Canvas experiences
Design a task-focused interface where layout and interaction matter. Connect the app to appropriate data sources and validate the experience on the intended devices.
The business perspective
The best place to start is a specific business problem. Replace an awkward spreadsheet, improve an approval journey or give frontline teams a simpler way to capture information.
The strongest app ideas often begin with an awkward daily task: a spreadsheet shared between teams, a form entered twice or a request nobody can track. Power Apps gives those processes a more purposeful interface. We start with the users, the records they work with and the decisions they make, then choose an application approach that fits. That includes the operational work behind a polished screen: permissions, integration, ownership and a reliable path for releasing changes.
Explore the possibilities
A closer look at the capabilities and decisions that shape a useful solution.
Design a task-focused interface where layout and interaction matter. Connect the app to appropriate data sources and validate the experience on the intended devices.
Build around Dataverse tables, relationships, forms and views. Use this approach when a structured data model and connected records drive the user journey.
Bring business data into the workflow through supported connections. Decide which system owns each record and how updates should move between applications.
Connect forms and records to approvals, notifications and follow-up work. Make responsibilities and exceptional cases part of the application design.
Explore Copilot capabilities for planning and creating applications. Review generated designs with business users and validate the resulting behaviour before release.
Plan environments, permissions and deployment. Give apps a named owner and a repeatable process for testing and introducing improvements.
From capability to everyday value
Explore possible starting points for your organisation. Each scenario connects a business need with work to consider and measures to review.
Operations · Illustrative scenario
A team tracks inspections in a spreadsheet that contains different versions of the same record. Define the inspection data, required evidence and review process, then prototype a focused app with the people doing the work. Test both normal completion and a failed inspection.
Employee services · Illustrative scenario
An internal request crosses facilities, IT and a line manager. Design one intake experience with clear ownership of the subsequent tasks. Give the requester a useful status and make blocked work visible to the team responsible for resolving it.
Business systems · Illustrative scenario
Users need an additional workflow around customer or operational records. Identify the source system and the permissions required, then assess an app that works with that information. Keep the relationship between the extension and the core process explicit.
The Defacto approach
We define the process, prototype with users and build in focused iterations. Deployment, documentation and training help your team take ownership.
Explore our approachMap users, records and decisions. Compare canvas, model-driven and other supported approaches against the experience and data requirements.
Build a representative journey and review it with users. Confirm data ownership, integrations and permission boundaries before expanding the solution.
Agree environments, testing, documentation and support. Release in manageable increments and use feedback to prioritise the next improvements.
A useful first conversation
A few examples of your current work will make the discussion more specific.
Experience you can explore
Customer experienceAnimal Health Ireland
Automation of registration, reminders, and certificate generation streamlined administrative tasks, allowing the organisation to focus on delivering better animal health outcomes.
Explore the customer storyMake an informed decision
The right scope starts with a clear understanding of your business, the platform and the work ahead.
Canvas apps offer control over the interface; model-driven apps organise an experience around Dataverse records and relationships. The choice depends on your users, data and workflows. We can prototype the important tasks before committing to an approach.
Power Apps can work with supported connectors and integration approaches, but each source needs an ownership and access design. We review the available interfaces, expected volumes and failure handling rather than assuming every connection is immediate or included in the same licence.
Give each production app an owner, a support route and an agreed release process. Establish standards for environments, data connections and documentation. Start with controls that fit the importance of the application and expand the operating model as adoption grows.
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