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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
In this post, we will look at how PCF Controls can be used in Power Pages. This is continuing on in our series on PCF Controls. First, let’s create a new Power Pages site, and we will add a form to the home page: Select New Form: And we will select our Account Dataverse form: We see the field which contains our PCF code components, which was added previously to … Continue reading How to Use PCF Controls in Power Pages
The Power Pages Copilot is a fast way to get a Power Pages site up and running quickly. Copilot can be used to create Power Pages site structure and layout, website copy, and user input forms. In this post, we will look at how to use Copilot with Power Pages. There are 3 main areas we will cover: Building Sites in the Maker Portal with Copilot Website Copy using Copilot … Continue reading Build Websites Quickly with Power Pages Copilot
Previously in the Power Apps Maker portal (https://make.powerapps.com/) we were able to create Power Apps Portals (Power Pages) through the New app button, but now this option has been removed: This makes sense because we now have a Power Pages maker portal (https://make.powerpages.microsoft.com/) dedicated to Power Pages development, with a clear way to create a new Power Pages site: In fact, if you click on +Create to create a new … Continue reading Where Did the Create Portals Button Go?
Being able to deploy Power Pages using solutions is a nice new preview feature to come to the Power Platform. In this post, we will look at how to move Power Pages from one environment to another using solutions. Note, this is currently a preview feature and works with sites built on the enhanced data model. First, let’s head to the Power Pages designer portal at https://make.powerpages.microsoft.com, and click on Solutions, … Continue reading Move Power Pages Across Environments with Solutions
In this post, we will look at the new preview feature of enhanced data model with Power Pages. The aim of the new model is that it is lightweight, meaning creation of new websites will be much faster than existing provisioning. The data model also will contain fewer tables and solutions. But one of the big benefits of the new data model is it provides us with solution-aware Power Pages, … Continue reading Checking out the Enhanced Data Model with Power Pages
In this post, we will look at how to use the Power Platform CLI with Power Pages. First, you will need to install Visual Studio Code. and the Power Platform CLI. Note, you can install the Power Platform Tools extension in Visual Studio Code, which will enable you to run Power Platform CLI commands within the VS Code terminal, or you can run the Power Platform CLI separately and be … Continue reading Using the Power Platform CLI with Power Pages
In this video, I take a first look at the newly announced Microsoft Power Pages. This new additional to the Power Platform is an evolution of Power Apps Portals. Check out the video below, Episode 49 of Power Platform TV.