3. Publish to Azure

LAB SCENARIO

Working as part of the PrioritZ fusion team you will be configuring a custom connector for a new API you build using Azure Functions. The team has decided to move the logic when a user creates a new “ask” to the Azure Function API. This will keep the Power App formula simple and allow more complex logic to be added in the future. In this lab you will create the function, use the Dataverse API, secure the API with Azure AD, configure a custom connector to use the API, and change the Power App to use the connector.

Note: This lab requires an Azure subscription (or trial) in the same tenant as your Dataverse environment.

In Exercise 3 you will deploy the function to Azure.

3.1 Create & Deploy the Function App

1. Press [CONTROL + SHIFT + P] to open the command palette.
2. Type create function and select Create Function App in Azure.
3. Select + Create Function App.

4. Enter PrioritZFuncFL for function app name an ENTER. Replace FL with your initials.
5. Select .NET 6 and then 👉 Select your location.
6. Wait for the function app to be created.
7. Click Deploy and select Deploy to Function App.

9. Select the function you created.

10. Click Deploy and wait for the deployment to complete.

3.2 Authenticate Function in Azure

11. Navigate to Azure Portal

12. Select All resources, search for the function app you deployed and click to open it.

13. Select Authentication and click Add identity provider.

14. Select Microsoft for Identity provider,
15. Select Current tenant - Single tenant and click Add.

16. Go to the Portal menu page of Azure portal.
17. Select Azure Active Directory.

18. Select App registrations.
19. Click to open the PrioritZFuncFL.

20. Copy the Application (client) ID of the PrioritZFuncFL application registration and keep it on a notepad as PrioritZFL API application ID. Copy the Directory (tenant) ID and keep it on a notepad as Tenant ID.

Important

You will need the id in future steps. The ID will be used to configure protection of the API.