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Posted on by harzicn

I hope someone can help. I am editing an older Power App. I am looking for the Data Source control, but in the new editor layout, it has disappeared. I realise the control menus are now context-based, but no matter what I click it does not appear. Is there a secret to getting the data source panel to appear with the the new editor layout? I have included a screenshot of the control layout.

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Natalie

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MVP-Phipps 3,508 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Does this happen in all broswers?
You can you the navigation menu and click 'Add Data' as an alternative.

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Yvonzim 242 on at

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i have the same issue.
It is true i can add data, but where can i see what data is connected without the data button?

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p13tro 28 on at

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I second this. That Data Source button was invaluable. We need it back!

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p13tro 28 on at

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I have found a solution. Goto settings in Navigation Bar, then on General tab turn on toggle option 'Improve data source experience and Microsoft Dataverse views'. This should now and Data Source button on left hand side bar.

You're welcome 🙂

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p13tro 28 on at

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Further to my above post, some apps will just allow this to be turned on, thereby enabling the data source icon in the left hand side bar as desired, however some may ask for other settings to be changed first. If so, go to the Upcoming features tab and search for the setting that you have been prompted to change first. Turn that setting on and then return to the General tab and turn on 'Improve data source experience and Microsoft Dataverse views'

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JAQRogers 16 on at

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Exactly what I needed. Thanks 😘

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Rossco 2 on at

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The above recommended solution of turning on 'Improve data source experience and Microsoft Dataverse views' didn't work for myself. However, I did come across the issue and thought it strange. I tend to use a macOS device, but noticed my colleague who works on a Windows device and is in the same Microsoft365 environment didn't have the issue. After creating the PowerApp on my macOS device, the Data Sources button was still not present within my current PowerApps even when logging into MS Edge on a Windows device.

To troubleshoot the issue, I created a blank PowerApp from scratch using MS Edge on a Windows device - straight away I noticed the Data Source button was there! Subsequently, when opening the same PowerApp on my macOS device, the Data sources button was still present.

So it looks like in my instance it's all to do with what OS and Browser was used to initially create the PowerApp. If I used a browser within macOS to create the PowerApp, then the Data Source button was not present (and never will be). If I create the PowerApp on Windows then the Data source button is present and persists.

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RachelLaiTW 2 on at

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Hi there. I just found it is required to toggle 2 things on in Setting so that "Data" will be shown in side bar again.
First, to turn on "Use column display names" under "General"
Then, turn on "Improve data source experience and Microsoft Dataverse views" in "Upcoming features" > "Preview."
Hopes the above steps works to all of you.

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