This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.
The fifth of the new functionality in the Adapt faster with Power Platform section is Power Pages support via Business Central virtual tables on Dataverse.
Power Pages support will enable both anonymous and authenticated external users to perform create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations on Business Central tables that are available as virtual tables in Microsoft Dataverse.
Enabled for: Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Public Preview: Nov 2023
General Availability: –
Feature Details
In many commerce and collaboration scenarios, external users may need to participate in processes that involve Business Central data, such as bidding or onboarding, even if they are not Business Central users. With anonymous access via Power Pages, external users can perform operations on Business Central tables without signing in. Authenticated access via Power Pages requires external users to sign in to perform operations on tables or rows that are accessible to them. Business Central admins can select only the necessary operations, tables, and rows to be enabled for anonymous or authenticated access by external users.
Power Pages support also enables authenticated access by internal or existing Business Central users, similar to authenticated access via Power Apps or Power Automate. Microsoft are excited to announce the preview of this feature and always appreciate your feedback and suggestions.
My Opinion
Power Pages isn’t something that I have looked at (as yet), so it’s difficult to see how useful this might be.
New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2
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