A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Dataverse: From Data Model to Working App

When Magrathea needs to orchestrate planetary production and manage cosmic-scale projects, Dataverse emerges as the improbably perfect solution, bringing order, flexibility, and a dash of interstellar elegance to even the most ambitious manufacturing adventures.

In this demo-driven session, we’ll start by introducing Dataverse, outlining its key features, and highlighting why it’s an ideal match for Magrathea’s planetary production needs. Thanks to its flexible and scalable architecture, Dataverse excels at managing both data and business processes, making it an ideal solution for orchestrating large-scale, complex projects and production workflows.

We’ll build a Dataverse application for Magrathea’s planetary production system from the ground up, focusing on the design decisions that matter most in real projects. Starting with schema design, we’ll model production orders, line items, suppliers, and approvals in a way that supports change without panic.

From there, we’ll create a usable model-driven app with forms and views designed for how users actually work, then add practical automation using Power Automate to handle approvals and exceptions.

We’ll close with a brief look at where low-code ends and pro-code extensions (such as plugins or custom APIs) fit when business rules need to run server-side.

Attendees will leave with a clear, repeatable approach to building Dataverse apps that move from data model to working solution without Vogon-level complexity.

Grab your towel, thumb a ride on the nearest starship, and join us for an electrifying ride through Dataverse, where we’ll transform cosmic-scale concepts into working apps and launch your next planetary project with style!