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SQL - What to do when edit/add/delete options missing from an app, or edit controls unavailable in forms

If you're unable to add or edit data from a SQL Server table, the most likely cause is a missing primary key column. This post describes how to fix this issue.

Walkthrough - How to support multiple languages on model driven app pages

This week, Microsoft released in preview, support for localized model driven app pages. This post describes this feature by walking through the simple example of how to localize a text label.

Search - Applying multiple AND/OR conditions to the Search function- Workaround

The search function performs a partial match against multiple fields based on a single search term. Where we want to combine additional search terms with a logical 'And' or 'Or', there's no way to do this alone with the search function. This post describes a workaround to perform this task.

Data - Creating a list of country names and codes

If you need a list of countries for use in drop down or other data controls, this post contains formula to create a collection of countries with associated 2 and 3 digit codes.

Formula - How to trim/remove leading or trailing characters from strings

There's often a need to strip or to remove specified characters from the start or the end of a string. This post summarises a selection of functions to carry out this task.

2022 Release Wave 1 - The best new features planned for Power Apps 2022

The 2022 Release Wave 1 plan describes Power Platform features that are scheduled for release between April 2022 and September 2022. What features have been planned for Power Apps? In this post, I summarise the notable enhancements that are planned for Power Apps.

Data - How to create a drop down list of US States

This post provides the formula to create a dropdown list of US States, including a walkthrough of how to setup an edit form to accept data entry through the dropdown.

Bug - Internal error in the AND/OR function Canceled Canceled

A recent update to Power Apps can cause the unexpected error "Internal error in the AND/OR function Canceled Canceled" to appear. This post provides a summary of this issue.

Dates - How to detect overlapping times / scheduling conflicts

When building apps, there can often be the need to detect overlapping times. This post describes the methodology and formula to carry out this task.

Excel - What to be aware of when building apps with Excel - Service Rate Limit

If you use the Excel Online Business Connector, here's an occasional glitch that's worth being aware of.

SharePoint - What to do when there's a mismatch between times in Power Apps and SharePoint

If the daytime values from a SharePoint list don't correspond to the values that you see in Power Apps, this post describes the most likely cause.

Formula - What to do when the If statement doesn't work?

A question that arises on occasions is - why doesn't my If statement work? This post walks through one of the most common causes and highlights the possible workarounds.

Formula - Boolean And / Or operators - What is the order of precedence?

When we construct expressions that include the Boolean And and Or operators, which operator takes precedence? Find out in this post.

SQL - Storing timezone independent time values with datatimeoffset

In cases where it's necessary to store timezone independent time values in SQL Server, we can accomplish this by using the datetimeoffset data type. This post describes how this data type works with Power Apps.

Dates - How to display or convert Excel date serial numbers

Microsoft Excel stores dates as serial numbers. This post describes this behaviour and shows the formula to convert and display Excel date serial numbers in Power Apps.