Power Platform Weekly - Issue #253
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the public preview of the Power Pages plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code was announced, and the community is already experimenting with it.
Improvements to computer-using agents (CUAs) were also presented, and quality updates to modern controls in canvas apps were highlighted.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
The end of Power Pages? (As we know it?)
🦸🏻♀️ The Power Pages plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code is now in public preview, and Nick Doelman tried it out to see how well it works. It was able to build and deploy a full Power Pages site with very little manual work, though it still has its limits. Nick also explains why the traditional Power Pages tools still matter alongside this new option.
Automated weekly product emails in Customer Insights - Journeys
🦸🏻♀️Wouldn’t it be good if you could have email that’s automatically and dynamically generated on a regular basis to send customers product information or special offers, using only your data in Dataverse and Customer Insights – Journeys? Amey Holden shows us how.
How to make Deep Links with Code Apps and call them from Model Driven Apps
👩💻 In this post, Diana Birkelbach shows how to make deep links for Code Apps and open them directly from model‑driven apps. She walks us through the setup of a Code App that’s going into production and explains how she solved a specific requirement.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ How to Publish Marketing Forms in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys: A Practical Guide by Pauline Kolde
🦸🏻♀️ Review The Calculate Working Day Connector Power Automate by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Show Loading Screen In Your Custom Page For Collections by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Wave opt-in has moved?! Release channel it is! by Jeroen Scheper
🦸🏻♀️ Change or remove the Escalate functionality in Copilot Studio by Arild Aarnes
🦸🏻♀️ Share and revoke the SharePoint folder with the external users directly from D365 CRM – Custom Page by Svara Consulting
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Voices of the Neighborhood Podcast
👩💻 We discuss the evolving role of AI in software development. In this episode we explore how large language models and tools like Copilot are transforming productivity and code quality for developers. Erik Jensen shares practical insights on integrating AI into existing projects, maintaining coding standards, and automating tasks such as testing and documentation. The conversation also highlights Erik’s new SQL database project power tool, designed to help database schema management in source control.
Dynamics Corner Podcast
🚀 Kris and Brad are joined by Renato Fajdiga, a Croatia-based Dynamics veteran with a decade of experience spanning NAV development, Business Central consulting, and Finance & Operations implementation across 12 countries. Renato shares his unique perspective on running both BC and F&O, side by side, explains when multi-country organizations should lean toward one platform over the other, and breaks down how his team uses Microsoft Fabric to address consolidation challenges that ERPs were never designed to handle. The conversation takes a fascinating turn into AI, where the group compares Copilot capabilities between BC and F&O, and debates what happens when AI handles your transactions, reports, and even tells you to enjoy your day at the beach. Renato also shares how he uses AI in his personal life — from workout plans with follow-up suggestions to hiking route planning with AllTrails — proving that the impact goes well beyond code. Whether you’re an SMB evaluating your first data warehouse or a consultant navigating the rapidly shifting ERP landscape, this episode is packed with insights and a few laughs along the way.
Power Platform Boost Podcast
🦸🏻♀️ This week’s episode starts light—with tiny wins, mugs of tea, and even a bit of Olympic and hockey heartbreak—but quickly pivots into one of the most important conversations in tech right now: AI security. After community shoutouts, free Agile training reflections, and career insights from the Architect Accelerator, we dive into OpenClaw—where hype meets real risk. We unpack email-based threats, extortion scenarios, prompt injection, and why “nothing to hide” is a dangerous myth. From Dataverse POCs and guardrails to the hidden risks of one-click installs, this episode balances security fatigue with practical urgency. We close with actionable Copilot tutorials and a clear message: innovation is powerful—but only when it’s secure. A thoughtful, real-world look at where the Power Platform and AI collide. 🚀
📅 Events & Webinars
Canadian Power Platform Summit
(📅 March 21-22, 2026)
Canadian Power Platform Summit 2026 is a two-day gathering of Power Platform enthusiasts, designed to elevate your skills through sessions ranging from beginner (100-level) to advanced (300-level), hands-on workshops, and expert-led insights.
Adriatics Tech Summit
(📅 March 30 - April 2, 2026)
Experience 80+ exceptional sessions and tutorials featuring the world’s best experts, Microsoft executives, and MVPs gathering in Sarajevo for an unparalleled learning journey.
ColorCloud
(📅 April 15-17, 2026)
The most colorful Microsoft Business Applications conference is coming back to Hamburg in April 2026 for its third edition! Like artists working with broad color palettes, ColorCloud covers all Business Applications from Microsoft with German and English content.
European BizApps Summit
(📅 May 5-7, 2026)
With 3000 attendees, the European BizApps Summit is the largest European conference focused on Power Platform, Dataverse, Microsoft Fabric, and Business Applications in general.
DynamicsCon
(📅 May 12-16, 2026)
Join thousands of other Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dynamics GP, and Power Platform users and professionals for more than 300 sessions, exhibitors, and endless community networking.
DynamicsMinds
(📅 May 25-27, 2026)
DynamicsMinds 2026 brings the global Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform community together for three inspiring days of real‑world insights, learning, and connection. Join industry experts and peers to explore what’s next and elevate the way you build, automate, and innovate.
European Power Platform Conference
(📅 June 29-July 2, 2026)
The European Power Platform Conference 2026 in Copenhagen brings together the Power Platform community to learn, connect, and share real‑world experiences. Through expert-led sessions and customer stories, attendees will explore how to build impactful solutions with Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot in a strong, collaborative community setting.
💙 Out of the Blue
Computer-using agents now deliver more secure UI automation at scale
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 In this blog, Mustapha Lazrek announces major improvements to computer‑using agents, including model choice, secure credentials, and advanced monitoring. These updates make UI automation more secure, reliable, and easier to scale.
New quality updates to modern controls in canvas apps
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Yogesh Gupta announced reliability and performance improvements to nine modern canvas app controls, including Combo Box, Text Input, and Date Picker. These updates remove previous limits (like the 800‑item Combo Box cap) and fix common behavior issues to make apps more stable across mobile and desktop.
Build Power Pages sites with AI using agentic coding tools (preview)
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 In this blog by Neeraj Nandwana, Microsoft announces a preview Power Pages plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code that lets developers generate full sites using natural‑language prompts. It automates scaffolding, data setup, permissions, authentication and deployment so developers can build faster.
Input slicer: Filter reports and collect user input (Generally Available)
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Zoe Douglas introduces the new Power BI input slicer, which lets users filter by typing values directly - which is great for large datasets or partial matches. It also supports free‑form input, enabling new interaction patterns like comments or approval notes inside reports.
Power BI February 2026 Feature Summary
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 In this blog by Katie Murray, the February 2026 Power BI update brings key improvements like expanded Copilot prompts, a GA Input Slicer, enhanced visuals, and faster Azure Maps. It also includes important deprecations and admin updates ahead of community events like FabCon.
Embedding Copilot Studio Directly in ServiceNow (And Why Auth Was the Easy Part)
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Adi Leibowitz shows how to embed a Copilot Studio agent directly into ServiceNow using a widget that avoids the ServiceNow Virtual Agent integration, iframes, and any need for federation with PingFederate. He also explains how MSAL handles authentication silently and how an automated deployment script makes setup fast and repeatable.
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