Help

Welcome to the Template Engine Help page. Here you will find guidance and troubleshooting tips for using the Template Engine in your model-driven Power Apps environment.

Getting Started

• Review the Introduction to understand the core concepts.
• See the Terms and Conditions before using the Template Engine.

Common Tasks

• Creating a Template Group:
  • Define a group of template items to automate actions on Dataverse records.
  • Use filtering expressions to control when groups run.
• Defining Template Items:
  • Use the editor for intelligent suggestions.
  • Reference source, env, and faker in your expressions.
• Setting Up Triggers:
  • Configure triggers to run templates on specific events (e.g., record updates).
• Monitoring Jobs:
  • Check the Template Jobs log for history and troubleshooting.

Troubleshooting

• Templates not running?
  • Ensure triggers are correctly configured and enabled.
  • Check filtering expressions for syntax errors.
• Unexpected data changes?
  • Test templates in a non-production environment first.
  • Review template logic and conditions.
• Editor issues?
  • Refresh the page if editor suggestions do not appear.
  • Ensure your browser supports modern JavaScript features.

FAQ

Q: How do I reference fields from the source record? A: Use source.fieldname in your template expressions.

Q: Can I use environment variables? A: Yes, use env.variablename in your templates.

Q: How do I roll back changes? A: Use the Roll Back feature in the Template Jobs log to delete records created by a job.