Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 1. Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps Dutch PowerApps & Flow User Group Stefan Strube 18-9-2018 v1.0
- 2. Stefan Strube • Solution Architect @ Strukton • SharePoint, Office 365, Dynamics CRM / NAV / 365 • Co-founder CEProNL user group • Co-founder Dutch PowerApps & Flow User Group 2Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 3. Agenda • Introduction • Common Data Service for Apps • Model-driven apps, Demo • Good to know 3Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 4. Recent events • Microsoft Business Forward event 2018 • Spring Update 2018 • Microsoft Build 2018 • Microsoft Business Applications Summit • October 2018 Release 4Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
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- 6. PowerApps Types 6Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps Canvas Apps Model Apps Data Rules API Ux Data Rules API Ux
- 7. Common Data Service for Apps …storage of data model, business logic, user interface & transactional data Data Rules + Logic API Forms + Views Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 8. Create (CDS for Apps) database 8Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 9. Common Data Model An open-sourced definition of modular and extensible business entities with semantic metadata that simplify the challenges of application development and data integration. 9Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
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- 12. CDM Entity Navigator 12Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
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- 14. Data Model • Option Sets • Entities • Fields • Calculated Fields • Rollup fields • Relationships • Field mapping 14Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 15. Business Logic • Business Rules • Client / server side • Workflow • Background • Realtime • Flow • Connectors • Approvals • Business Process Flows 15Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
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- 17. Flow connector CDS 17Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 18. Flow connector D365 18Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 19. User Interface • Forms • Views • Charts • Dashboards • Apps 19Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 20. Demo • Create database in (new) environment • Create data model, business logic, user interface • Create app with App Designer • Publish app 20Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 21. Data model design • Option Sets • Entities • Fields Data type • Relationships • Field mapping 21Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
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- 23. Why, when to go model-driven? 23Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 24. Features (1/4) 24Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps Fine-grained permissions Auditing (version history) Security & Compliance Center Unified Client Interface cross device Multilingual User Interface
- 25. Features (2/4) 25Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps Virtual entities Calculated, Rollup fields Cascading lookups Status, Status Reason, Status Reason Transitions
- 26. Features (3/4) 26Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps Business process flows Branching Initiate workflows Realtime workflows Instant validation, error messaging Business rules (client/server side)
- 27. Features (4/4) 27Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps Charts, Dashboards Sync with Exchange Queues (Email, records)
- 28. Enterprise ready 28Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps • Solution management • Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) • Administering Enterprise Deployments • Governance, Security
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- 30. Security & Compliance 30Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 31. Get started for free • Community Plan Get a free environment for individual use • PowerApps Plan 2 Trial • Preview Program 32Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 32. Licensing 33Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 33. Licensing tip Dynamics 365 Team Member license: • More features than PowerApps P2 • Read data from any entity • Full CRUD operations on any custom entity + accounts, contacts, activities • Use of the Dynamics 365 Outlook App • SharePoint integration for document management • Canvas Apps UI is available for the Team Member 35Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 34. The Tool XrmToolBox is a Windows application that connects to Microsoft Dynamics 365, providing tools to ease customization, configuration and operation tasks. It is shipped with more than 30 plugins to make administration, customization or configuration tasks easier and less time consuming. 36Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps
- 35. Questions ? • Twitter @StefanS365 • Blog 2die4it.com 37Model-driven apps & Common Data Service for Apps