Environment variables are used to store configuration settings, such as API endpoints, connection strings, or any other values required by multiple components within a Power Apps environment. When you define these variables at the environment level. Your apps and flows will be easier to update and maintain  Environment variables can be created and modified within a Solution. To create a new Environment variable follow the below steps: Sign in to make.powerapps.com and select the Environment where you want to create the Environment variable(s). Open an existing soluti ..read more

Any organization must ensure that Azure resources, such as virtual machines, remain secure. This is provided by Microsoft through the Azure Firewall offering. Useful terms Azure Firewall Using Azure Firewall, you can protect your Azure VNet resources using a managed, cloud-based network security service. Azure Firewall Policy DNAT Using DNAT, you can redirect traffic from a specific port or IP address on the public-facing side of the firewall to internal resources. Azure Route Table Using an Azure Route Table, network traffic can be controlled and directed within a virtual network. Case ..read more

A Power Apps solution is a container that contains one or more apps or other Power Apps components such as environment variable(s), entities (tables), flows, site maps, web resources and many more others. Solutions are mainly used when implementing Application lifecycle management (ALM) in Power Apps. If your power platform tenant lacks the appropriate license(s) you will not be able to create a solution To create a new solution follow the below steps: Sign in to make.powerapps.com and select the Environment where you want to create the Solution(s). From the left hand navigation pane se ..read more

The “remote 0000000000aaTF401027” error is related to account permission on the repository. Usually, you can resolve it by giving the Contribute permission to the account that gets the error message. Navigate to the Azure DevOps protal and select your project. Navigate to the repository for which you want to add the contribute permission. Click on the gear icon ⚙️ in the upper-right corner of the repository page and select Manage repositories like the image below depicts. In the repository settings, navigate to the Security section and select the user you want to add the contribute permission ..read more

When building canvas apps, it must be ensured the responsiveness and user experience will be the ones that should be. One effective tool for enhancing user interactions is the implementation of a loading overlay. There are a few key points for a no/low code developer to use a loading overlay on an app: Prevent multiple submissions: It prevents issues such as duplicate submissions that can arise when users repeatedly click the same button due to a lack of confidence that their first click has been registered. Enhancing user experience: An overlay that includes animations or progress indicators ..read more

In this post, I’ll try to give an idea about an important aspect in Cloud Adoption Framework methodology, Azure resource naming conventionand why this is something essential as it helps you keep your resources organized, it also help to easy identify and protects you from making things complicated when it comes time to manage them. Why use a naming convention practice? A proper naming convention is essential for a number of reasons: Easy to find a resource when a user (Admin) filters Azure Portal resources You can easily adhere to a unique names policy for resources It is useful for calculati ..read more

In this post, I’ll give an overview of Azure VPN services and illustrate what they are and what they can offer to your deployments. VPNs or Virtual Private Networks are encrypted tunnels that allow access to other networks over the internet. Using a VPN connection, data traffic and of course the IP address is masked and protected. VPN Types MS Azure supports two VPN types : route-based VPN and policy-based VPN gateways. Route-based(dynamic) VPN is commonly used because of the configuration and control flexibility of routing decisions, which depend on the destination address of the packets. Fo ..read more

In this post, I will describe the process of renewing a Power Page authentication key. Before explaining the process step by step I would like to give some information about the Power Pages connectivity architecture. An application registration is created in Microsoft Entra with a certificate when a Power Page website is deployed at the same time. The key must be renewed every two years in order for your website to be able to connect to the Dataverse environment. Only a user with the Global or Power Platform admin roles can update the website authentication key.   Authentication key r ..read more

In this fast track post, I will show you how to create a List Choice XML type filed in a SharePoint Online list using Power Automate flow action. To implement this demo we will use the “Send an HTTP request to SharePoint” action Site Address: https://{site}.sharepoint.com/sites/{SiteName} Method: POST Uri: _api/web/Lists/getByTitle('{ListName}')/fields/CreateFieldAsXml Headers : { "content-type": "application/json;odata=verbose;charset=utf-8", "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose" } Body : {"parameters": {"__metadata": {"type":"SP.XmlSchemaFieldCreationInformation"},"SchemaXml ..read more

As part of the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), Microsoft provides a set of guidelines, best practices, and resources(tools) to assist organizations in adopting Azure cloud services in a cost-effective manner. In this post, I will try to give you an idea of how you could take advantage of these. First and foremost, you should thoroughly understand the CAF lifecycle, as shown in the image below: The above three stages, namely governance, management and security, are continuous components of cloud adoption (CAF).   Define Strategy The first step in the CAF life cycle is to define a ..read more