To summarize, the provisioning method is completely different for portals with capacity-based licenses than for add-on based licenses. The steps you take will be different. Today’s blog post is focused on creating a CDS starter portal.

Now that we have an overview of the changes, let’s dive into the new usage model. The new usage licensing model is based on persona-types that access the portal. A different licensing usage model exists for each persona that Microsoft has pre-determined. They are essentially split into External Users, Authenticated Users and Anonymous Users. What do I mean by an authenticated user versus an anonymous user? I mean that an organization could use one PowerApps Portal to target existing customers, or maybe vendors that current exist in your system, and/or target completely anonymous users (that don’t currently engage with your organization). The authenticated users can register through connectors like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc., and then populate through to your system. You could also manually set up an authenticated user through AAD (Azure Active Directory). Here is a basic graphics showing the User Types and their appropriated Licensing Usage Model.