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PL 400: Configure commands and buttons (Create model-driven apps)

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In the earlier version Dynamics CRM, there was the concept of toolbar which helps in taking action against the record. In Dynamics CRM 2011, Microsoft introduced the ribbon bar which was similar to Microsoft Office. In Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft changed the ribbon bar to a command bar that ran context sensitive commands. Adding a New and Remove button to the command bar is always daunting. Typically, developers use the Ribbon Workbench for these activities, because making changes to RibbonDiffXML is tantamount to solving a complex puzzle. In the Dataverse, commands are displayed in different ways depending on the table on the client, but command bars are visible in most places. Both the Command Bar and the Ribbon use the same underlying XML data to define which commands are to be displayed, when the commands are enabled and what the commands do. On July 2021, Microsoft announced new capability regarding Command Designer which have features of Power Fx for expressing powerful low code...

PL 400: Configure visualizations (Create model-driven apps)

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In the modern business world, data is playing a vital role for analysis and prediction of business results, consequent visualization is important for all business users as it provides user friendly results. However, everyone knows a little bit about visualization as the term self-explainer. In modern business, visualization finds wide use in a variety of perspectives. According to Wikipedia: Visualization or visualisation is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. Visualization through visual imagery has been an effective way to communicate both abstract and concrete ideas since the dawn of humanity. Similarly, data visualization uses visual data representation to communicate information in a universal, fast, and effective form. Scatter data does not represent any value to the business as well as it requires high skill to understand each user but data visualization helps in presenting the data effectively and provides highly analyzed . Data ...

PL 400: Configure Columns (Create model-driven apps)

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In the world of digitization, relational databases have a special place and work in a significant way. Although the table and its relations are important factors, columns play an important role to store the data. Columns have value along with their data behavior which is widely used in programming world. A column can also be called an attribute. Word Fields use interchangeable in the place columns in general. In a Dataverse, columns define individual data items that can be used to store information in a table. The Power Apps portal provides an easy way to create and edit columns with Microsoft Dataverse. The nature of the column is defined by the data type which determines the type of data that can be entered or selected. Data for Model-Driven App is defined in the Microsoft Dataverse. Fields are a way to store a discreate piece of information with a record in an entity. The configuration of columns are possible in the two ways. By Power Apps Portal: From the Power Apps portal, select ...

PL 400: Configure Forms (Create model-driven apps)

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Forms are an essential component of any business application or web application, as it allows the user to interact with the computer. In simple words, a form is the shape, visual form or configuration of an object that provides a component-based representation of a GUI window. Similarly, in model-driven apps, forms provide the user interface that the organization uses to interact with the data it needs to perform its work and includes a set of data entry columns for a given table. There are several types of Forms: Main : These Forms provide the main user interface for interacting with entity data. Quick Create: These Forms provide a basic form optimized for creating new records. Quick View: These Forms appear within the main form to display additional data for a record that is referenced by a lookup field in the Form. Card: Used in views for unified interface apps. According to Microsoft: Forms provide a structure way to represent the data when it is rendered for interaction with u...