Category Archives: Canvas Apps

How to Use DataSourceInfo in Canvas App

Introduction Recently, we had a requirement to create a mobile app to track leads. So, we decided to develop an app in Canvas App. Canvas App is no code/low code business app where you can design the app by dragging and dropping elements onto a canvas. We built a Lead tracking information app where the… Read More »

How to Debug an App using Canvas App Monitor

Introduction The PowerApps is an application development service to build custom and business applications. Using custom business apps, users can connect to data and work on the web and mobile. After the development of business applications, some users want to identify where they are getting the error from or want to just check the performance.… Read More »

Send Survey Invitation to Dynamics 365 CE Contacts using Customer Voice from Canvas App

Introduction Microsoft comes with an exciting release that helps its customers to improve and advance their business. In recent times, Microsoft Forms Pro is replaced with Dynamics 365 Customer Voice which easily captures customer thoughts and suggestions. The Dynamics 365 Customer Voice helps in collecting feedback from the customer and helps in applying suggestions to… Read More »

How to use Receipt Processor AI Builder in Canvas App

As like with every release, Microsoft brings various new features that help to improve productivity and make the user’s life easier and faster. So, here we explore one such amazing feature -Receipt Processor (AI Builder). Before proceeding further, I would like to inform you that to use this feature you need to enable the AI… Read More »

Working with Optionsets and Multi-select Optionsets in Canvas Apps using Common Data Service (Current) Connector

In the earlier post we have discussed working with Lookups and Polymorphic Lookups and this time we will focus on Optionsets and Multi-Select Optionsets. OptionSet: Using the CDS (Current) connector, when you include the optionset field on your canvas app, the drop-down items list is auto bound and you do not need to adjust any… Read More »

Working with Complex Data Types in Canvas Apps using Common Data Service (Current) Connector – Lookups & Polymorphic Lookups

A couple of years ago I had visited this topic but back then it was using the Dynamics 365 connector which is now deprecated. New connector changed ways – time to write again more for a personal reference and glad if it helps others out there too. First – let’s look at adding a lookup… Read More »

Embedding Canvas Power Apps to Microsoft Teams

In our previous post, we saw various apps to which a canvas app can be added. In continuation to this, here is another application where the canvas app can be easily added – Microsoft Teams. Moreover, to ease the process of adding canvas apps to teams, you now have an option right there i.e. ‘Add… Read More »