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In a previous post we looked at creating Gen Pages using VS Code. In this post, we will look at how to do this using the Copilot CLI. First, install and configure the Copilot CLI. Once complete, run copilot to start the CLI and log into GitHub with login: copilot To use gen pages, we’re going to run the command: /genpage Our AI comes back with: And we’re now prompted … Continue reading Creating a Gen Page using Copilot CLI
Microsoft has made several advancements when it comes to using AI to build Power Apps. In this post, we will look at Generative Pages, or Gen Pages. Gen Pages is a technology that allows users to generate Power Apps pages, and more. In the past, we have relied on the Power Apps Maker Portal UI to build Power Apps model-driven app forms, which are restricted is various ways. With Gen … Continue reading Using AI to Build Power Apps with Gen Pages
Copilot CLI is GitHub’s command line tool that helps you build and manage code. To install Copilot CLI, go to https://github.com/features/copilot/cli: and the Install Now button: Depending on your OS and installation, you can use one of the options below: Cross-platform (npm) (Node.js 22+). npm install -g @github/copilot Windows (WinGet) winget install GitHub.Copilot macOS/Linux (Homebrew) brew install –cask copilot-cli If you run into an error like below – “Not Found … Continue reading How to Install and Use Copilot CLI
To install GitHub Copilot in VS Code, open VS Code and go to Extensions on the left, then search for GitHub Copilot. Note the “GitHub Copilot” extension has been deprecated: What we’re looking for is the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. Go ahead and click on Enable AI Features: Once you do that, in the bottom right you will see this Robot icon. Clicking on it will show which plan you … Continue reading How to Install GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Did you know Microsoft Learn, the site which contains a ton of information on implementing Microsoft technologies, has an MCP Server? This means you can utilize the MS Learn knowledge in your own agents through MCP. Let’s look at how to do this. We will use Copilot Studio to build our agent. First, go to Copilot Studio and create a new agent: Let’s call the agent Microsoft Learn Agent, and … Continue reading Using the Microsoft Learn MCP Server
Azure AI Foundry is an Azure service where you can create agents using various LLMs (including your own). In this post we will look at how to create an agent in Azure AI Foundry that can call actions. Let’s head to Azure AI Foundry to create our agent. AI Foundry is accessible at https://ai.azure.com, however if you don’t have an AI Foundry resource created you may run into the error … Continue reading Creating an Agent with Actions in Azure AI Foundry
Multistep Forms are a great way to capture information from Power Pages users. In this post, we will look at how to use multistep forms and some of the capabilities these forms have. Let’s go through an example where we are asking a new contact to enter information about themselves on a Power Pages site. We will start with one step and one table, then add from there. Adding One … Continue reading How to use Multistep Forms in Power Pages
Lists in Power Pages as a refreshed design with new capabilities. In this post, we will take a look at the new modern list in Power Pages. We will also look at the original list to compare it to the modern design. First, let’s look at a custom entity we have created called Pets. Each Contact in the system can have multiple pets: We will display a list of pets … Continue reading Adding a Modern List to a Power Pages Form
Power BI reports can be displayed in Power Pages, which is very useful if you want to give your portal users access to the rich reporting features of Power BI. In this post, we will look at how to set up and use Power BI reports in Power Pages. First, we will use some workspaces and reports from this post where we looked at how to use Power BI reports … Continue reading Displaying Power BI Reports in Power Pages
Power BI reports can be surfaced in several ways in Dynamics 365. In this post, we will look at the various options available today in 2024 to display Power BI reports inside of Dynamics 365. Creating a Workspace First, let’s go ahead and create a new Power BI workspace, where we will be housing our Power BI reports. This is done in the Power BI service at https://app.powerbi.com. When you’re in … Continue reading Integrating Power BI Reporting with Dynamics 365 (2024)