Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform
- By Craig Zacker
- 7/3/2023
Chapter summary
Microsoft Dataverse is a cloud-based data storage solution that the Power Platform applications can use to maintain their data in a secure, manageable environment.
The Power Platform tools are able to connect directly to many different data sources, including local files, network resources, and cloud-based services.
A default Microsoft Dataverse instance has a base set of standard tables, which the developer can populate with data from outside sources.
Columns are the attributes within a table that contain specific types of data. If an entity in the Common Data Service is the equivalent of a table in Microsoft Dataverse, then a field is the equivalent of a column in the table.
An environment is a container for the apps and flows created in Power Apps and Power Automate, as well as the data they use.
Connectors are Power Platform components that allow Power Apps and Power Automate to interact with outside applications, services, and data files and utilize their data.
Triggers are components in Power Automate that cause a flow to begin running. Actions are specific modifications made to the data provided by an outside application or service.