Improved virtual table creation experience
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | 
Jan 5, 2023 |
To be announced |
Business value
We're improving the method used to create and manage tabular virtual tables in Microsoft Dataverse for a simpler experience.
Feature details
The process for creating and managing tabular virtual tables in Dataverse will be improved to include:
- Use of credential-based authentication, removing the need to set up service principles.
- Removing the need to create API plugins for recognized sources.
- Moving the creation process into the maker experience.
- Ability to create virtual tables in less than 3 minutes when using virtual connector providers.
See also
Create virtual tables using the virtual connector provider (docs)