Power Platform Community Call – April 2023
David Warner II- 6 minutes to read
- 19 Apr, 2023
Call summary
Latest updates and news on Power Platform including community events and training opportunities.
Two demos delivered: With Great Power (Apps) Comes Great Reusability and Copilot is the coworker you never knew you always needed
Activities: 3 articles, 3 documents, 4 connectors, 1 sample, 4 Power Platform related video conversations recently delivered.
This call was hosted by David Warner II (Microsoft) | @DavidWarnerII and recorded on April 19, 2023. Questions addressed in chat throughout the call.
New this month
- News and Documents
- Article – Build an app using natural language using Copilot for Power Apps
- Article – Modern controls coming to canvas apps
- Article – Add comments in model-driven apps with Power Apps
- Documentation – Modern, refreshed look in model-driven apps
- Documentation – Controls and properties in cards
- Documentation – Automatic deletion of inactive Microsoft Dataverse for Teams environments
- Power Platform Samples
- New Power App - Employee Engagement Survey - Modern Controls Angelo Gulisano | @angelog1908
- Power Platform - Independent Publisher Connectors
- Microsoft Search
- OpenAI-GPT3
- Cisco Webex
- WhatsApp - Zakariya Fakira, Satbir Virdi, Oscar Hui, Chaohui Wang
- 997 total connectors now!
- Top Connector Asks
- Good Flow story? Tell us. FlowOfTheWeek – aka.ms/FlowOfTheWeekForm
- Shows and Events
- New Episodes - The Low Code Revolution Show with April Dunnam (Microsoft) | @aprildunnam and Daniel Laskewitz (Microsoft) | @laskewitz | aka.ms/LowCodeRevolutionShow
- European Collaboration Summit 2023 - Düsseldorf, Germany, 24-36 May. Save 15% with “PowerPlatformRocks” voucher.
- ACT NOW – save 17% until March 17th on tickets for the European Power Platform Conference – Dublin, 20-23 June
- 365 EduCon - Use promo code “Community” to save 25% off any pass type.
- Washington DC – June 12-16, 2023
- Seattle – August 21-25, 2023 & PWR EduCon
- Chicago – October 30 – November 3, 2023
- Upcoming Community Days Events - aka.ms/communitydays
Demo summaries
- With Great Power (Apps) Comes Great Reusability – practical tips/benefits of reuse. UI reuse options (gallery control, Canvas components and component libraries, element grouping, container control, duplication of elements, responsive and dynamic layouts in Canvas apps, customized controls) and code reuse options (constants, named formulas, environment variables, Power Apps Component Framework (PCF)). Upcoming features and resources supporting reuse - drag drop to build responsive pages, device preview, user defined functions. aka.ms/Apr19-Demo1
- Copilot is the coworker you never knew you always needed – step through Copilot (for Builders). Define what your app should do, hit return, view results – table of AI suggested fields and data. Now add additional data, fields, dropdown menu options. Next press the Create (Canvas) app (and Dataverse table) button. Great tips on communicating with Copilot (prompt engineering), Learn about the 3 different Copilots/functionalities for Builders, Users and Makers. Action: Register for Copilot preview now. aka.ms/Apr19-Demo2
Agenda items
00:00 – Intro
01:46 – Power Platform News & Learn Updates – April Dunnam (Microsoft) | @aprildunnam
02:35 – Latest Power Apps Samples – April Dunnam (Microsoft) | @aprildunnam
03:19 – Independent Publisher Connectors - Jocelyn Panchal (Microsoft) | @JocelynP_PM
08:08 – Power Platform Community Shows & Events - April Dunnam (Microsoft) | @aprildunnam & David Warner II (Microsoft) | @DavidWarnerII
10:13 – Together mode picture
11:27 – Demo - With Great Power (Apps) Comes Great Reusability - Keith Atherton | @MrKeithAtherton
25:13 – Demo - Copilot is the coworker you never knew you always needed - Shane Young (PowerApps911) | @ShanesCows
56:59 – Resources
57:52 – Closing
Together mode
Great seeing everyone today. Welcome to all who are in Seattle this week for the MVP Summit. Thank you for joining the community call today.
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Demo references
- With Great Power (Apps) Comes Great Reusability
- Documentation – Gallery control in Power Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-gallery
- Documentation – Canvas component overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/create-component
- Documentation – Container control in Power Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-container
- Documentation – Create responsive layouts in canvas apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/create-responsive-layout
- Documentation – Building responsive canvas apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/build-responsive-apps
- Article – Create A Power Apps Custom Theme – Colors, Fonts, Icons & Controls | https://www.matthewdevaney.com/create-a-power-apps-custom-theme-colors-fonts-icons-controls/
- Article – Power Fx: Introducing Named Formulas | https://powerapps.microsoft.com/blog/power-fx-introducing-named-formulas/
- Documentation – Environment variables overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/environmentvariables
- Documentation – Power Apps component framework overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/developer/component-framework/overview
- Release Planner – Power Apps – Efficient maker experiences | https://experience.dynamics.com/releaseplans/?app=Power+Apps&planID=82210ccf-529c-ed11-aad0-00224827e5da
- Documentation – Simulate mobile devices with Device Mode | https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/device-mode/
- Release Planner – Power Apps – Modern user experiences | https://experience.dynamics.com/releaseplans/?app=Power+Apps&status=planned
- Blog – Microsoft Power Platform Blog | https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/
- Conference – Microsoft Power Platform empower everyone – Las Vegas, October 2023 | https://powerplatformconf.com/
- Copilot is the coworker you never knew you always needed
- Article - Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot—A whole new way to work | https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/2023/03/16/introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-a-whole-new-way-to-work/
- Documentation - AI Copilot overview (preview) | https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/ai-overview
- Article - Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot, bringing next-generation AI to every line of business | https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/03/06/introducing-microsoft-dynamics-365-copilot-bringing-next-generation-ai-to-every-line-of-business/
- A discussion about Microsoft 365 Copilot - Sarah Haase | @sarahhaase, Antonio Maio | @AntonioMaio2 and Mike Maadarani | @mikemaadarani
- YouTube channel – Shane Young | https://www.youtube.com/ShaneYoungCloud
- Website – PowerApps911 | https://www.PowerApps911.com
- Mail to: Share Young | Shane@PowerApps911.com
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- Top Connector Asks - github.com/microsoft/PowerPlatformConnectors/wiki/Top-Connector-Asks
- Learn how to get started in the open-source PnP community! – aka.ms/sharing-is-caring
- Community Recognition Program - aka.ms/community/recognition
- Low Code Revolution Show
- Episodes – aka.ms/LowCodeRevolutionShow
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- Power Virtual Agents Community – aka.ms/power-virtual-agents-community
Additional resources
- Power Addicts Hangout | https://wearepoweraddicts.com
- #LessCodeMorePower Video Series | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8IYfXypsj2Cr4DUqMKYkGM-Wejfim2QX
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