{"id":2458,"date":"2022-12-01T08:42:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-copilot\/blog\/copilot-studio\/power-virtual-agents-community-best-practices-for-the-new-advanced-authoring-canvas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T05:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:57:27","slug":"power-virtual-agents-community-best-practices-for-the-new-advanced-authoring-canvas","status":"publish","type":"copilot","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-copilot\/blog\/copilot-studio\/power-virtual-agents-community-best-practices-for-the-new-advanced-authoring-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Virtual Agents + Community = Best practices for the new advanced authoring canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adoption.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/custom-backgrounds-gallery\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-copilot\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Power_Virtual_Agents_festive_knit-300x169.webp\" alt=\"Power Virtual Agents Festive Background\" class=\"wp-image-2446 webp-format\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-copilot\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Power_Virtual_Agents_festive_knit.webp\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/powervirtualagents.microsoft.com\/blog\/now-in-public-preview-power-virtual-agents-new-advanced-authoring-canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new advanced authoring canvas in Power Virtual Agents<\/a> has been in preview for a few weeks and is already seeing tremendous momentum. To celebrate, be sure to download the <a href=\"https:\/\/adoption.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/custom-backgrounds-gallery\/\">festive Power Virtual Agents Microsoft Teams background!<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what truly made this feature release a success? <strong>The power of COMMUNITY!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love working with our global community members who bring best practices, technical skills and opportunities to shine, share and celebrate Power Virtual Agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to see all of the fantastic resources that the Power Platform community members have created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Kevin Stratvert: Power Virtual Agents Chatbot Tutorial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this step-by-step tutorial, Kevin shows how you can build your own intelligent chatbots using the new Power Virtual Agents unified authoring canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Power Virtual Agents Chatbot Tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Kx19B9ywmwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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videos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rishonapowerplatform.com\/2022\/11\/20\/power-virtual-agents-unified-canvas-overview-of-changes-and-new-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Virtual Agents unified canvas: overview of changes and new features<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <strong>Rishona Elijah<\/strong>&nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RishonaElijah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rishonaelijah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rishonapowerplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/en-us\/PublicProfile\/5004772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft MVP profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dian-taylor-mvp-advanced-authoring-canvas-preview\"><strong>Dian Taylor (MVP) advanced authoring canvas preview<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dian&#8217;s article and video gives the new unified authoring canvas a deep-dive on setting variable nodes, using Power Fx formulas, handling list variables, and how to dynamically retrieve and use values from Dataverse and Dynamics 365 in her chatbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/d365goddess.com\/pva-advanced-authoring-canvas-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Virtual Agents: advanced authoring canvas preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Power Virtual Agents: Advanced authoring canvas preview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yVCe_HuR5Wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <strong>Kent Weare<\/strong>&nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KentWeare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wearsy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kentweare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/middlewareinthe.cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gary-pretty-microsoft-showcases-the-new-pva-on-power-cat-live\"><strong>Gary Pretty<\/strong><strong> (Microsoft)&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>showcases the new PVA on Power CAT Live<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In this discussion between Gary Pretty and Phil Topness, Gary shows what\u2019s new and what\u2019s coming to give you more control over your bots and include the power of Bot Framework Composer in Power Virtual Agents. Power Fx is now integrated across the Power Virtual Agents canvas and gives you more power than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Power Virtual Agents - Easier, More Powerful Than Ever - Power CAT Live\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LzC2eShDpoY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <strong>Gary Pretty<\/strong>&nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryPretty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/garypretty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a 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