August, 2023 - Aric Levin's Digital Transformation Blog

New table creation experience in Maker Portal

The table creation experience in the Maker Portal has been somewhat slow, but now Microsoft has released some new features (in GA) that will make the creation of tables easier and more versatile, including uploading tables from Microsoft Excel or conversation-based table creation powered by Copilot.

By Aric Levin August 29, 2023 February 14, 2024

Azure, Canvas Apps, Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power FX

AAD Users filtering limitations and workarounds

The AAD Users virtual table that was added to Dataverse has been a lifesaver for a lot of applications, especially when using Power Apps licensing as they provide the full subset of Active Directory users. When using Power Apps licensing, not all users are automatically synched to the Users table, so that is a great addition.

By Aric Levin August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023

My name is Aric Levin, and I have been a technology evangelist for over 20 years. I am an expert in the areas of Software Development and Architecture, and over the past 13 years, my focus has been on Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365.

I graduated in 2004 with a degree in Computer Science, while working full time in various technology related position. In 2005, while working as Chief Technologist for a Marketing Company, I was introduced to Dynamics CRM (version 3), and soon after started working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

In 2007 I started doing consulting work for various companies and government agencies, and changed my focus to working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.