Introducing improvements to data storage in Common Data Services
File and Image data type to store file data in Common Data Services.
» Read more Public 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 morePublic Preview: New Image Enhancements Available Via API
Two exciting new enhancements are available as a preview for Powerapps, the addition of a File data type and enhancements to Image! Out of the box, CDS can now natively support: Large, high resolution images Files as a data type Multiple image and file fields per entity Use of blob storage for large file types to reduce consumption of relational storage
» Read morePublic Preview of Custom Help Panes (formerly Learning Path) for Unified Interface
Custom Help Panes for Unified Interface
» 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 is Generally Available
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 moreAlways show important information on the form header in the Unified Interface
Using form header in model-driven PowerApps and Dynamics 365.
» Read moreAnnouncing the general availability of the PowerApps component framework for model-driven applications and PowerApps CLI
The PowerApps component framework for model-driven applications along with PowerApps CLI have been released to general availability.
» 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 moreEnhanced functionality in Unified Interface grids
Unified Interface grids are more productive with several improvements in preview new and available with the 2019 wave 2 release. The improvements span increased density, updated styling, remembering state, standard browser hyperlinks, loading indicator and improved filtering.
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