Creating a canvas app
Canvas apps offer a powerful and flexible way to create a custom phone application that will meet the sales department’s requirements by providing an easy way to update and manage contacts. It will also always allow the business to keep a master list of references in Business Central so that it is a shared-access list within the organization. Let’s get started with the process of creating a canvas app:
- Open Power Apps, select + Create, On this screen, you will see the Start from options, and Business Central is in the More data sources section.

Figure 5.13 – Power Apps | More data sources
- Select Dynamics 365 Business Central. If Business Central isn’t on your list, select + New connection to connect to Business Central:

Figure 5.14 – Business Central connections
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If you have connected to Business Central Power Apps, it will keep track of your...