As Power Pages Server Logic progresses toward general availability, we’re expanding its capabilities to address real‑world scenarios while enabling faster logic development during preview.
Here is the quick look at what’s new.
Real-Time Data Access with Cache Bypass
One of the key challenges when building business-critical systems with Power Pages is ensuring access to the most real time data from Dataverse. While caching improves performance and scalability, some scenarios require guaranteed data freshness.
Power Pages Server Logic now allows developers to explicitly bypass the server-side cache when retrieving data from Dataverse, ensuring real-time reads for critical workflows.
⚠️ Skipping cache can impact performance, so use this capability selectively for critical workloads only.
Refer to the documentation for detailed guidance: Access Dataverse and website details with server objects
Support for Standard Data Model (SDM)
If you are running a Power Pages site built on the Standard Data Model (SDM), Server Logic is now fully supported for these sites.
Local debug support using Visual Studio Code desktop
To help validate and troubleshoot server logic during development, Power Pages now provides a lightweight local debugging experience in Visual Studio Code desktop.
With local debugging, developers can:
- Set breakpoints and step through server logic
- Inspect variables and execution flow
- Validate logic without deploying changes to a live site
While the runtime environment is partially mocked, it significantly improves development velocity by enabling early validation and faster iteration before deployment.
Refer to the documentation for detailed guidance: Power Pages Server Logic Debugging Guide
We are looking forward to your feedback
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