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Reuse/Extend standard tables in dataverse

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I am in the process of building a task management PowerApp ModelDriven App. There is already a default "Task" table available, but I am not sure if I should use it and extend it with relations or create a completely custom table.

 

The advantage of the default available ones would be that they are also integrated with Outlook tasks etc. However, I am afraid, since this table is also used by Dyn365, that I run into a, let's call it fields conflict - so in other apps are then suddenly mandatory fields available, which are not relevant there.

 

What is your opinion about this?

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    Parvez Ghumra Profile Picture
    1,579 Moderator on at

    @MarMos It's definitely good practice to exercise caution when considering customising the standard 'Activity' tables in Dataverse, since, as you rightly point out, these are used across different applications and areas of the platform.

     

    The standard Task table is intended to be used for tracking of activities to be completed in relation to another object (eg. an Opportunity). If this fits your intended use case, then you should not shy away from using it. Regarding it's customisation, I think it should be possible to find ways to mitigate against issues arising. For example, by building a specific form for your Model Driven App for the table, rather than customising and using an existing one. Then only your form will have any custom mandatory columns, for example. And others will not.

  • MarMos Profile Picture
    16 on at

    Thanks for your answer - sounds good and I will implement your advice accordingly - thank you very much!

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