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What is Microsoft Dataverse?

What is Microsoft Dataverse?

What is Microsoft Dataverse?

 

So, what exactly is Microsoft Dataverse? It is simply the new name of the common data service. The reason behind the changes in the name is to make the platform more coherent and reach a wider audience base. Whether you like it or not, these changes are here to stay for long. So, if you’re a novice developer to the Power platform or wonder what Microsoft dataverse actually does, read on. If you’ve already worked with common data service or Dynamics CRM earlier, there’s a lot to review. Microsoft  Dataverse is just like any other database technology like SQL or Access. Just like SQL or Access, it has tables, rows, columns, and relationships but it is much more than that.

Dataverse API, at its core, is a simple application programming interface (API). Many of the power platforms features including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, AI builder, and Power virtual agents can interact with Dataverse directly through the in-built connectors.

Apart from this, applications written in other languages and tools can even interact with Dataverse through the Web API.

Model-driven power apps are the applications that provide end-users a standard set of forms, views, dashboards, and processes. They are directly built-in to dataverse to leverage a user-friendly and easy-to-use business application interface for dataverse. This technology acts as a foundation pillar for both custom apps and the dynamics 365 first-party applications available on Microsoft.

Dataverse Connectors are one of the most crucial parts of the Power Platform. While creating a Canvas Power Apps, Power Automate flows, or other applications using connectors, it can be connected with three connectors. The common data service connector, dynamic 365 connectors, and the current environment connector. All you need to do is just understand which connector should be used and when.

 

Dataverse has an in-built security platform level where you can once define the security roles and the field level security profiles for teams and you’re done. Now, these security levels will be applied to the authenticated user regardless of the application or the services being accessed from the Dataverse. The security is majorly used for the business context which makes it more straightforward to configure a robust security profile for applications.

Within Dataverse, there is a series of configurable logic engines which is used to build complex applications. It also holds calculated rollup columns that can show up calculations of the related data. The fully configurable workflow engine performs a series of steps synchronously and asynchronously. Apart from this, business rules and process flows help to enhance the overall user experience. Finally, the advanced logic can be implemented with full-featured SDK and customized plugins written in .Net.

With concepts like virtual entities or integration with connectors, data can be viewed and integrated with dataverse. It has exceptional features to populate Microsoft word templates, integrate with excel and send or receive communications with Microsoft exchange. Users can associate contacts, appointments, emails, and tasks from outlook in dataverse rows.

Now developers can build power apps, automate flows, PowerApps virtual agent chatbots directly with the Microsoft teams’ context. These platforms can access a down version of dataverse to store data for the above solutions.

How Dataverse can help you to build data?

  • Dataverse securely stores and manages all the data used by the business application within a set of tables in rows and columns. Each column in a table is designed to store any data type. For eg: DOB, age, salary, name, etc.
  • It adds a set of standard tables that cover typical scenarios and creates a custom table per your organization’s needs. It populates the data entered in the business app using a power query that helps you to build rich applications.

How using Dataverse can benefit your business?

Dataverse comes with a secured cloud-based storage option where you can create your business rules for your organization’s data and use them within the applications. Some benefits of using dataverse in your business app are as follows:

  • Easy to manage

Since the data and metadata of the business app are stored in the cloud, it’s hassle-free. One need not worry about the details of how it’s stored.

  • Can access Dynamic 365 Data

Since the dynamic 365 data is stored within the dataverse, it allows us to build apps using power apps.

  • Easy and Secure

Data stored is quite secured and private. By defining access definition, it allows table control access for multiple users within your organization.

  • Logic and Validation

One can define columns, workflows, business rules, process flows, and ensure data quality to drive business processes.

  • Rich Metadata

There is no need to define data type since it automatically takes the data type as per the variable. Relationships and Data types are used directly within Power Apps.

  • Productivity Tools

The tables are available within add-ins for Microsoft Excel and help to increase productivity and ensure data accessibility.

If you’re looking to build your solution with Microsoft’s needs, connect with us, will help you identify data to its best and help you make an informed decision for your business’s growth.

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