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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Extensions Cookbook

You're reading from  Microsoft Dynamics 365 Extensions Cookbook

Product type Book
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786464170
Pages 462 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Title Page
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
1. No Code Extensions 2. Client-Side Extensions 3. SDK Enterprise Capabilities 4. Server-Side Extensions 5. External Integration 6. Enhancing Your Code 7. Security 8. DevOps 9. Dynamics 365 Extensions 10. Architectural Views 11. Dynamics 365

Building a Dynamics 365 PowerApp


In this recipe, we will create a PowerApp application that collects and writes feedback to the feedback entity previously created in the CDS. We can connect straight to Dynamics 365 instead of CDS, however, we want to demonstrate how to use the middle layer to communicate between platforms.

Getting ready

As per the previous recipe, you will need a license that includes PowerApp capabilities. PowerApps are included in Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition Plan 1 (or higher) or can be purchased independently.

From a CDS perspective, you will need an existing environment with a database containing the Feedback entity, as created in the previous recipe. Alternatively, you can use the same pattern with a different entity of your choice. Make sure you have the correct privileges (Read/Create in our example) for the entity you are manipulating.

How to do it...

  1. Log in to your Office 365 portal and click on the PowerApps icon highlighted as follows:
  1. From the left navigation,...
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