas app. We … Continue reading “Delegation enhancements for lookups, Today/Now, and AddColumns”
» Read more Last fall we introduced display names and GUIDs for Canvas apps as Preview features. Both have been well received with very few issues and very few authors turning these features off. With our latest release (3.19032) these features are now permanent. To refresh your memory, display names allow the use of friendly names such as … Continue reading “Display names and GUIDs for Canvas apps graduate”
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