Filter based on Child Data
Filter based on Child Data – Here’s a quick demo on how to get a filtered list of records from a parent Dataverse table based on data in a child table In my user case, I have a simple Dataverse structure …
Complex Canvas App Searches Made Easy!
Multiple Search Criteria – If you want to have multiple criteria to filter the contents of a gallery in a Canvas App, here is the best way to achieve it! My user case is that I want to be able …
Dataverse Lookup Columns in Power Automate
Lookup Columns – In this post I’ll show how to use Power Automate to access lookup columns and change multiple child records in Dataverse based on the parent table’s record value Boxes & Files In my example, I have a …
Displaying Data Using Tooltips!
When building a Canvas app screen, sometimes there’s not enough screen space for all the data you want to display. Possible solutions are to implement vertical or horizontal scrolling or add tabs to the screen, but a nice alternative can …
Navigating Dataverse Many to Many Relationships
Dataverse Many to Many Relationships It can be a little tricky to work out how to navigate the many to many relationships between Dataverse tables Let’s look at the many-to-many relationship between the Teams and User tables. A Team can …
Sort a Dataverse Choice Column
By default, in Power Apps, the data in a choice column is displayed in the order in which the choice options are entered in Dataverse However, choice columns can be filtered and sorted when displayed in a Canvas app. How …
ConfirmExit Pop-up
Exiting an app is fine when data has been saved, but the inadvertant closing of an app can lead to lost work. Read on to find out how to use the ConfirmExit property to help prevent users losing unsaved changes …
Activate the Android Back Button
Android users frequently use the back button on the lower panel of the Android interface to perform a back operation and return to previously viewed screens By default, with a canvas app, this button invokes the Android prompt to close …
Creating a Responsive Canvas App
Canvas Apps can be accessed from many different devices such as phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. A responsive canvas app automatically changes its layout depending on the screen size of the device This can include simply stretching or re-sizing the …
Create Accessible Canvas Apps – 25 Point Guide
Accessible software is designed to work for people who experience disabilities such as visual, hearing, or cognitive impairments, and who may interact with software using assistive technologies such as a screen reader Power Apps Studio has the functionality to create …
Power Platform Testing Tools
Testing is critical for all applications including the Power Platform and is a key part of the software development life cycle Testing identifies issues or defects early in the release process and provides an opportunity to fix these issues to …
Power Platform Solution Upgrade, Update and Patch Summary
Power Platform solutions are containers to transport apps and other Power Platform components such as flows or Dataverse custom tables from one environment to another There are several ways a solution can be updated. In this post I’ve summarised those …
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