Tag Archives: Canvas App

Refresh Dynamics 365 CRM Subgrid from Embedded Canvas App

In Microsoft Dynamics 365, the ability to embed Canvas Apps brings the power of Canvas Apps to their model-driven forms. Recently, we got a requirement to create a record of the related entity (e.g., “Suggestion”) from the Canvas App embedded in the Appointment entity form. There was a subgrid of the “Suggestion” entity added next to… Read More: Refresh Dynamics 365 CRM Subgrid from Embedded Canvas App »

Using ‘ready-to-use’ AI functions in the Canvas App

Recently, we were working on a customer’s requirement where they used a custom entity to store the feedback regarding their products using an integration. The customer used a canvas app to view all the feedback on their mobile apps. They also wanted to get the summaries of the comments that were posted. While working on… Read More: Using ‘ready-to-use’ AI functions in the Canvas App »

Offline Capabilities in the Canvas app within Dynamics 365 – Part 1

Canvas Apps, a pillar of Power Platform, allows users to design apps with a focus on user experience and functionality. The “Mobile Offline” feature extends the capabilities of Canvas Apps by enabling offline usage. Users can now interact with Canvas Apps seamlessly even in environments with limited or no internet connectivity. The app synchronizes data… Read More: Offline Capabilities in the Canvas app within Dynamics 365 –… »

Design Canvas App using the Figma UI kit

In today’s digital age, user experience is of utmost importance, and design plays a crucial role in creating compelling and user-friendly applications. Figma has emerged as a powerful design tool for teams, making collaboration and design iteration easier than ever before. If you’re building a canvas app, integrating Figma can allow you to seamlessly bridge… Read More: Design Canvas App using the Figma UI kit »

Modern Controls and themes within the Canvas App

Microsoft Power Apps gives us the capability to construct a business app with low-code ease based on our business processes. We can design screens in Canvas apps by utilizing various controls provided to automate the process, thereby improving productivity. This enables us to work more efficiently. Recently, Microsoft has released modern controls and themes that… Read More: Modern Controls and themes within the Canvas App »

Power BI Integration with Canvas App in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM

Microsoft provides the ability to develop Power BI reports in order to have an analytical history of the data at a glance. There can be various visuals used to get meaningful information. There are various ways we can integrate the Power BI report in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, such as Power Pages, Canvas Apps, and… Read More: Power BI Integration with Canvas App in Microsoft Dynamics 365… »

How to use Autocomplete of Dataverse Search in Canvas App?

Recently, I was working on a requirement in the Canvas app regarding autocomplete. We wanted to display the auto-complete suggestion based on the account names as they were typed in. After fiddling around with the requirement, I stumbled upon the Dataverse Search. Microsoft recently came out with Dataverse Search API, which consists of various search… Read More: How to use Autocomplete of Dataverse Search in Canvas App? »

Create tables using Canvas App Designer within Power Platform

As we all know, to create the table in the Power Platform environment we have to go to the Power Apps Home and there we can find the table option inside the Dataverse navigation area. Now suppose you are designing a Canvas App using Canvas App Designer and you want to create a table to… Read More: Create tables using Canvas App Designer within Power Platform »