Category Archives: Technical

How to Configure and Use the Prompt Column in Dataverse

If you’ve been exploring Copilot and AI features in Microsoft Power Platform, you’ll notice a new column type in Dataverse: Prompt Column (Preview). This feature allows you to save natural language prompts against a table, run them on your data, and store the AI-generated response in the same record. The generated text can then be… Read More »

Simplify Excel Data Imports with AI-Assisted Mapping in Dataverse

Microsoft introduces an enhanced Import from Excel experience for Dataverse, aimed at simplifying how App makers bring structured data into existing tables. Previously, importing Excel files, especially those with multiple sheets, was limited, often requiring manual mapping and strict formatting. With the new experience, the process is more streamlined, intelligent, and reliable, making it easier… Read More »

Retrieve and Validate Field Associated Workflows in Dynamics 365/Dataverse

Workflows (also known as processes) in Dynamics 365 automate business logic such as approvals, field updates, or triggering other workflow actions. Sometimes, we need to check whether a workflow exists for a specific field before performing an action on a form. For example, when updating sensitive fields like Credit Limit or Risk Category, you may… Read More »

How to Use Service Principals to Stabilize Business-Critical Flows and Bypass Flow Request Limits

Introduction Often, we encounter challenges in mission-critical flows that drive key departmental or enterprise-wide processes, including bulk operations. While these flows are essential for business continuity, they can face disruptions in multiple ways, such as ownership changes due to role transitions or user deactivation, or exhausting daily Power Platform flow request limits. For example, if… Read More »

Run Power FX expressions through PowerApps Component Framework Events: Part 2

Introduction Just like we explored in Part 1, where Events in the PowerApps Component Framework (PCF) brought new possibilities to Model-Driven Apps, the same feature can be just as powerful in Canvas Apps. With Events, PCF controls can now trigger Power Fx expressions directly, enabling seamless interaction between the Custom UI components and App logic.… Read More »

How to Call External Scripts using PowerApps Component Framework Events: Part 1

The Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) has long empowered developers to create custom controls for Power Apps, but its interaction capabilities were historically limited. In model-driven apps, form interactions were confined to some core events, which are OnLoad, OnChange, TabStateChange, and OnSave, tied to the form lifecycle or field updates. PCF controls could only trigger… Read More »

From Tedious to Effortless: How Copilot Transforms Time Entry in Dynamics 365 Project Operations

Logging time is nobody’s favorite part of the job. It’s repetitive, prone to mistakes, and usually eats up way more time than it should. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? Thanks to Copilot in Dynamics 365 Project Operations, time entry just got a major upgrade. Whether you’re tracking hours or adding… Read More »

Enhance Power BI Reports with Automatic Language Detection Using Python

In a world where businesses interact with customers across multiple regions and languages, analyzing multilingual content is no longer optional; it’s essential. Whether you’re collecting feedback, managing leads, or reviewing support tickets, knowing the language of your data opens doors to better automation, routing, and personalization. As we know, Power BI itself does not have… Read More »

Make Complex Records Easy to Read with Power Apps AI Builder’s Row Summary

In model-driven apps, forms often have many fields spread across multiple tabs and sections, which can make it hard and time-consuming for users to quickly find the key information they need. Navigating through these tabs slows down productivity and increases the chance of missing important details. The Row Summary feature helps solve this by showing… Read More »