Power Platform Dev Weekly #231

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Sep 25, 2024

Welcome to the Power Platform Developers Weekly!

Lot of Power Platform Community Conference post this week where interesting features were showcased during the keynote. Some of the key features that we liked are: Plan Designer, Power Automate Desktop Copilot, Copilot Agents. Very excited to see so many cool features releasing making the platform so much promising.

Microsoft feature releases and announcements

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🥇 Cover Story

Power Platform Pipelines - Delegated Deployment Architectural Pattern for Connections with oAuth

by Matt Collins-Jones

A must read by Matt who talks about the best architectural patterns for Power Platform Pipelines when using various deployments types i.e. User Deployment (or Standard Pipeline deployment), Delegated Deployment Stage Owner (User/Service Account) or Delegated Deployment Service Principal.

💎 Model Driven Apps & Dataverse

Use OptionSet Wrapper component to show color-coded options on the form – Model-driven apps/ Dynamics 365
by Nishant Rana
Useful tip from Nishant on how we can make use of the OptionSet Wrapper component to show color-coded options on the form for the choices or option set

Dataverse LowCode Plugins Performance Benchmark
by Riccardo Gregori
How do these low-code plugins measure up against their tried-and-true C# counterparts? In this post, we'll dive deep into a performance comparison between traditional C# plugins and the new low-code approach, uncovering the strengths, limitations, and practical use cases of each.

Use the new Associated Grid Control to display details of other tables in subgrids – Model-driven App / Dynamics 365
by Nishant Rana
Find out how with the Associated Grid Control we can configure and show up four subgrids in the form, making it a more intuitive and cleaner form layout, with ease of navigation.

🏋️‍♂️ Canvas Apps

Adventures with Power Platform: Sample Timesheet Canvas App
by Matt Ruma
Matt takes us through his journey of building a sample timesheet via Canvas app.

🌎 Power Pages

Streamlining E-Signatures in Multi-Step Forms with Power Pages and DocuSign Integration
by Inogic
The integration between Power Pages and DocuSign simplifies the inclusion of e-signatures in multi-step forms using a low-code Studio interface. Read to know more..

You can’t create a custom function in Power Pages liquid, but you can get close enough
by Alex Shlega
Have you ever thought of creating a custom function in liquid to reuse it in multiple places?Technically you can’t, not a custom function. However, you can create web templates as components, and that allows us to use such templates almost in the same way we’d be using functions.

😎 Power Automate

{Step by step} Embed Image In Mail Body Using Power Automate
by Deepesh Somani
Learn how we can embed image into mail body, embedding images directly into the body of an email can significantly enhance the visual appeal and effectiveness of your communication.

Simplify Flow Settings With A Config File In Power Automate Desktop
by Matthew Devaney
A Power Automate Desktop config file holds configuration data used by a desktop flow. If it becomes necessary to update the config file, a developer can do so without changing the automation itself.

Calculate Working Day
by Techtweedie
Want to Calculate Working Day in Power Automate, and having trouble with the number of variations? That’s why Ian has put together a nifty little tool to help out the community and make this process a whole lot easier.

🔨 Tools & Components

Bulk Data Updater- New-but-not-new feature
by Jonas Rapp
You can now save the logs to know what was changed via the Bulk Data Updater plugin in the XRMToolbox. Thanks to Jonas!