Using Microsoft Lists VS using Microsoft Dataverse in a Power App

William Thompson 80 Reputation points
2024-05-21T00:12:47.66+00:00

I had to step away from a proof of concept I was working on.  Now that I have returned, I have some concerns and puzzles.

I thought I had created a Microsoft List from scratch for this proof of concept to be used by a Microsoft Power App.  But after looking closely at the Power App, I am not so sure of what is going on.  Maybe you can tell me what is going on.

I have created a Microsoft List and I created a Power App to interact with it.  Here is the header of the Power App loaded in the Power Studio:

Header-of-Power-APP

The App is full of data and when tested seems to run properly.  When I investigate what its database connection is, I see this icon on the left side:

icon

I am shocked that clicking on this icon does not reveal what I expect it to show.  I expect it to show that I am using a Microsoft List as a database source.  Instead, I see this:

strangeness

This is not as I expected.  I notice that the name of the database is "x300 Proof of Concepts" whilst I remember creating my Microsoft List as "x300 Proof of Concept" (without the s at the end).  And when I bring up my Microsoft Lists I see the List that I expect to find.

expected

While the Microsoft List "x300 Proof of Concept" looks similar.  I do not think it is exactly the same thing.  How can I find the other database and how can I assign my Microsoft Power App to the other data soucr, the Microsoft List?

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  1. Vinod Raj C 0 Reputation points
    2024-06-03T13:53:33.0833333+00:00

    Hi William,

    The app seems to be pointing to a Dataverse Table.

    In case you want it to refer back to your List, you can try the below steps:

    Click on Add data that you see in your image, and search SharePoint and create connection.

    To provide the SharePoint URL, open your Microsoft List and Copy the link

    from https://......... up to /Lists

    Example : https://contoso-my.sharepoint.com/personal/admin_contoso_onmicrosoft_com

    This will give you your List and you can select your list - x300 Proof of Concept

    I would also advise you to take a copy of the app before you try this out, since this might cause issues if column names of Dataverse table and your List are different, which you might need to find and fix further.

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