{"id":1068,"date":"2019-01-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/improved-datasource-and-field-selection-in-canvas-apps\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:05:36","slug":"improved-datasource-and-field-selection-in-canvas-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/improved-datasource-and-field-selection-in-canvas-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved datasource and field selection in canvas apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PowerApps authoring using data is getting easier with improved creation and selection of datasources, fields, and connections. The experience has been updated and search was added to help quickly find the right item.\u00a0 Also more of the data controls can be configured directly in the property pane. This experience is rolling out throughout this week.<\/p>\n<p>When the list of data sources is opened, you will see visual updates aligning with styling throughout PowerApps Studio.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1154\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/01\/Datasource-list-1.png\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Datasource-list-1.webp 644w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Datasource-list-1-266x300.webp 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When adding a data source from the Common Data Service (CDS), the updated styling allows for more entities to be listed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1077\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/01\/CDS-entity-datasource-selection.png\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CDS-entity-datasource-selection.webp 644w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CDS-entity-datasource-selection-152x300.webp 152w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CDS-entity-datasource-selection-520x1024.webp 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The SharePoint site selection was updated to include a search across the recent sites list.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1161\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/01\/SharePoint-site-selection-1.png\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SharePoint-site-selection-1.webp 644w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SharePoint-site-selection-1-159x300.webp 159w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SharePoint-site-selection-1-544x1024.webp 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When a Form control is added, the property pane now has the common properties directly editable instead of links to the data panel.\u00a0 The Data source property with a drop list has replaced the Data link to more quickly select an existing datasource.\u00a0 Form layout control for the snap to columns, column count and layout type are also directly editable properties.\u00a0 This enables seeing the configuration without opening the form edit panel. 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