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Introduction           Choices provide an exact list of values that people can choose. Choices help streamline new record creation and standardize data entry, and they are best suited for a small set of standard short terms rather than a long list of complex entries. You should not use choices when the field usually contains unique entries that are not easily standardized.  The  Entities, which are Common Data Model items that represent a business object (account, contact, etc) are now known as “Tables”. Like custom entities, you can now also create custom Tables.                  The data designer allows you to setup an entity, I mean table and add fields or columns in a iDataverse very similar to Access or Excel. Optionsets become Choices             Choices sounds slightly less technical than Optionsets. They could have changed it to just Options and no one wou...

  Column types in Microsoft Dataverse              The column type determines the values that can be stored within that column. All columns have one and only one column type. The column types that are available in Microsoft Dataverse include: Text - A text value intended to be displayed in a single-line text box. Text Area - A text value intended to be displayed in a multi-line text box. If you require more than 4,000 characters, use a Multiline Text data type. Email - A text value that is validated as an email address and rendered as a mailto link in the column. URL - A text value that is validated as a URL and rendered as a link to open the URL. Ticker Symbol - A text value for a ticker symbol that will display a link that will open to show a quote for the stock ticker symbol. Phone - A text value that is validated as a phone number rendered as a link to initiate a phone call by using Skype. Whole Number - A number value presented in a text...

  Create & Manage Environment in Dataverse                A default environment is automatically created for you when you sign up for Power Apps, Dynamics 365, or if you have a Microsoft 365 account with Microsoft. At least one environment will always be designated as the default when you start to work with Microsoft Dataverse.  An environment is a way to create and manage an instance of a Dataverse database. It also lets you manage user access, security settings, and the storage that is associated with the Dataverse database within that environment. Additionally, an environment allows you to install applications that you build with Power Apps or flows that you create with Power Automate into that environment. You can create one or many environments, depending on your needs.An environment is a way to create and manage an instance of a Dataverse database. It also lets you manage user access, security settings, and the storage tha...

  Introduction To Dataverse                                        Dataverse is an option of the data sources that you can use within Power Apps. So App makers can then use Dataverse to build rich applications in Power Apps. M icrosoft Dataverse “Common data service” is a cloud-based storage space that organizations can use to store business application data.                Dataverse is a straightforward platform that you can use to begin designing your data structures, it is cloud-based storage space. The data within Dataverse is stored within a set of tables. A table is a set of records that used to store data, each table consists of some columns.                Dataverse allows data to be integrated from multiple sources into a single store, which can then be used in Power...

  manage apps in power apps           Power Apps respects the Canvas App ‘Share’ privilege in Dataverse. A user will not be able to share canvas apps in an environment if they do not have a security role with the Canvas App Share privilege set to a value other than ‘None selected’. This Dataverse Canvas App Share privilege is also respected in the default environment.If you're an Environment Admin, Global admin, or Microsoft Power Platform admin, you can manage the apps created in your organization.  Admins can do the following from the Power Platform admin center: * Add or change the users with whom an app is shared * Delete apps not currently in use Manage Power Apps 1.Sign in to the Power Platform admin center. 2.In the navigation pane, select Environments, select an environment with resources, and then select the Power Apps resource. 3.Select an app to manage. 4. Select your desired action. Manage app versions in Power Apps     Selec...

 Create and Manage tables in Dataverse           Dataverse allows data to be integrated from multiple sources into a single store, which can then be used in Power Apps. If you are using Power Apps, then the license will cover Dataverse so you don’t have to pay extra.  Microsoft Dataverse “Common data service” is a cloud-based storage space that organizations can use to store business application data. Dataverse is a straightforward platform that you can use to begin designing your data structures, it is cloud-based storage space.           The data within Dataverse is stored within a set of tables. A table is a set of records that used to store data, each table consists of some columns. Dataverse uses Azure Active Directory identity and access management mechanisms to help ensure that only authorized users can access the environment, data, and reports. Advantage to use Dataverse 1) Easy to manage 2) Secure store ...

  Get Started With Power App           PowerApps enables business users to create, run, and manage an application without having to delve into the complexities of building and maintaining its infrastructure. In other words, little-to-no-coding is required, and the application can be shared on iOS, Android, and Windows devices. You can create custom templates with predefined entities and field mappings to create a flow of data from source to destination and transform the data before importing it.           The beauty of PowerApps is that you can tailor your applications to your business needs. This helps you first digitalize business processes to work more efficiently and, two, react more quickly to changing markets without being entirely dependent on developing a software solution to do so.           PowerApps offers a compelling business case to leaders. One of its leading features is the too...