Business Applications, Dataflow, Dataverse, Uncategorized

Dataflows for PowerApps: loading data from CSV file without copying it to OneDrive in advance. 💖😎👍

I would like to share my recent experience with loading a CSV file via Dataflow to Dataverse with you. Today, I downloaded the list of leads from the conference we sponsored last week. There is no better way to load it to my sales app on Dataverse - it's a Dataflow way! At least for… Continue reading Dataflows for PowerApps: loading data from CSV file without copying it to OneDrive in advance. 💖😎👍

Business Applications, Dataflow, Dataverse, Power Automate

Dataflows for Power Apps: run import from the app

As you know I am a very big fan of Dataflows. The biggest ask from me was always the ability to trigger the Dataflow refresh on demand from a Power App. Initially, Dataflows you could only run from the maker portal. You need all sort of "powerful" security roles and permissions to do so. Dataflows… Continue reading Dataflows for Power Apps: run import from the app

dataflow, Dataflow, Dataverse, PowerApps, Uncategorized

Dataflows for Power Apps: transform fixed-width text files

What is a fixed width text file? Data in a fixed-width text file is arranged in rows and columns, with one entry per row. Each column has a fixed width, specified in characters, which determines the maximum amount of data it can contain. No delimiters are used to separate the fields in the file. Could we load data from… Continue reading Dataflows for Power Apps: transform fixed-width text files

Common Data Service, dataflow, Power Platform

Dataflow for Power Apps: “section Section1;…” error on create

This error for me occured when I was copying scripts and using blank queries. This is not my image, not my database, so don't try to access it, please 😀 I found it in Internet to illustrate the point. section Section1; error This message is a little bit a lot not helping. If you deploy… Continue reading Dataflow for Power Apps: “section Section1;…” error on create

Business Applications, Common Data Service, dataflow, PowerApps, Uncategorized

❤ Dataflow for Power Apps: query CDS via Web API❤

In my Dataflow you would like to query CDS data. This is how I you it. Click on New dataflow and enter the name. On the next screen on the tab Other select Web API. Go to your model-driven app Advanced Settings. Select Customizations -> Developer Resources. Copy Instance Web API Service Root URL. Paste… Continue reading ❤ Dataflow for Power Apps: query CDS via Web API❤