From Field to AI-Powered Insight: Mastering Prompt Columns in Dataverse

The Power Platform has come a long way from building basic canvas and model-driven apps. With the introduction of AI Copilots and natural language experiences, there's a new frontier for makers and developers: integrating AI prompts directly into Dataverse through a Prompt Column. In this post, we’ll dive into: What is a Prompt Column? How … Continue reading From Field to AI-Powered Insight: Mastering Prompt Columns in Dataverse

Power Platform Performance : Verifying Network Throughput for Reliable Client Performance

You’ve optimized forms. You’ve cleaned up schema. You’ve eliminated blocking code. But your users are still complaining: “It’s fast for some people—but still slow for me!” That’s your cue to check the network. In this final part of the Power Platform Performance series, we’ll uncover how network capacity and throughput directly impact performance in model-driven … Continue reading Power Platform Performance : Verifying Network Throughput for Reliable Client Performance

Power Platform Performance: Cleaning Schema with Object Checker

Forms may load fast, and your JavaScript may run smooth but if your Dataverse schema is bloated, inconsistent, or inefficient, performance will eventually take a hit. Welcome to Part 6 of our Power Platform Performance series. This time, we’re focusing on the often-overlooked foundation of any model-driven app: your schema. This post introduces the Object … Continue reading Power Platform Performance: Cleaning Schema with Object Checker

Power Platform Performance : Catching Performance Issues with Power Apps Checker

By now in our series, we’ve covered how to: Design fast-loading forms Structure productive, task-focused UIs Avoid blocking client-side scripts with async calls Debug with the console API, safely and smartly Now, it’s time to introduce your performance safety net: Power Apps Checker. Whether you're building model-driven apps, customizing ribbons, writing plug-ins, or adding JavaScript … Continue reading Power Platform Performance : Catching Performance Issues with Power Apps Checker

Power Platform Performance : Mastering the console API (and Knowing When to Ditch It)

Debugging is part of every maker and developer’s workflow. And for many of us, the console API is a go-to tool: console.log, console.error, console.warn, they’re quick, accessible, and useful when inspecting form behavior, variables, and network flows. But here’s the truth: overusing the console or leaving console statements in production can tank your model-driven app’s … Continue reading Power Platform Performance : Mastering the console API (and Knowing When to Ditch It)

Power Platform Performance: Using Asynchronous HTTP Calls for Faster, Smoother Forms

So far in our performance series, we’ve covered: How to design forms that load fast How to build forms that help users get work done faster Now let’s talk about something that can instantly break both: blocking HTTP requests in client-side code. JavaScript lets you customize model-driven forms to a powerful degree. But if you’re … Continue reading Power Platform Performance: Using Asynchronous HTTP Calls for Faster, Smoother Forms

Power Platform Performance: Productive Forms That Users Actually Enjoy Using

The final post emphasizes designing productive forms that enhance user experience beyond mere speed. It advocates for clarity, logical organization, and minimizing clicks. Key strategies include using tabs effectively, leveraging quick views, customizing the command bar, and personalizing user options to streamline workflows, ultimately improving efficiency and adoption of applications.

Power Platform Performance: Enhancing Form Performance in Power Apps

Why Form Performance Isn’t Just a Developer Concern When users complain about an app being “slow,” they’re rarely pointing at infrastructure, they are reacting to the very first thing they experience: how long it takes for a form to load and respond. In model-driven Power Apps, forms are central to every interaction. Whether it’s a … Continue reading Power Platform Performance: Enhancing Form Performance in Power Apps

Mask It Like You Mean It: Protecting Sensitive Data with Power Platform’s New Masking Rules

We have all seen it happen. A customer replies with their credit card number in an email. Or worse someone pastes their full Identity Number into a support form. And now it’s sitting in your system, completely visible to a frontline agent who probably shouldn’t see it. Until now, the best you could do was … Continue reading Mask It Like You Mean It: Protecting Sensitive Data with Power Platform’s New Masking Rules

Understanding the Common Data Model: Why Your CRM Knows Who’s Who, but Not Who Clicked What

Let’s be honest, most of us working in Dynamics 365 or the Power Platform have, at some point, wondered: Why can I see contacts, accounts, and leads so easily in Dataverse, but not the logs, clicks, or telemetry? To answer that, we need to go back to something that quietly powers everything behind the scenes: … Continue reading Understanding the Common Data Model: Why Your CRM Knows Who’s Who, but Not Who Clicked What