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Virtual Tables with Nathan Helgren

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English - January 15, 2023 17:07 - 47 minutes - 86.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, Nathan Helgren, about the Virtual Tables.

Some of the highlights:

Nathan's 25 years at MS What are Virtual Tables (VT)? Difference between a Connector and a VT Create virtual tables using the virtual connector provider Virtual Dad Jokes abound Virtualize all the things? Building Power Apps using 100% virtual tables What are the VT Limits?  No Audit functionality No Rollup or Joins between VT How VT security works GUID column is still a hard requirement for VT Query through TDS endpoint from SQL VT Benefits of pulling through data in real-time in VT Making more data sources available for the virtual connector provider Reasons to re-visit VT again for those who have used it long ago

Nathan's Info and other links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhelgren Online documents: Create virtual tables using connectors https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/create-virtual-tables-using-connectors Known limitations and troubleshooting with virtual tables https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/limits-tshoot-virtual-tables Setting up relationships with virtual tables with Power Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/setup-virtual-table-relationships Videos: Virtual tables overview: https://youtu.be/weyEDIKhi18 Create virtual tables: https://youtu.be/ttw4bF1mT3g Integrate virtual tables with Dataverse: https://youtu.be/gjum546ycpg

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Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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