Introduction Recently we had a requirement to create a mobile app to show the product information. So, we decided to develop the app in Canvas App. Canvas App is No code/low code business app. You can design the app by dragging and dropping elements onto a canvas. To show product information in text format is… Read More »
Introduction In our previous blog we have explained how to add Barcode Scanner in Power Apps and now we will explore how to search Dynamics 365 CRM data using the scanned barcode value. For example, in a convenience store all the products have barcodes. Once you scan these barcodes you will get the product details… Read More »
In the earlier post we have discussed working with Lookups and Polymorphic Lookups and this time we will focus on Optionsets and Multi-Select Optionsets. OptionSet: Using the CDS (Current) connector, when you include the optionset field on your canvas app, the drop-down items list is auto bound and you do not need to adjust any… Read More »
A couple of years ago I had visited this topic but back then it was using the Dynamics 365 connector which is now deprecated. New connector changed ways – time to write again more for a personal reference and glad if it helps others out there too. First – let’s look at adding a lookup… Read More »
In our previous post, we saw various apps to which a canvas app can be added. In continuation to this, here is another application where the canvas app can be easily added – Microsoft Teams. Moreover, to ease the process of adding canvas apps to teams, you now have an option right there i.e. ‘Add… Read More »
Canvas Apps is the new Citizen developer to quickly design pixel perfect mobile apps with very little to no pro-dev knowledge. While Model Driven apps allow for drag and drop interface for form design, they still do have a strict layout and you cannot really place controls wherever you want. This is where Canvas Apps… Read More »
Introduction Similar to the components that we can create for model driven PowerApps using the PowerApps Component Framework, it is also possible to create components within Canvas Apps as well. A component once created with Canvas App can be reused across apps and screens following the ‘Build once and reuse multiple times’ approach. In this… Read More »
Introduction In the earlier blog, I was looking to show an end-to-end flow using Canvas Apps & Power Automate flows. I wanted to include a call to an Action created in Dynamics 365 CRM to complete the picture. But I was not able to include the Power Automate flow in the Canvas App if the… Read More »
Introduction It is well-known that Power Automate is a low-code, no-code solution to automation with various triggers that it supports including Event driven, HTTP request, Timer/Scheduled and Manual flows. Manual/Button flows help in designing powerful Canvas Apps that can offload complex logic executions to flow while focusing on user experience of the app. In this… Read More »
Introduction In Dynamics 365 CRM, we have views which gives quick reference for records. While exploring Canvas apps, we found a new feature which helps us to display the views in the Canvas apps. In this blog, we are going to display the views in Canvas app using CDS connector. In Dynamics 365 CRM, we… Read More »