Category: Portals / Power Pages

How to Use PCF Controls 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

Build Websites Quickly with Power Pages Copilot

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

Where Did the Create Portals Button Go?

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?

Move Power Pages Across Environments with Solutions

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

Checking out the Enhanced Data Model with Power Pages

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

Using the Power Platform CLI 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

First Look at Microsoft 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.  

JWT JSON Web Tokens and Power Apps Portals

In this post, we will look at using JWT, or JSON Web Tokens, with Power Apps Portals to implement a single sign-on (SSO) scenario when integrating with an external Web API. In a previous post, we went through an introduction to JSON Web Tokens. If you not familiar with JWT, please start here. Power Apps Portals have an ability to generate a JWT token which can be verified using a … Continue reading JWT JSON Web Tokens and Power Apps Portals