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Category: Power Apps

Performance tuning in Canvas Apps Power Apps using Caching & Concurrent

Canvas App changed the way we design mobile applications. We can easily configure Canvas Apps by connecting multiple data sources in a minute. But in the configuration journey we have to keep the app performance point into consideration otherwise the app performance will be very slow. In this post I will discuss 2 important performance…
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Validate data using PowerFX function in canvas app

using Power Query we can export template and import data with template. Lets say I have a screen in canvas app and a text field to enter email id and a button to submit data. My requirement is whenever the email is valid email address then only enable Submit button. so how we can do…
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Format Currency Display in Canvas App Power Apps for different country

Currency field is used store monetary value in power Apps but when we display the currency field value in Power Apps some times we need to do formatting to display in correct way. In the below screenshot you can see in the canvas app I am displaying annual revenue but it does not display like…
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Create or Update records without using Forms in Canvas Apps using Patch function

When we build canvas apps in Power Apps, we add Galleries to display records from our data source and Forms to view, create, and edit individual records, but sometimes forms are not enough to achieve our business scenarios. For those scenarios, We use Power Apps functions for updating tabular data sources directly. Patch is used…
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Ribbon workbench (Part-3) for Dynamics 365- Add a custom button on entity form in Account with JavaScript action to read Form Fields

In our previous article we have seen how we can add a button and on click on button how to open an external or internal URL. now in this post we will see how we can call a JavaScript on button click. Follow the previous blog to know how to add button and add command…
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Ribbon workbench (Part-2) for Dynamics 365- Add a custom button on entity form in Account with URL Action command

In our previous article we have seen how to install ribbon workbench in Dynamics 365. In this post we will see how we can add a simple button on Account entity form. Step:1 – Create a solution in Power Apps Open make.powerapps.com choose correct environment and click on Solutions option then create a new solution.…
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Ribbon workbench (Part-1) for Dynamics 365- How to install ribbon workbench

Ribbon workbench is a very powerful tool for customizing command bar in Dynamics 365 model driven apps. This post will explain how we can configure Ribbon Workbench for Dynamics 365. Step:1 – Download Ribbon Workbench Go to Develop1 website here. Click on Download button and Provide your name, Email and Dynamics 365 version. If you…
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Configure field dependency in Power Apps Solutions for JavaScript Web Resources

Working with solution is not new for us. While working with solutions we have to follow best practices by managing component dependencies to avoid unknowing breaking of components. lets us take an example. You are trying to validate a field using JavaScript and you need to have the field on the form. But somehow as…
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Enable Advanced lookup in Power Apps in Dynamics 365/ Dataverse

Advanced lookup gives a better way to search records. So let us see how we can enable this behavior of lookup in power apps. Login to Office.com and click on Power Apps icon. Choose correct environment. Click on Gear icon and choose Admin Center or directly open https://admin.powerplatform.com. Choose correct environment and click settings. Choose…
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Check the solution history in Dynamics 365 or Dataverse

Now you can see the history of solution imports, Errors, Publisher info, Start time, End Time and Error information about all solutions in your environment. Go to Office.com and login using your credential. Click on Power Apps icon and choose solutions. In the solutions window click on More option and choose See history. Now you…
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Developer Resource has a new place in power apps

Previously the Developer resources option was available in Advanced Setting option of Dynamics 365 but now its available in Power Apps home page making a better navigations. Check the screenshot below: Login Office.com and click on Power Apps link. It will open Power Apps and click on Gear icon to open options. Now click on…
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Add check box in every row of gallery and use collection object to store selected record

lets say We have a canvas app and a gallery and we want to use some check box every row of the gallery so that we can do some bulk operation by selecting checkboxes and we will use a collection object to store the selected rows and un-selected rows. Add a gallery and associate the…
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Filter Gallery by Dropdown list in Canvas Apps Power Apps

In this blog we will see how we can filter gallery control by connecting Dataverse/ Dynamics 365 tables using Dropdown list control. Also we will see how we can connect the dropdown with Choice field of Dataverse table. Lets start. Step:1 – Create a Canvas App Add Gallery, Dropdown, Connect Table Login to office.com and…
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How to create Transparent objects on canvas apps

Canvas app provides a lot of feature by which we can design elegant application for our business. One of the application UI design is to create some semi -transparent objects like circles, rectangles etc. on screen of canvas app. So let us see how we can design this. Step 1 – Open canvas app and…
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Set focus on a control of a canvas app screen when the screen loads

This is a very common requirement of customers and its quite obvious that the system should automatically focus on first control so that without clicking on the control we can start typing the value directly. Microsoft Power Apps Canvas provides a PowerFX by using which we can achieve this functionality. Let us see how we…
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Know about Power Platform Tools | Developer Toolkit for Visual Studio 2019

In this blog we will see how we can use Power Platform Toolkit for our projects in Visual Studio 2019. Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio supports the rapid creation, debugging, and deployment of plug-ins and other customizations. Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio is similar in appearance and function to the Developer Toolkit we were…
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How to clear PL-900 with Free of Cost

Certification fives more credibility to your Resume and also will give more chance in getting jobs of your choice in market. But sometimes its difficult to identify which certification is suitable for you. As because the Certification enrollment are cost associated so you need to understand which certification is Best. let me tell you the…
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[Solved] Clear lookup field in Dataverse from Power Automate.

You can use below expression to clear lookup field. use null expression in Power Automate. In the power automate use null function in the update step. Now if you run the flow the account lookup gets cleared. Hope this helps.

How to clear lookup field in Dataverse/ Dynamics 365 using canvas app

Here we will see how we can make lookup field blank using Canvas App. I have taken a gallery to display Contacts and displaying the First name, last name and Account. here I have taken a button in every row and trying to make the Account field blank for the selected row from the gallery.…
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How to use Components in Canvas Apps Power Apps – Re-usable components

Components are reusable building blocks for canvas apps so that app makers can create custom controls to use inside an app, or across apps using a component library. Components can use advanced features such as custom properties and enable complex capabilities. This article introduces component concepts and some examples. Read the Microsoft article here. Watch…
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Working with Plug-ins for entities with N:N relationship in DataVerse/Dynamics 365

We all know that (many-to-many) N:N relationship creates an Intersect table. When we add related record for an entity then the Event that is triggered is Associate. For N:N we cannot handle using Create or Update Message. This is specific to N:N relationship. So Here I am presenting how we can handle the plugin code…
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Lookup Field update in Edit Form, Display Form, Gallery using Canvas Apps

When we are working with Canvas Apps we Create, Updated, Retrieve and Delete records for Dataverse or Dynamics 365 tables using Gallery, Forms and other UI components of Canvas Apps. Working with simple Data Type fields is ok but when it is a matter of Look Up Field its not straight forward so we need…
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Use IDEAS in Power Apps to query data using a natural query language (NQL) with machine learning capability

Microsoft Power Apps Canvas App now supports IDEAS by using which we can use a general natural query language to fetch data from tables such as instead of adding a Data Source we can directly use ideas which pull data. Let us see how we can use IDEAS in Canvas Apps. Login to Power Apps…
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Working with HTML Text Controls inside Power Apps in Canvas Apps

Placing text controls to display or input texts is ok. But when you are ready to use HTML Text control then you have more power to use HTML tags with the text as per your choice. Let us see how we can add this HTML Text in Canvas Apps. Login to Power Apps and create…
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Capture Image using Camera control, Save the image in SharePoint and Send email with attachment in Canvas APP with Power Automate

Using canvas apps we create portable business applications for users. Now in this post I will explain how we can create a canvas app with camera control and on clicking save button how we can call power automate to save the camera captured image in SharePoint and Send an email with the picture as attachment.…
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