Power Platform Weekly - Issue #224
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the preview of Natural Language Search for Lists in Power Pages was announced, the latest Power Fx enhancements were summarized and Copilot Studio 💙 Dataverse was highlighted.
The EPPC also took place, check out the recap under “Articles” and if you missed the action, keynote videos are available on the ESPC_Community YouTube channel. Here’s one for your calendar: next year’s event is heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1–4 June 2026. Save the date!
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
Copilot Studio: Upload File To Chat Window In MS Teams
🦸🏻♀️ In Copilot Studio you can upload a file to a chat window and then perform actions on it like: run a prompt or save the file to SharePoint. Matthew Devaney shows how to upload a file to an Agent used in Microsoft Teams.
Reflections from #EPPC25: Building a 10× Future with Autonomous Agents
🧭 Carsten Groth had the privilege of attending the European Power Platform Conference (#EPPC25), a gathering that not only showcased the latest innovations from Microsoft but also sparked deep conversations about the future of work, the role of AI, and how we as professionals can prepare for what’s next.
Transform Business Ideas into Solutions with Power Platform Plan Designer
🦸🏻♀️ Plan Designer empowers users to manage entire CRM solutions, from data models and user roles to apps and automation, all without leaving the tool. Sam Kumar shows you around.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ Customise The Work Item Appearance For Sales Accelerator by Megan V. Walker
🚀 Power Platform Environment Strategy V2.1 by David Wyatt
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Ragnar365 Nuggets Podcast
🧭 Join MVPs Joy Apple, Christian Buckley, me and special guest Diego Silva (Microsoft 365 Architect) as they dive deep into the reality of Microsoft Copilot adoption. What happens when the initial AI excitement fades and organizations face the hard truths about governance? This month's episode tackles the cultural, technical, and practical challenges of moving from Copilot demos to sustainable enterprise deployment.
Low Code Approach Podcast
🚀 Customer Zero 2: This Time it's Personal! Well, actually it's agents. Aisha Hasan joins the podcast to talk about how Microsoft Digital (Microsoft IT) manages Microsoft Power Platform and agents. This episode provides great insights in how Microsoft governs agents at scale and what steps we took to lead and grow innovation with incredible governance features and strategies across Microsoft.
Power Platform This and That Podcast
🦸🏻♀️ Rory Neary chats with Ben Fetters, a Power Platform Trainer and consultant, about his unexpected journey into the Microsoft ecosystem. From his early resistance to IT to becoming a recognized voice in the Power Platform space, Ben shares candid stories, insights into Canvas Apps and Power Automate, and his experiences helping others through training and community engagement.
📅 Events & Webinars
Baltic Summit 2025
(📅 September 12-13, 2025)
Baltic Summit is an extraordinary event that unites a vibrant community of Microsoft enthusiasts, focusing primarily on Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Business Applications. Since its inception in 2023, this conference has become a hub for professionals, experts, and learners who are passionate about driving digital transformation through these powerful tools.
Nordic Summit 2025
(📅 September 19-20, 2025)
Nordic Summit is the biggest and only in-person conference in the Nordics focused exclusively on Microsoft’s Power Platform and Dynamics 365. This year it will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden!
South Coast Summit 2025
(📅 October 17-18, 2025)
South Coast Summit is back and focuses on all key pillars of the Microsoft ecosystem: Business Applications, Modern Work, Security & Compliance, through to Microsoft Azure. South Coast Summit follows a similar structure to other IT conferences and Microsoft events such as Microsoft Ignite and Future Decoded; with sessions delivered by subject matter experts from Microsoft, Microsoft MVPs, and Microsoft Partners. expert speakers, and a large exhibition of sponsors’ associated products and services.
Power Platform Community Conference 2025
(📅 October 28-31, 2025)
Be inspired by Microsoft senior thought leaders, the product experts, and engineers behind the Power Platform. You’ll also learn from Microsoft MVPs who are dedicated to bridging the gap between humanity and technology. PPCC is the perfect place to connect with folks from around the world who are eager to share their insights and knowledge on how the Power Platform & Dynamics 365 can transform your business.
💙 Out of the Blue
Enhanced Component Properties, User Defined Functions, and UntypedObjects on the move
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Greg Lindhorst showcases new improvements in Canvas Apps in this blog: enhanced component properties are now GA, while User Defined Functions (UDFs) are now preview instead of experimental. User Defined Types (UDTs) will reach preview soon too. In a couple of months UDFs should become GA and UDTs should follow soon after that.
Data Agent Architecture powered by Microsoft Dataverse
🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Julie Koesmarno outlines a data agent architecture that uses Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse to automatically process fragmented business data (like PDF invoices) into structured, actionable insights through AI-powered autonomous agents. The system combines intelligent automation for repetitive data tasks with human oversight for decision-making, storing everything in Dataverse as a unified, secure data platform that can scale across business applications and workflows.
Enable Natural Language Search for Lists in Power Pages (Preview)
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Neeraj Nandwana announces the preview for natural language search for Power Pages Lists. You can now use natural language queries to search, use text-based search, and use suggestions to find what you are looking for!
Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and BI Platforms
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Kim Manis announces that Microsoft is again named a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms! This is the 18th consecutive year they are in the leader part of the Magic Quadrant!
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