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Site Provisioning Guide - PawsFirst Power Pages Site

Overview

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring the PawsFirst Veterinary Portal Power Pages site with Microsoft Entra ID authentication. This setup is required before beginning Day 1 development activities.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

  • Power Platform Environment - Access to a Power Platform environment with Power Pages license enabled
  • Admin Access - Administrator privileges in Power Platform Admin Center
  • Microsoft Entra ID Tenant - Configured Entra ID tenant (formerly Azure Active Directory)
  • Solution Package - Pre-built Dataverse solution containing Pet, Service, and Appointment table customizations
  • PAC CLI (Optional) - Power Platform CLI installed for source control management

Step 1: Create Power Pages Site

1.1 Navigate to Power Pages Maker Portal

  1. Go to make.powerpages.microsoft.com
  2. Sign in with your Power Platform administrator credentials
  3. Click "Create a site" or "New site" button

1.2 Select Template

  1. Choose "Blank template" (not Community or other templates)
  2. Click "Next"

1.3 Configure Site Details

  1. Site Name: Enter PawsFirst (or your preferred name)
  2. URL: Choose a unique URL (e.g., pawsfirst-{yourorg})
    • Note: URLs must be globally unique across all Power Pages sites
    • Format: https://{your-site-name}.powerappsportals.com
  3. Language: Select your primary language
  4. Click "Create"

1.4 Wait for Provisioning

  • Site provisioning typically takes 5-10 minutes
  • You'll receive a notification when the site is ready
  • The site will open automatically in the Design Studio

Step 2: Deploy Dataverse Solution

2.1 Import Solution Package

  1. Navigate to Power Platform Admin Center
  2. Select your environment
  3. Go to Solutions > Import
  4. Upload the pre-built solution package containing:
    • pa911_pet table (custom Pet entity)
    • pa911_service table (custom Service entity)
    • pa911_document table (custom Document entity)
    • Custom columns on appointment table
    • Relationships and table permissions

2.2 Verify Solution Import

  1. Confirm all tables are visible in Solutions > PawsFirst Solution
  2. Verify tables appear in Tables view:
    • pa911_pet (Pet)
    • pa911_service (Service)
    • pa911_document (Document)
  3. Check that appointment table has custom columns:
    • pa911_pet (lookup to Pet)
    • pa911_service (lookup to Service)

Step 3: Set Up Table Permissions

3.1 Navigate to Table Permissions

  1. In Power Pages Design Studio, go to Set up > Table permissions
  2. Click "New table permission"

3.2 Configure Contact Table Permissions

  1. Table: Select Contact
  2. Name: Contact - Self Access
  3. Access Type: Read, Write
  4. Scope: Contact
  5. Web Roles: Assign to appropriate web role (e.g., "Authenticated Users")
  6. Conditions:
    • contactid equals {{ user.id }}
  7. Click "Save"

3.3 Configure Pet Table Permissions

  1. Table: Select pa911_pet (Pet)
  2. Name: Pet - Own Pets
  3. Access Type: Read, Write
  4. Scope: Contact
  5. Web Roles: Assign to authenticated users
  6. Conditions:
    • pa911_petowner equals {{ user.id }}
  7. Click "Save"

3.4 Configure Service Table Permissions

  1. Table: Select pa911_service (Service)
  2. Name: Service - Public Read
  3. Access Type: Read only
  4. Scope: Global
  5. Web Roles: Assign to all users (including anonymous)
  6. Click "Save"

3.5 Configure Appointment Table Permissions

  1. Table: Select appointment
  2. Name: Appointment - Own Pets' Appointments
  3. Access Type: Read, Write
  4. Scope: Contact
  5. Web Roles: Assign to authenticated users
  6. Conditions:
    • pa911_pet.pa911_petowner equals {{ user.id }}
  7. Click "Save"

Next Steps

After completing this guide:

  1. Review the Home Page Build Guide to create your first page with Liquid
  2. Reference Data Model Design for table structure details
  3. Complete Lists and Views to learn Entity Lists for displaying Dataverse data

References