Summary
After generating the Microsoft Dataverse connector with pa app add data-source,
MicrosoftDataverseService.GetOrganizations() is no longer available.
An existing code app's previously generated Dataverse service includes this
operation, and the app uses it to retrieve accessible Dataverse organizations
and their friendly names. Generating the connector for a new code app with the
versions below omits the method and causes the existing application code to
fail compilation.
The observed issue is in the generated connector service, not a missing
top-level export from the SDK.
Why this method is important
GetOrganizations is particularly useful for resolving details of the
currently selected environment using the Dataverse connector already connected
to the app. It returns accessible organizations, allowing the app to identify
the selected environment and obtain its friendly name and organization URL.
It is a discovery operation; the application performs the selected-environment
matching.
This supports an important user experience: showing a recognizable environment
name instead of a GUID, so users can confirm which environment they are working
in. It also supports environment-aware pickers without hardcoding environment
names or introducing a separate connector just to retrieve this metadata.
Please preserve this capability, or provide a supported replacement before
removing access to the method. Existing applications depend on it, and a
replacement should support retrieving the selected environment's details, not
only its identifier.
Environment
@microsoft/power-apps: 1.1.1
@microsoft/power-apps-cli: 1.0.1
@microsoft/power-apps-vite: 1.0.2
- Node.js: 24.19.0
- Operating system: Windows
- Connector:
shared_commondataserviceforapps
- Exact CLI version that originally generated the working method: not recorded.
Steps to reproduce
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Create a React/TypeScript Power Apps code app with the versions above.
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Initialize it and add an existing Microsoft Dataverse connection:
pa app init --display-name "Dataverse reproduction" --environment-id <environment-id>
pa app add data-source --connector shared_commondataserviceforapps --connection-id <connection-id> --org-url https://<organization>.crm.dynamics.com
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Inspect src/generated/services/MicrosoftDataverseService.ts.
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Attempt to compile the following application code:
import { MicrosoftDataverseService } from './generated/services/MicrosoftDataverseService';
const result = await MicrosoftDataverseService.GetOrganizations();
Expected behavior
The generated service retains GetOrganizations, or the tooling provides a
documented, supported replacement and migration guidance for applications
already using this operation.
Actual behavior
The generated service does not contain GetOrganizations. TypeScript reports:
TS2339: Property 'GetOrganizations' does not exist on type 'typeof MicrosoftDataverseService'.
Relevant diagnostic evidence
The connector-generation log reports:
AddDataSource.InternalActionsFiltered
totalActions: 93
internalCount: 56
internalOperationIds includes: GetOrganizations
This suggests the operation is being excluded by the CLI's internal-action
filter. Please confirm whether this exclusion is intentional or a regression.
The diagnostic numbers above are from the connector metadata returned during
this reproduction.
Impact and current workaround
Existing applications that use GetOrganizations for environment discovery or
friendly environment names cannot compile against the newly generated service.
For the current environment's display name, our workaround is to read
getContext().app.environmentId, add the separate Power Apps for Makers
connector, and match that ID against the results of
PowerAppsforMakersService.Get_Environments().
getContext() supplies the environment ID and Dataverse organization URL, but
does not expose the friendly environment name. The workaround therefore adds
another connector solely for a lookup previously handled through Dataverse.
It is not necessarily a complete replacement for all GetOrganizations use
cases.
We have not manually modified generated files to restore the operation.
Requested guidance and future alternative
If GetOrganizations will remain unavailable in generated services, please
clarify:
- What is the recommended, supported alternative for retrieving the selected
environment's friendly name and organization details in a Power Apps code app?
- Can this be done through the existing Dataverse connector or the Power Apps
SDK context, without adding another connector? Could getContext() expose
the environment's friendly display name alongside environmentId and
dataverseOrgUrl?
- Is Power Apps for Makers
Get_Environments() the recommended long-term
replacement, and what differences in permissions, licensing, or DLP
requirements should applications account for?
- Please provide a working code sample, the minimum supported SDK/CLI versions,
and migration guidance so applications can continue to resolve the selected
environment if this method is not available in future releases.
Summary
After generating the Microsoft Dataverse connector with
pa app add data-source,MicrosoftDataverseService.GetOrganizations()is no longer available.An existing code app's previously generated Dataverse service includes this
operation, and the app uses it to retrieve accessible Dataverse organizations
and their friendly names. Generating the connector for a new code app with the
versions below omits the method and causes the existing application code to
fail compilation.
The observed issue is in the generated connector service, not a missing
top-level export from the SDK.
Why this method is important
GetOrganizationsis particularly useful for resolving details of thecurrently selected environment using the Dataverse connector already connected
to the app. It returns accessible organizations, allowing the app to identify
the selected environment and obtain its friendly name and organization URL.
It is a discovery operation; the application performs the selected-environment
matching.
This supports an important user experience: showing a recognizable environment
name instead of a GUID, so users can confirm which environment they are working
in. It also supports environment-aware pickers without hardcoding environment
names or introducing a separate connector just to retrieve this metadata.
Please preserve this capability, or provide a supported replacement before
removing access to the method. Existing applications depend on it, and a
replacement should support retrieving the selected environment's details, not
only its identifier.
Environment
@microsoft/power-apps: 1.1.1@microsoft/power-apps-cli: 1.0.1@microsoft/power-apps-vite: 1.0.2shared_commondataserviceforappsSteps to reproduce
Create a React/TypeScript Power Apps code app with the versions above.
Initialize it and add an existing Microsoft Dataverse connection:
Inspect
src/generated/services/MicrosoftDataverseService.ts.Attempt to compile the following application code:
Expected behavior
The generated service retains
GetOrganizations, or the tooling provides adocumented, supported replacement and migration guidance for applications
already using this operation.
Actual behavior
The generated service does not contain
GetOrganizations. TypeScript reports:Relevant diagnostic evidence
The connector-generation log reports:
This suggests the operation is being excluded by the CLI's internal-action
filter. Please confirm whether this exclusion is intentional or a regression.
The diagnostic numbers above are from the connector metadata returned during
this reproduction.
Impact and current workaround
Existing applications that use
GetOrganizationsfor environment discovery orfriendly environment names cannot compile against the newly generated service.
For the current environment's display name, our workaround is to read
getContext().app.environmentId, add the separate Power Apps for Makersconnector, and match that ID against the results of
PowerAppsforMakersService.Get_Environments().getContext()supplies the environment ID and Dataverse organization URL, butdoes not expose the friendly environment name. The workaround therefore adds
another connector solely for a lookup previously handled through Dataverse.
It is not necessarily a complete replacement for all
GetOrganizationsusecases.
We have not manually modified generated files to restore the operation.
Requested guidance and future alternative
If
GetOrganizationswill remain unavailable in generated services, pleaseclarify:
environment's friendly name and organization details in a Power Apps code app?
SDK context, without adding another connector? Could
getContext()exposethe environment's friendly display name alongside
environmentIdanddataverseOrgUrl?Get_Environments()the recommended long-termreplacement, and what differences in permissions, licensing, or DLP
requirements should applications account for?
and migration guidance so applications can continue to resolve the selected
environment if this method is not available in future releases.