Power Platform Dataflows – Carina M. Claesson

Canvas apps, Data Integration, Dataflows, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dataverse, Model-Driven Apps, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Platform, Power Platform Dataflows, Power Virtual Agents, PowerApps, Release Waves

2021 Release Wave 1 – First impressions

27 Jan, 202127 Jan, 2021 carinamclaesson

The Release Wave 1 Release Plans are out! You find them here: Microsoft Power Platform 2021 release wave 1 plan and Dynamics 365 2021 release wave 1 plan. Don’t forget that some new features are made available as early access and there is an early opt-in option. Then features will roll out from April to September. Also remember to keep an eye on the change log chapters in the Release Plans. Features presented might me moved to a later wave or dates might change, new features might be added. As always, new features are either available by default or you will need to turn it on. I have created a new page here with general information about Release Waves if you want to read more about how it all works.

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Custom Connectors, Data Integration, Dataflows, Export to Data Lake, Power Platform, Power Platform Dataflows, Release Waves

2020 Release Wave 2 – Let’s look at CDM and data integration highlights!

10 Jul, 202010 Jul, 2020 carinamclaesson

In my previous article I shared some general information about Release Waves. How it all works, when they come, how can we prepare etc. I also highlighted some Power Apps features that come with 2020 Release Wave 2. The purpose of this article is to highlight a chapter of the Power Platform Release Plan that contains some Power Platform built-in features for data integration – the chapter with the heading Common Data Model and data integration.

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Dataflows, Power Platform, Power Platform Dataflows

ALM for Power Platform Dataflows – The story begins

11 May, 202011 May, 2020 carinamclaesson

Today I was surprised and very happy when I found that we are now able to create a Power Platform Dataflow FROM WITHIN A SOLUTION! This is a game changer and a major improvement for Dataflows! From zero ALM to being able to manage Dataflows in solutions. I just had to give it a try. So many questions popped up into my mind. Are we now able to export Dataflows from one environment and import to another? Can we now use the alternative Load to New Entity and choose a prefix for the entity and the fields, i.e. the prefix of the Publisher? Has the ALM journey for Dataflows finally began? This blog post contains my findings.

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