Embedded canvas apps

Embedded canvas apps are practical when we need to work with an application as part of the registration form, and where we need data from the registration or associated records.

Embedded canvas apps have the ModelDrivenFormIntegration control, which allows us to take the context of the record in which the embedded canvas app is running, and work with its data and the related record data.

The embedded canvas app can interact with the form of the model-driven app in which it is located. In this section, we will see how we can work with embedded canvas apps and some case studies.

Using the ModelDrivenFormIntegration control’s properties

When we create a canvas app embedded into a model-driven app, we will see that a special control will appear in the Power Apps Studio. This control, ModelDrivenFormIntegration, is the one that allows us to obtain context data from the registry where we are.

There are several properties and actions of the embedded...