How to call the Microsoft Dataverse Actions in the Power Apps?

Microsoft Power Apps supports the ability to directly call synchronous Dataverse actions without having to create a Power Automate Flow. This feature will give the significant performance boost for the apps that need to call the Dataverse actions. This uses the new Power Fx language to call the Dataverse actions using the element Environment.

In this article, will explain the steps to call the Microsoft Dataverse Actions in the canvas app.

Scenario: Configured AccountNumber column in the Account Table as an Autonumber and get the upcoming Auto number using the Dataverse Action in the canvas app.

Pre-Requisite:

Click on the below article link to Turn on the Dataverse Actions feature in Power Apps.

Enable Access to Microsoft Dataverse Actions (Preview feature) in the Power Apps

Follow the below steps after Pre-Requisites.

Step 1: Click here to Open Power Apps Maker Portal in the new browser profile, created in the Prerequisite.

Or

If you are using US GCC Cloud, then follow the below article for Power Apps Maker Portal URL.

Power Apps US Government service URLs

Step 2: Choose the required Environment.

Step 3: Click on Blank App.

Step 4: Click on Blank canvas app – Create.

Step 5: Provide App name and Choose the Format. Click on Create.

Step 6: Click on Data.

Step 7: Search for Environment and Click on Environment Data Source.

Environment data source is Loading… and being added to your canvas app.

Environment data source has been added.

Step 8: Click on Insert and Click on Modern. Click on Button to add it on the Screen.

Note: Follow the below article to enable the Modern controls.

How to Enable the Modern Controls (Preview feature) in the Canvas Apps?

Step 9: Change button Text to Click here.

Step 10: On button OnSelect, wrote the below Power Fx formula to get the next Auto number value of the AccountNumber from the Account entity and storing the value in the NextAccountNumber Global Variable.

Set(
NextAccountNumber,
Environment.GetNextAutoNumberValue(
{
EntityName: “account”,
AttributeName: “accountnumber”
}
)
);

Step 11: Click on Alt key + click on Click here button.

Step 12: Click on the Variables and Click on NextAccountNumber -> View Record under the Global variables.

You can see the upcoming NextAccountNumber value.

In the Environment, I had the below Account records with Account Number as 1001 and 1002.

Like the same, you can call your Custom API or inbuilt APIs from the Canvas App using Environment keyword.

Hope you have followed all the steps and called the Dataverse Actions from the Canvas App.

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