5 upcoming features available this month
Power Apps 2025 release wave 1
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Makers can clean up their list of data sources and consolidate all of them into one. The new Manage feature for stored procedure data sources allows authors to add or removed stored procedures and keep the same data source name. So, all stored procedures are consolidated under one data source name.
Feature Details
Re-editing data sources with stored procedures will provide faster and cleaner development. When a maker creates data sources for an application, each editing session that selects stored procedures creates a new data source. This can make it difficult to keep track of which stored procedures are in each data source if multiple editing sessions create several data sources. This feature allows the author to simply "re-edit' an existing data source with stored procedures to add or remove stored procedures. As a result, all stored procedures can be managed under a single data source.
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Makers can streamline their apps and eliminate unnecessary complexity by directly referencing external tenants through the Entra Auth connection for SQL Server.
Feature Details
Large organizations often have multiple tenants for various reasons, such as legal requirements (by country or region) or security needs (data partitioning). Previously, the only way to reference a SQL database in a different tenant was through a gateway. Now, a tenant ID field is available for Entra connections in Power Apps. By default, this tenant ID matches the author's tenant, but the makers can override it to specify a different tenant. End users of the Power App with the SQL Server connection will need authentication credentials for the other tenant.
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The new capabilities and experience of Copilot’s form fill assistance feature make it faster and easier for users to fill forms based on copied text content, images, files, and emails.
Feature Details
Copilot now helps you fill out forms quickly using images, files, and emails. Model-driven app users will be able to add a file (including images) or email for Copilot to generate form field suggestions, saving valuable time on a tedious task. The form filling experience has been improved based on your feedback, giving you more control over suggestions.
Admins can manage this capability through Power Platform admin center.
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| Public preview date moved to Feb 2025 General availability date updated to To be announced |
Jan 22, 2025 |
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The new, smart paste option in Copilot's form fill assistance feature makes it faster and easier for users to fill forms based on text content from any source. Users can simply copy the content, smart paste by selecting a button or using the keyboard shortcut, and receive inline suggestions within the form, based on the copied content.
Feature Details
Users can select the smart paste button or use the keyboard shortcut to receive suggestions for fields. The suggestions appear inline in their model-driven app's form, based on text they've copied. The user can choose to accept or ignore the suggestions. This new, smart paste option makes it easier and faster to enter data in forms.
Admins can manage this capability through Power Platform admin center.
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| Public preview date moved to Oct 2024 General availability date moved to Feb 2025 |
Nov 01, 2024 |
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With Copilot, you can find, filter, and sort data more efficiently using natural language in views for model-driven apps, significantly reducing the time previously spent on advanced filtering and enhancing productivity.
Feature Details
You can easily find, filter, and sort your data using natural language grid filtering, which eliminates the need for complex, advanced filters by allowing you to describe what you're looking for.
For example, if you ask for cases that are high priority with an overdue follow-up by date, this filters your view to only show those relevant cases. Using natural language saves time as you no longer need to use column filters or advanced filters.
Supported features:
- Filtering of records
- Sorting
- Text search
Please note that this feature is currently in preview. It will be enhanced with each weekly release and can be turned on through the admin setting 'Natural Language Grid and View Search'.
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