Category Archives: Microsoft PowerApps

Disable Click Through on Lookup Values in Forms

Microsoft has introduced the Disable Click-Through on Lookup Values in Forms feature in Dynamics 365 Field Service, giving administrators greater control over how lookup fields behave on model-driven forms. With this enhancement, lookup values can be displayed as plain text instead of clickable hyperlinks. This helps prevent accidental navigation to related records, allowing users to… Read More: Disable Click Through on Lookup Values in Forms »

A Smarter Way to Control Data Replication in Microsoft Fabric

Organizations increasingly use Microsoft Fabric to build analytics and reporting solutions powered by Microsoft Dataverse data. However, during the initial Dataverse-to-Fabric setup, administrators often faced a challenge: they had little control over which tables were synchronized. Previously, the first synchronization automatically replicated all eligible Dataverse tables, regardless of whether they were required for reporting or… Read More: A Smarter Way to Control Data Replication in Microsoft Fabric »

How to Automate Project Assignment in Dynamics 365 Using Power Automate and Power Apps Code Apps

This blog demonstrates how to automate project assignments in Microsoft Dynamics 365 using Microsoft Power Automate and Power Apps Code Apps, where unassigned projects are retrieved from Dataverse and automatically assigned to developers based on project scale and developer skill level. Business Scenario An IT services company manages multiple software development projects across different technologies… Read More: How to Automate Project Assignment in Dynamics 365 Using Power… »

How to Use JSON Output in AI Builder Prompts for Structured Automation

If you’ve been working with AI in your business processes lately, you’ve probably run into a really frustrating roadblock: the gap between the chatty text an AI wants to give you and the structured data your automation actually needs. Let’s say you’re building a Power Automate flow to pull details out of customer emails. You… Read More: How to Use JSON Output in AI Builder Prompts for… »

How to Use Copilot Recommended Email Templates in Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Manual email drafting can lead to delays, inconsistencies, and agent fatigue. The Copilot feature in the Dynamics 365 Customer Service workspace directly addresses this challenge. By analyzing the case context, Copilot instantly surfaces the most relevant pre-approved email templates. Agents can then select and personalize a professionally crafted response with a single click. This ensures… Read More: How to Use Copilot Recommended Email Templates in Dynamics 365… »

Building Standalone Apps with Power Apps Code Apps: Using Dataverse and Office 365 Users Connectors (Part 1)

In the Dynamics 365 and Power Apps ecosystem, we have several options for building applications, each one is for a specific type of requirement. Model-driven Apps works well when we need a structured UI with standard components, while we use Canvas Apps to create custom, mobile-friendly interfaces with a low-code approach. Recently, Microsoft introduced another… Read More: Building Standalone Apps with Power Apps Code Apps: Using Dataverse… »

How to Leverage Custom Prompts in Power Apps within Dynamics 365 CRM

Custom prompts in Power Apps enable makers to embed generative AI directly into business applications, solving unique challenges with advanced intelligence. Once built and validated using the Power Apps Prompt Builder, these AI-powered prompts can be seamlessly integrated into your app via Power Fx functions, making AI-driven experiences simple and scalable. In this blog, we’ll… Read More: How to Leverage Custom Prompts in Power Apps within Dynamics… »

Enhancing User Text Input with Copilot in Power Apps

In this blog, we’ll explore how Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot enhances text input in canvas apps, simplifying email writing, improving productivity, and ensuring clarity. We’ll guide you through using Copilot’s features for generating and rewriting content with tailored length and tone adjustments. In an era where digital interactions dominate, clear and effective text input is crucial… Read More: Enhancing User Text Input with Copilot in Power Apps »

How to Use User-Defined Functions and User-Defined Types in Canvas Apps

Building Canvas Apps in PowerApps presents a challenge. Microsoft has provided great built-in functions, but what if your App needed something other than the built-in functions? You would have to create workarounds—repeating formulas, juggling nested logic, and spending extra time managing it all. It worked, but it wasn’t ideal. Now, Microsoft is upgrading the process… Read More: How to Use User-Defined Functions and User-Defined Types in Canvas… »

Creating Custom Data Views in Canvas Apps with Power Fx Functions

While working on a Canvas App within Power Apps, we encountered a scenario where we needed an automated calculation to handle tax computations. Typically, this would require creating a new calculated field within the Dataverse to perform the calculation. However, adding a calculated field to the Dataverse seemed unnecessary in this case, as the calculation was… Read More: Creating Custom Data Views in Canvas Apps with Power Fx… »