3. Publish to Azure (2)

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.

Important

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

3.3 Create Certificates

1. Select Certificates & secrets.
2. Click New + client secret.

3. Provide a description, select 3 months, and click Add.

::: Important Copy the Value and keep it in a notepad as PrioritZFL API Secret. You need this value in future steps.

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3.4 Create and Configure API

1. Select API permissions.
2. Click + Add a permission.

3. Select Dynamics CRM. Dynamics CRM is Dataverse, the Azure portal just hasn’t been updated as of the time of the writing of these steps.

4. Check the user_impersonation checkbox and click Add permission.

5. Go back to Home and open the PrioritZFL function app.

6. Select Configuration.

3.5 Manage Application Setting

1. Click + New application setting.

2. Enter ClientID for Name.

3. Go to your notepad and copy the PrioritZFL API application ID.

4. Go back to the portal, paste the ID you copied in the Value field, and click OK.

5. Click + New application setting again.
6. Enter ClientSecret for Name.
7. Go to your notepad and copy the PrioritZFL API Secret.
8. Go back to the portal, paste the secret you copied in the Value field, and click OK.
9. Click + New application setting again.
10. Enter TenantID for Name.
11. Go to your notepad and copy the Tenant ID.
12. Go back to the portal, paste the Tenant ID you copied in the Value field, and click OK.
13. Click + New application setting one more time.
14. Enter DataverseURL for Name.
15. Start a new browser window or tab and navigate to Power Platform admin center and select Environments.
16. Open the Dev environment you are using for this lab. Copy the Environment URL.

17. Go back to the portal, paste the URL you copied in the Value field, and click OK. You should see the four application settings you added. Click Save.

18. Click Continue.

19. Navigate to https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant id}/adminconsent?client_id={api app id} Replace {tenant id} and {api app id} with tenant id and PrioritZFL API application ID from your notepad. 👉 Then Accept.

Note

If you are not a tenant administrator, you will need to work with your trainer/administrator to consent. You can provide them the link to speed up the process.