In this blogpost, we will understand the benefits and learn to leverage the Environment Setting behavior feature in Model-Driven App / Dynamics 365 CE. Before we begin, ensure you subscribe to CRM Crate to remain informed about the latest developments in the Power Platform field.
Model-Driven Apps in Power Platform are a type of app that focus on your data model. Instead of designing the app’s interface first, you start by creating your data structure and business processes. Once your data model is defined, Power Platform generates a standardized, responsive UI for you. These apps are ideal for complex business scenarios where data relationships and workflows are crucial, providing a consistent experience across different devices with minimal need for custom coding. Essentially, they let you focus on your business logic and data, while Power Platform takes care of the rest.
Model-driven apps provide a powerful framework for building complex business applications and you can customize the Model-Driven App using Advance Settings which includes areas like Business Management, Templates, Product Catalog, Service Management, Customizations, Solutions, Solution History, Data Management etc. Although the Model-Driven App / Dynamics 365 CE has shifted from the Web Client to the Unified Interface, this Advanced Setting still uses the legacy Web Client layout, as shown below.
Enabling Environment settings behavior
With the new Power Platform Environment Setting behavior, the old Web Client-based Advanced Setting has been deprecated and shifted to a new Unified Interface-based Environment Setting.
How to enable the new Environment Setting behavior?
Follow the below steps for enabling the new advance setting:
- Login to Power Platform Admin Center with valid administrator credentials.
- Navigate to Environment tab and select the desired environment of your choice.
Note:- Currently, this is a preview feature and is only available for environments which are hosted in United States region. - Click on Settings.
- Navigate to Product >> Feature.
- Here, you can find the setting “Environment settings behavior“.
- Enable this setting for your environment.
Once this setting is enabled, you will find a new model-driven app in your environment named “Power Platform Environment Setting.” This unified interface-based application contains the same settings as the old web client-based application.
You can also navigate to the new Advance Settings by clicking on the App’s gear icon >> Advance Settings as shown below.
