Getting Started with #Dataverse explained for SharePoint People

In this video, we dive into Microsoft Dataverse from a SharePoint user's perspective! If you're familiar with SharePoint and want to expand your skills by learning Dataverse, this tutorial is perfect for you. We'll walk you through the basics of Dataverse environments, tables, and column types, comparing them to their SharePoint equivalents.

You’ll learn how to:

Navigate Dataverse environments
Create custom tables and columns
Understand advanced settings for fields like text, dates, and numbers
Integrate Dataverse with Excel for seamless data management
Build a Power App based on a Dataverse table
We'll also cover important details about licensing requirements and how they differ from SharePoint. Whether you're new to Dataverse or just looking to expand your knowledge, this video provides the foundation you need to get started.

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0:00 Dataverse for SharePoint People
0:32 Dataverse Environments
1:53 Try the new data experience
2:32 Dataverse Tables
5:47 Primary Column
6:29 Dataverse Text Columns
9:15 Dataverse number columns
10:31 Dataverse date columns
11:24 Dataverse Choice column
13:00 Dataverse Yes No Column
13:45 Add data and create the table
14:11 Table settings
15:32 Dataverse ID or Unique Identifier
16:48 Advanced Column Options
17:54 Dataverse Autonumber column
18:15 Dataverse Currency column
19:00 Dataverse Lookup Column
19:28 Dataverse Date Only
21:20 Edit in Excel for Dataverse
23:11 Create an app from dataverse
23:59 Why is Dataverse important
24:42 Quick licensing chat

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[patrickmensah]

Every seconds of this video worth it. Thank you.

[christofferhvidbjerg]

What a nice simple video of Dataverse.
I will really love if you did and deep dive in to the access to the different column for the different user and show how to share it with other user between the dev en to the production env.
Keep up the good work, have seen alot of your small tricks❤️

[TheKermit]

This was a perfect example of how i think you add so much value mate. When you focus of deep-diving a particular skill/subject. BRILLIANT (and though my tight-fisted company wont let me use Dataverse, this still gives me some immense value as i can now map SPO to Dataverse in your subsequent vids. You are a star! Going back to your 'Event Judging Power Apps Complete Build', I think there is some tremendous stuff in there that could be used in the format i think is your best approach - you demo'd variables within variables i.e. functions referencing variables that themselves referenced variables. I think this would be an invaluable deep-dive subject. Yours, the frog!

[EddieG]

Great video! Question (non-developer here): We conduct hundreds of interviews a year. I need to create a digital interview rating app with a front end question submittal interface for raters. They submit questions, an analyst approves, the day of interviews the questions are loaded for raters to rate candidates. What’s the best way to handle this from a dataverse table perspective? Questions in one table, ratings in another?

[martyc]

Great video - i have noticed though that i cannot change the datatype on most columns once created

[temidayolonge]

A very good Introduction to Dataverse Shane. Great Video

[geralddahl]

I agree with previous comments RE migrating Dataverse tables into other environments. I might be misremembering but it seems to me I ended up with two Contacts tables rather than just having the custom bits from the Contacts table in the first environment appended to the environment I was importing it into. Still totally worth learning/using Dataverse though, thx for your video again this week.

[spen]

Thanks for sharing Shane. I always manage to pick up at least one 💡from all your videos 💥💥

[tompettijohn]

Thank you for this. Good info. I have found the Dataverse table and column prefixes cause problems when trying to migrate from one environment to another. Have you already done (or can you do one) a video on migrating your power app /power automate apps/flows and their custom Dataverse tables from a dev environment to a production environment?

[cvkealey]

I appreciate the bit at the end about licensing, but isn't it possible to sort of get around that using Dataverse for Teams? For example, if I build an app in a Dataverse for Teams environment, can't I share that with other users (specific users, not everyone) in the organization in a way that they can use it without a premium license?

[ericzheng]

Solution layer is a must-know for beginners when using dataverse and solutions. I was trapped and tortured by it few weeks ago.

[viktorgraf]

Thanks Shane, what´s about people picker?

[dbosset]

Where's the Dataverse icon that sat above "Tables" in the left-hand menu in past videos? Has that gone away? I have E5 and F3 accounts and I added a Power Apps Premium license 5 days ago. I don't see the Dataverse icon in the left menu, the default and the development environments both say that Dataverse is enabled but I am unable to create tables. Is there some administration I need to do? Microsoft support isn't helping.