Blog - Recent Posts

Oct 15, 2024

Apps - The new easier way to open .msapp files 2024

Following a recent update, we can now open msapp files directly from the Maker Portal.

Oct 10, 2024

Charts - A simple way to create better graphs and charts

If you're looking for a relatively easy way to display better charts in Power Apps, this technique may help you.

Charts
Oct 08, 2024

Controls - How to workaround the bug when setting Radio Button fill color dynamically

There appears to be a bug when dynamically setting the fill colour of a Radio Button. Here's a description and workaround for this issue.

Controls
Oct 06, 2024

Data - How to find the common rows from 3 or more collections

In an app with multiple collections, how can we find identical rows across three or more collections? This post describes the formula that we can use.

Data
Sep 29, 2024

Formula - How to rank times including joint times and ties

This article walks through how to rank items (such as race times) including how to deal with ties

Sep 29, 2024

Editable Gallery - How to set a control value dynamically when a user changes the value of another control

Learn how to set control values dynamically in a gallery without unintentionally changing all rows in the gallery.

Gallery
Sep 21, 2024

SQL Server - Grandfathered licensing model to end on October 1, 2024

If you've licensed apps using the old Power Apps licensing model, here's a reminder that it ends very soon on October 1st, 2024.

Licensing
Sep 18, 2024

Reading Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group successfully holds its Q3 2024 meetup

Find out what happened at the Q3 2024 Reading UK Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group meetup in Reading, England.

Jun 09, 2024

Bug - How to fix problem with the advanced section of the properties pane appearing blank

If the items in the advanced section of the properties pane are missing, here's what you can do to resolve this problem.

Bug
May 25, 2024

What happened at the Power Apps track at the Low Code Power Summit 2024?

The Low Code Power Summit in London was an amazing event - here's what happened at the Power Apps track.

May 22, 2024

Designer - The upcoming ability to copy and paste source code from the designer will be a fantastic enhancement

A great feature coming soon is source code copy and paste functionality in the Power Apps editor. This post takes a glimpse at this new feature.

Designer
May 05, 2024

Error - Diagnosing the error "Network error when using the Patch function" when saving data with a form

A confusing error that can occur is the error "Network error when using Patch" when attempting to save a record by calling the SubmitForm function. This post explains a possible cause of this error.

Dataverse
Apr 12, 2024

Apps - How to add predefined stock background images

If you're looking to improve the look of your app by adding background images to screens, it's easy to do this by adding predefined stock images. This post takes a look at this functionality.

Images
Apr 05, 2024

Dataverse - How to work around the error "multiple levels of many-to-one relationship expansion aren't supported"

Have you encountered the error "multiple levels of many-to-one relationship expansion aren't supported" when attempting to write some formula? If so, this post clarifies the meaning of this error and describes how to work around the issue.

Dataverse
Mar 09, 2024

SQL - How to return data from Stored Procedures to Power Apps

If you're looking to call SQL Server Stored Procedures from Power Apps, this post walks through this new feature and demonstrates how to display and use the return values from an app.

Sql