Tag: Power Platform
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If you’ve ever hit the limits of simple connectors, repeated refresh logic, or If you’ve ever hit the limits of simple connectors, repeated refresh logic, or manual data wrangling across environments, chances are a Dataflow is exactly the tool you needed. Dataflows are the Power Platform’s way to centralise, clean, reshape, and standardise data before…
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Vibe coding is basically building software by describing what you want in natural language and letting the system turn that into code. Instead of wrestling with syntax, you guide the outcome through prompts, testing, and quick iterations. It feels more like brainstorming than traditional coding, which is why it is becoming such a big talking…
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Most agent scenarios I hear clients discussing during planning workshops start with chat. Generative copilots for policy Q&A. Retrieval agents that summarise information. And while custom copilots can integrate with Power Automate or use agent flows, the simplest and most direct way to extend Copilot Studio agents is through tools. These let agents move beyond…
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I’ve spent a lot of time recently walking clients through the different AI options in Microsoft, discussing what each model offers and designing solutions that fit their business needs. As I explained the pros and cons of the various licensing approaches, it struck me that a clear, structured summary would be useful beyond those conversations,…
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Power Pages just took an important step toward tighter platform integration and better enterprise-grade capability. In the 2025 Wave 2 release plans, Microsoft is introducing a change that aligns Web Roles in Power Pages with Dataverse Security Roles for users authenticated via Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD). This means that when users make updates…
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What if your Dataverse tables could think for themselves? With the new Prompt field capability in Microsoft Dataverse, we’re entering a new era where business applications don’t just store data—they understand it. 📌 What Is the Prompt Feature in Dataverse? In simple terms, this feature lets you embed a natural language AI prompt directly into…
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If you’ve ever built a flow in Power Automate and thought, “Let me just tidy this up with a Scope,” only to find yourself buried under a stack of cryptic failure messages — you’re not alone. Scopes are meant to bring structure. They help group actions together, simplify error handling, and improve readability. But without…
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When building model-driven apps with Dataverse, you often face a fork in the road: should you implement logic using Business Rules, JavaScript, Plugins, or Power Automate? Each has its place. Each has its limits. Choosing the right one depends on where the logic needs to run, who will maintain it, and how reusable, scalable, and…
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🧠 Copilot is Smart — But Only For You There’s a question I hear a lot when talking to people about Microsoft Copilot and AI: “Is Copilot learning from everything I do?” It’s a fair concern. With all the power Copilot brings — summarising chats, drafting documents, generating ideas, and even writing emails that sound…
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If you’ve ever built a formula in Excel, you’re already halfway to writing Power Fx. That’s because Power Fx—the language behind canvas apps in Power Platform—is designed to feel familiar, intuitive, and approachable for everyone from business users to pro developers. Let’s break it down. 🧠 What is Power Fx? Power Fx is the formula…