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The new modern look for Power Apps is really cool! It’s so cool in fact that I went through it in a video on Power Platform TV, you can watch the video here (subscribe if you haven’t already!) What we’re seeing in Release Wave 2 for 2023 is an option for users to be able to toggle between the old (current) Power Apps and Dynamics 365 and the new refresh modern … Continue reading Disabling Try The New Look Switch in Power Apps
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?
Customer Service workspace has an Advanced contact lookup (customer and account) that displays contact views and allows for searching records. But what if the data you are entering isn’t returned in the search? In this post, I will go through how to allow searching of fields not included in the default search. This applies to Dynamics and model-driven app views as well. First, let’s look at the advanced contact lookup … Continue reading Adding Search Fields to Dynamics 365 Views and Advanced Contact Lookup
Microsoft has released the public preview of the new enterprise application templates, which are pre-built solutions that automate common business processes. The tools are “designed to be accelerators” rather than training tools. Microsoft has released Finance templates (SAP connector) and HR templates (Kudos, Awards, and Onboarding templates). Let’s install and take a look at the Kudos template. To install the Employee Kudos template, click here and log into your org, and click Get … Continue reading Checking out the New Enterprise Application Templates
When companies implement a chat widget through Customer Service workspace/Omnichannel for Dynamics 365, there is the option to hide or show the widget outside of operating hours. This is a business decision and can be unique to your company’s situation. In this post, we will look at CSw’s chat functionality for hiding and showing the widget. First, let’s head over to the Customer Service admin center app and select Calendar, … Continue reading Show or Hide Chat Widget After Operating Hours in CSw
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
Landing pages are a nice way to greet a user of an app, and provide them with personalized information. In this post, we will look at how to create a landing page for model driven apps. Landing pages are basically the first page a user sees when they land on an app. An example landing page I like is the Trial Home you get with a Customer Service workspace trial: … Continue reading Creating a Nice Landing Page for Model Driven Apps
Microsoft has been working hard of adding AI into several products including Power Apps. In this post, we will look at how to use the preview feature of the Power Apps maker portal to build apps using Microsoft’s Copilot AI feature. First, head over to https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/ and select Settings, then select Copilot (preview). If you don’t see this option, you may need to join a trial waitlist. Be sure to turn … Continue reading Building Power Apps from Scratch Using Copilot AI
The Power Platform 2023 Release Wave 1 has a whole bunch of new and exciting features. In this post, we will look at 5 new early access features you can turn on right now. Note these are pre-release features and not to be used just yet in production environments. 1. See Which Colleagues are Viewing the Same Records as You This feature can be turned on by going to the … Continue reading 5 Cool Early Access Features for Power Platform 2023 Release Wave 1