The document provides an overview of CDS 2.0 and Power Apps, highlighting its components like business rules, workflows, and app designers. It discusses common challenges such as the last mile and DIY solutions, detailing types of apps available, data integration options, and security considerations. The content emphasizes the ease of building business applications with a focus on user experience and connectivity to various data sources.

1. Whirlwind tour of CDS 2.0 and Power
Apps
Ali Khan
Solution Architect | Dynamics 365 | Velrada

2. Itinerary
Why? What? How?

3. Why?

4. Home Ground
Database / Metadata
Business Rules, Workflows and Business Processes
Form Designer View Designer Dashboard Designer Site Map

5. Problem #1 - Last Mile Problem
• Small solutions / apps for specific
teams/users
• Already have Dynamics up &
running
• Examples: Inspection
management,
Timesheets, Checklists, Expenses etc.

6. Problem #2 – DIY Problem
• Completely customized solutions
utilizing CRM platform components
for rapid development (XRM)
• Licensing costs
• Examples: Events Management,
Partners Management, Franchise
Management etc.

7. What?

8. Common Data Service
Business Rules, Workflows, Flows and Business Processes
Form Designer View Designer
Dashboard
Designer
Canvas StudioApps Designer
ISV Apps
Stand-alone
Apps
The New Platform

9. “Easily build the business apps you need”

10. Nuts & Bolts

11. • Common Data Service: Single
data store for Dynamics 365 and
Office 365
• Common Data Model: Modular,
extensible and well-defined
business entities at the centre of
CDS

12. Type 1: Canvas Apps
o Starting Point: UX
o True WYSIWYG
o Rich canvas-based authoring
o Connect with 200+ data sources
o Push Notifications
o Ready to use templates for Phones, Tablets & Web
o Sharing via email access
Design UI
Connect /
Define data
source
Define
business logic
Share app

13. Type 2: Model-Driven
Apps
o Starting Point: Data model
o Define data model, forms, views and business
processes
o Define Security roles and navigations
o Ready to use Responsive Desktop apps
o Sharing via app URL and giving access to users
Define data
model
Create forms,
views,
workflows
Define security
roles
Create users
and share URL

14. Data Integrations
• Built-in connectivity to 200+ cloud
services, database, APIs
• Hybrid connectivity to on-premises
systems using On-Premises Data
Gateway
• Custom connectors to register and
connect with any API

15. Business Rules & Validations
o Business Rules
o Business Process Flows
o Workflows
o Workflow extensions
o Plug-ins
o Flows

16. What’s comes out of the box?
 Apps Designer
 Out of the box Controls
 Standard Entities in CDS
 Connectors
 Power Apps Mobile and Tablet Apps

17. How?

18. Test Drive

19. Data Gateway
 On-premises Installation
o Windows Service: Power BI
Enterprise Gateway Service
 Supports data sources:
o SQL Server
o SharePoint
o Oracle
o Informix
o Filesystem
o DB2

20. How to get data in the system?
 Flows
 Azure Functions
 Power Query

21. Security
 App Roles
 Security Roles
 Security Policies (Technical Preview)

22. Licensing

23. Constraints
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/common-issues-and-resolutions

24. Thank you
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https://medium.com/crm-donuts