Lately I have been getting a lot of requests for help with Power Pages. One request I received recently was how to change the Display Name for columns on a List on a Page, for example, change SalesOrderNumber to Number. Can this be done? Of course! Could I do it in JavaScript? Certainly! But is…
I’ve been on a big kick with Canvas Components as of late! Next step, how might I approach a Canvas Component that would need to support a Gallery control? To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I would do this, but I figured I’d give it a try and see if it was doable, and…
In Part 1, Adventures with Power Apps: Fun with Canvas Components! (Part 1) – Matt Ruma, we looked at how to build a reusable Canvas Component. In Part 2, Adventures with Power Apps: Fun with Canvas Components! (Part 2) – Matt Ruma, we made the Canvas Component more dynamic and reusable by other Canvas Apps….
If you haven’t read Part 1, check it out Adventures with Power Apps: Fun with Canvas Components! (Part 1) – Matt Ruma. This is the next progression in my Canvas App component. I wanted to see if there was a way I could make it more dynamic! I wanted to be able to support X…
What are Canvas Components? Canvas components enable low code/no-code developers to build reusable UX components using default Power Apps controls as core building blocks. These custom components can then be shared across app screens or multiple apps both within and across Power Apps environments. Canvas components contributes directly towards Power Apps vision of empowering everyone…
I had a recent ask by a customer for how to handle flipping a Yes/No field in a Dataverse table based on a couple of criteria, a Schedule column and Last Perform On Elapsed Days column. Last Perform on Elapsed Days ended up being a Calculated column, instead of a Formula. For some reason, the…
I had a customer ask me for a recommendation on how to model security for Dataverse tables for a specific use case they had. Let me set the stage, starting with Dataverse tables. In an attempt to minimize confusion, I will call the Business Units native to the Power Platform, Power Platform Business Units, and…
I had a recent ask for how to calculate dates in Power Automate, specifically, given a StartDate and Schedule calculate the NextScheduledDate. 📅 The choices for Schedule consisted of Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Biannually and Annually. I created two flows, one to do the calculation 🧮, called Date Add Child Flow (Automated), and another, called Date…
A peer and friend of mine, Jordan Bean, wrote a blog on How to start/stop Azure Container Apps using Logic Apps – Jordan Bean Dev Blog. His challenge? I have a few demo apps running in Azure Container Apps. Container Apps are a great platform for getting “just enough Kubernetes”. However, when I’m not doing…
I wanted to see if I could toggle visibility for a Tab and/or a Section on a Form, whenever an Account record was Activated or Deactivated. First thing I did was make sure the names of my Tabs and Sections were unique. I made the following changes in my form: Now for a little JavaScript…
