These are just my notes on a couple of different ways to implement Canvas Components and grow into more complex solutions, such as Component Libraries. Board Game Nerd Solution (Data) The Board Game Nerd Solution (Data) includes the core components for Tables and Security Roles. Download the solution at https://mattruma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/BoardGameNerdSolutionData_1_0_0_3.zip. Board Game Nerd V1 Solution…
I ran into a challenge where I wanted to filter a Dataverse table on a Choices column, which allowed for multiple selection. The challenge? There is no easy way to do this in a Power App using Filter without running into delegation issues. 😔 Whenever I run into challenges like this, I usually default to…
Agilicious is an app designed for a small team managing over 100 clients. It allows users to share completed tasks, current work, and assistance needed, with notifications sent to Teams or Outlook. The app includes components for managing reports, filters, and notifications.
I recently had an ask to build a Canvas App for entering Surveys. Surveys consisted of one or more Forms. The Forms are assigned to a Survey and then filled out in a specified order. I decide on Dataverse as data store, but could really be anything, SQL Server, and dare I say, SharePoint. Note,…
I wanted to discourage makers from creating applications in the default Power Platform environment. Unfortunately, I can’t prevent them from doing so in an easy to set up way. Hmm. 🤔 After giving this some further thought 💡, maybe I can respond to a change in a Dataverse table, that’s where the Canvas Apps are…
I wanted to create a Canvas App that took a list of Time Transactions and showed them in a matrix format by Task and Duration. I also wanted to edit the data. ✏️ If you want to see it in action in your Environment, download it at https://mattruma.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TimesheetSolution_1_0_0_0.zip. Let’s breakdown what I have in my…
When I need to capture numeric data in a Canvas App I use the Classic control, TextInput. I set the Format property to Number, which forces the TextInput control to only accept numeric characters. The TextInput control also supports setting the value of the Default property to Blank(). Doing this allows me to force the…
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…
