Code Apps April 2026 - Latest News
Latest News
A new version of the SDK (1.1.1) has been released. This introduced critical bug fixes for the NPM CLI.Technical Questions and Answers
The notable themes discussed in the remaining part of the meeting included the following:Enabling the Dataverse connector is huge, but if we can add the environment name, not just ID to the context, that will make it easier.
A significant piece of news is the enablement of the Dataverse connector. That is, the Shared Common Data Services for Apps connector available in the Maker Portal.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/commondataserviceforapps
The benefit is that it offers support for features that many app builders have been asking for - such as FetchXML, expand, and relationship support. Users have been delighted that a simple change of connector has opened up this functionality.
The team have acknowledged the request to add environment name, not just ID to the context.
Vibe coding is popular in our teams and we can't quite herd everyone into a single source/solution for vibe-coded apps. We're looking to shoehorn a lot of them into Code Apps and Code Sites for maintainability. Any strategies or tips for streamlining this workflow?
The context for this question is that within this organisation, many people are vibe coding with many different tools. To manage this, they are trying to guide them to Code Apps as a conduit to consolidate where those apps end up. They are looking for strategies to simplify this.
The team announced that something will be announced at the Microsoft Build conference that will assist with this progress. The sessions by Ryan Cunningham, Ryan Jones, or Clay Wesner are most likely to cover this.
When do we see vibe.powerapps and Code Apps coming together for the shared development experience?
The team make "no promises," but aim to discuss this further at the Build conference and ideally have something for people to start using in-market around that time or in the June timeframe.
Is there a current best way to view files from a SharePoint document library? (eg. PDF, Excel, Word, PPT)
No current best practice was given, as files from SharePoint are not supported today. However, this is an actively tracked issue, and hopefully there will be an update in the near future.
Are there any skill markdown files like the one found in the Azure Skills GitHub repository?
The closest thing (and something I would recommend downloading anyway) is the Code App plugin (Power Platform Skills) for working with agents. This includes instructions and files for building Code Apps.
https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills
Can we have device code authentication flow with the new CLI based solution like with pac? That would help automate.
There are currently authentication gaps in the new node-based CLI compared to the original Power Platform CLI (pac CLI). This is in the backlog and users should "stay tuned for Build" for updates regarding CI/CD and automation.
We see that on Issue 243, Oracle Tabular Data Source edition failure is currently in fix rolling out. Is there a targeted version of the NPM CLI or Code Apps runtime version that we should be watching for?...
The background to this issue is that when adding an Oracle table source like so, the generated services/model do not have CRUD operations.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerAppsCodeApps/issues/243
pac code add-data-source --apiId share_oracle --connectionId {id} --dataset default --table {table}This issue is now resolved. The team also note the feedback about being more specific about version numbers in their GitHub replies.
