Category Archives: Canvas Apps

Choose Between Model or Canvas-Based Low Code Power Apps: Which One Fits Your Business Requirements?

Introduction Say goodbye to complex coding! Low-code development is a way of crafting software that demands minimal coding expertise. It uses templates and drag-and-drop tools to create applications quickly and efficiently. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of low-code development, the differences between low-code and traditional development, and the best low-code development… Read More »

Pro Tip – How to use UpdateIf() in Canvas App

Let us explore the use and functionalities of the UpdateIf() Function using some simple examples. Requirements Suppose, we have created a data table in our canvas app, where we have some records. We have created an option set field on the Account form with the name ‘Preference’ where we have different options i.e. Basic, Premium,… Read More »

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 »

Creating Canvas App using AI Copilot (preview) option

You might have heard about ChatGPT and it being considered a new way to improve productivity. We might be aware that it helps in developing applications by reducing human efforts. Creating an app manually could be a difficult task as it requires concentrated time, creativity, and energy. What if it could be done just by… Read More »

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 »

‘With’ Function in Power Apps(Power Fx)

The Power Fx/Canvas Apps include a variety of functions for carrying out operations. In this blog, we’ll look at the “with” function in the Power Fx command/Canvas App. Using the With function, you may split up lengthy formulas into smaller ones, or “sub-formulas,” making them simpler to understand. Similarly, it is decreasing the number of data requests… Read More »

How to Display, Search, and Filter data table in Canvas App

The agenda for today’s blog is- 1. How to show CRM entity data in tabular format using a data table control of the Canvas App. 2. How to read the selected data table row details. 3. How to filter or search data table data based on some condition. Requirement: We have a customer requirement in… Read More »

How to incorporate fluent UI framework in Canvas Apps

To enhance the look and feel of the Canvas App, we can use a fluent UI framework by using the Creator Kit. The Creator Kit helps create Power Apps experiences on the web and mobile platforms with convenient components appearing in modern software. Prerequisites – The Power Apps code components for the Canvas Apps feature… Read More »

Exploring Power Apps Ideas (PREVIEW) feature in Canvas App Designer

It is common knowledge that while developing any canvas app we need to use many functions like sorting, filtering, etc. Here, we need to know the Power Fx formulae to apply any sorting or filtering on the controls. For example, there is a Gallery control, if we want to filter the records in the gallery… Read More »

Relate and Unrelate functions in Canvas Apps

Introduction:- In this blog, we will learn how to use the relate() and unrelate() functions in the Canvas App. Hearing the word relate, you would have assumed that it was going to link to or relate to something. Bingo! With relate() function two records are linked with a one-to-many or many-to-many relationship in Microsoft Dataverse.… Read More »