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Digital Transformation with Dataverse for Teams

By : Srikumar Nair
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Digital Transformation with Dataverse for Teams

By: Srikumar Nair

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dataverse for Teams is a built-in, low-code data platform for Teams and enables everyone to easily build and deploy apps, flows, and intelligent chatbots using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents (PVA) embedded in Microsoft Teams. Without learning any coding language, you will be able to build apps with step-by-step explanations for setting up Teams, creating tables to store data, and leverage the data for your digital solutions. With the techniques covered in the book, you’ll be able to develop your first app with Dataverse for Teams within an hour! You’ll then learn how to automate repetitive tasks or build alerts using Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents. As you get to grips with building these digital solutions, you’ll also be able to understand when to consider upgrading from Dataverse for Teams to Dataverse, along with its advanced features. Finally, you’ll explore features for administration and governance and understand the licensing requirements of Microsoft Dataverse for Teams and PowerApps. Having acquired the skills to build and deploy an enterprise-grade digital solution, by the end of the book, you will have become a qualified citizen developer and be ready to lead a digital revolution in your organization.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
6
Section 2: Deep Dive into Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
10
Section 3: Application and Environment Life Cycle Management
13
Section 4: Enterprise Readiness and Licensing

Chapter 9: Upgrading to Microsoft Dataverse Environment

In the previous chapter, we learned about different types of environments and their associated life cycle operations. We also looked at solutions that help in managing application lifecycles.

In this chapter, we are going to see how to upgrade a Microsoft Dataverse for Teams Environment to a standard Dataverse environment that can support standalone apps built using Power Apps, Power Automate flows, and Power Virtual Agent bots. Here are the topics that we will cover in this chapter:

  • Why upgrade?
  • Upgrade process

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to distinguish between a Dataverse for Teams environment and a standard Dataverse environment where you can run standalone apps. You will also have a good understanding of the prerequisites for upgrading from a Dataverse for Teams environment and the upgrade process.

In the following section, we will start by looking at why and when an upgrade might...