Merge branch 'main' into adrianorth-patch-4

Author: shwetamurkute

.openpublishing.build.ps1

@@ -9211,6 +9211,11 @@
     "redirect_document_id": "false"
    },
    {
+    "source_path": "powerapps-docs/maker/canvas-apps/connections/connection-azure-sqldatabase.md",
+    "redirect_url": "/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/connections/sql-connection-overview",
+     "redirect_document_id": "false"
+   },
+    {
     "source_path": "powerapps-docs/learning-catalog/administrator.md",
     "redirect_url": "/training/browse/?expanded=power-platform&products=power-apps",
     "redirect_document_id": "false"

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -354,10 +354,14 @@
               href: canvas-apps/connections/connection-sharepoint-online.md
             - name: SQL Server
               items:
-                - name: Connect to SQL Server from Power Apps
-                  href: canvas-apps/connections/connection-azure-sqldatabase.md
-                - name: Use SQL Server securely with Power Apps
+                - name: Connect to SQL Server overview
+                  href: canvas-apps/connections/sql-connection-overview.md
+                - name: Connect to SQL Server securely
                   href: canvas-apps/connections/sql-server-security.md
+                - name: Access data
+                  href: canvas-apps/connections/sql-connection-access-data.md
+                - name: View results
+                  href: canvas-apps/connections/sql-connection-view-results.md  
             - name: Twitter
               href: canvas-apps/connections/connection-twitter.md
         - name: Add a connection
@@ -673,9 +677,7 @@
         - name: Change screen size and orientation
           href: ./canvas-apps/set-aspect-ratio-portrait-landscape.md
         - name: Create responsive layout
-          href: ./canvas-apps/create-responsive-layout.md
-        - name: Understand app functionality through code view (preview)
-          href: ./canvas-apps/code-view.md
+          href: ./canvas-apps/create-responsive-layout.md              
       - name: Configure app functionality
         items:
         - name: Get started with formulas
@@ -1144,7 +1146,7 @@
             href: ./canvas-apps/accessibility-checker.md
           - name: Accessibility limitations
             href: ./canvas-apps/accessible-apps-limitations.md
-      - name: Send notifications from an app
+      - name: Send notifications from an app  
         href: ./canvas-apps/add-notifications.md
       - name: Disconnect Git version control to edit canvas apps
         href: ./canvas-apps/git-version-control.md
@@ -1298,6 +1300,14 @@
         href: ./common/wrap/faq.yml
   - name: For developers
     items:
+    - name: Working with Source Code
+      items:
+        - name: Code View (preview)
+          href: ./canvas-apps/code-view.md        
+        - name: View source code files for canvas apps (preview)
+          href: ./canvas-apps/power-apps-yaml.md
+        - name: Use Git version control to edit canvas apps (experimental)
+          href: ./canvas-apps/git-version-control.md
     - name: Canvas apps for enterprise developers, partners, and ISVs
       href: ./canvas-apps/dev-enterprise-intro.md
     - name: Build and certify custom connectors

powerapps-docs/maker/TOC.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Your [next step](#next-steps) after this article is to display and manage data f
 1. To create a new connection, search for or select a connector such as SharePoint.
 1. Select **Add a connection** to both create the connection and add it to your app.
 
-    Some connectors, such as **Office 365 Outlook**, require no additional steps, and you can show data from them immediately. Other connectors prompt you to provide credentials, specify a particular set of data, or perform other steps. For example, [SharePoint](connections/connection-sharepoint-online.md) and [SQL Server](connections/connection-azure-sqldatabase.md) require additional information before you can use them. With [Dataverse](connections/connection-common-data-service.md), you can change the environment before you select a table.
+    Some connectors, such as **Office 365 Outlook**, require no additional steps, and you can show data from them immediately. Other connectors prompt you to provide credentials, specify a particular set of data, or perform other steps. For example, [SharePoint](connections/connection-sharepoint-online.md) and [SQL Server](connections/sql-connection-overview.md) require additional information before you can use them. With [Dataverse](connections/connection-common-data-service.md), you can change the environment before you select a table.
 
 ## Identify or change a data source
 If you're updating an app, you might need to identify or change the source of data that appears in a gallery, a form, or another control. For example, you might need to identify a data source as you update an app that someone else created or that you created long ago.

powerapps-docs/maker/canvas-apps/add-data-connection.md

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ In addition to creating and managing connections in [powerapps.com](https://make
    For example, these connectors require additional information before you can use them.
 
    * [SharePoint](connections/connection-sharepoint-online.md)
-   * [SQL Server](connections/connection-azure-sqldatabase.md)
+   * [SQL Server](connections/sql-connection-overview.md)
 
 The new connector appears under **Connections**, and you can [add it to an app](add-data-connection.md).
 

powerapps-docs/maker/canvas-apps/add-manage-connections.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Use Copilot to create and edit Power Fx formulas in Power Apps
 description: Learn how to use Copilot, an AI feature in Power Apps, to create and edit Power Fx formulas in the formula bar from natural language or code comments.
 author: warrenbryant-msft
 ms.author: warrenbryant
-ms.date: 10/21/2024
+ms.date: 11/6/2024
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.reviewer: mkaur
 ms.subservice: canvas-maker
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ms.custom:
 
 Copilot is an AI feature in Power Apps Studio that helps you create and modify Power Fx formulas quickly. You can use Copilot in the formula bar to explain Power Fx formulas in natural language or generate Power Fx formulas from natural language or code comments.
 
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 Copilot must be enabled for your environment and tenant. For more information, see [Enable or disable Copilot (preview) in Power Apps](ai-overview.md#disable-copilot-in-power-apps).
@@ -42,17 +43,17 @@ Use Copilot in the formula bar to understand what a formula is doing in plain la
 
 1. Select a control and its corresponding property.
 
-1. On the formula bar, select the **Copilot functionality menu** > **Explain this formula**.
+1. On the formula bar, select the **Copilot functionality menu** > **Explain this formula**, or select a subset of a formula and then select the **Copilot functionality menu** > **Explain this Selection** to explain only that part.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="media/copilot/ufb-explain-copilot.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot functionality menu showing the Explain this formula item.":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/copilot/ufb-copilot-dropdown.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot functionality menu showing the Explain this formula item.":::
 
-    Copilot provides an explanation of the formula that you can copy and insert as a code comment or share with other makers who are working on the same app.
+    Copilot provides an explanation of the formula that you can copy and insert as a code comment or share with other makers who are working on the same app. When explaining a selection, Copilot may also provide additional context if it is important for the explanation.
 
     :::image type="content" source="media/copilot/ufb-explanation-copilot.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Copilot's explanation of a formula.":::
 
 ### Known limitations of explaining formulas
 
-- The maximum length of a formula explanation is 5,000 characters.
+- The maximum length for a formula explanation is 5,000 characters. If the formula exceeds this limit, use a partial explanation to ensure it works.
 - Copilot only recognizes default properties in Power Apps.
 - Copilot doesn't recognize user-defined functions.
 
@@ -84,13 +85,51 @@ You can keep the comments used for generating Power Fx formulas in the formula b
 
 ### Known limitations of generating formulas from code comments
 
+- Copilot works on that singular control and property, and it won't make changes to other controls or properties to achieve the desired outcome.
+- Copilot doesn't take existing formula text into account.
 - Copilot only recognizes default properties in Power Apps.
 - Copilot doesn't recognize user-defined functions.
 - Code comments only work with general Power Fx functions, and not Power Apps-specific functions such as `Navigate()`.
 - The advanced panel doesn't trigger suggestions.
 - Existing formulas for the property aren't included in the suggestion.
 
 
+## Create a formula (preview)
+
+[This section is prerelease documentation and is subject to change.]
+
+From the Copilot button in the formula bar, you can now generate a formula from natural language from a discrete request.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Before you can use Copilot to create a formula from a discrete request in your canvas app, you need to turn on **Copilot for formula** in the app settings in [Power Apps](https://make.powerapps.com/).
+
+1. Open your [canvas app for editing](edit-app.md) in Power Apps Studio. On the command bar, select **Settings** > **Updates**.
+1. On the **Preview** tab, find and turn on the **Copilot for formulas** setting.
+
+### Use Copilot to create a formula from a discrete request
+
+1. Select a control and its corresponding property.
+
+1. On the formula bar, select the **Copilot functionality menu** > **Create a formula**.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/copilot/ufb-copilot-dropdown.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot functionality menu showing the Create a formula item.":::
+
+    The Copilot menu opens inline when the formula bar is expanded, or below the formula bar if it's collapsed.
+
+1. In the Copilot text box, type your request, such as *show today's day of the week*.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/copilot/ufb-create-input.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ceate a Formula functionality showing a sample input.":::
+
+1. Copilot will attempt to create a formula. Select **Accept** to insert the formula in the same position as the Copilot interface, or update and resumbit your request.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/copilot/ufb-create-formula.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ceate a Formula functionality showing recommended formula.":::
+
+  > [!NOTE]
+  > The same limitations apply for creating a formulas from a discrete request as [generating formulas from code comments](ai-formulas-formulabar.md#known-limitations-of-generating-formulas-from-code-comments).
+
+
+
 ## Responsible AI
 
 Understand the choices you have when working with AI. Learn more in [FAQ about using AI responsibly in Power Apps](../common/responsible-ai-overview.md). Review the [Power Fx Copilot FAQ](../common/faqs-copilot-powerfx.md) for questions about this feature specifically.
@@ -101,7 +140,7 @@ The following table lists the languages available for the formula bar copilot fe
 
 | **Name** | **Language Code** | **Functionality Supported** |
 |----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
-| English | en-US | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
+| English | en-US | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas, Create a formula|
 | Chinese (simplified) - China | zh-Hans | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
 | Czech - Czech Republic | cs-CZ | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
 | Danish - Denmark | da-DK | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
@@ -121,3 +160,4 @@ The following table lists the languages available for the formula bar copilot fe
 | Swedish - Sweden | sv-SE | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
 | Thai - Thailand | th-TH | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
 | Turkish - Türkiye | tr-TR | Explain a formula, Comment generated formulas |
+

powerapps-docs/maker/canvas-apps/ai-formulas-formulabar.md

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Developer tools for most browsers allow you to profile memory. It helps you visu
 
 ## Performance considerations for the SQL Server connector
 
-You can use the [SQL Server connector](connections/connection-azure-sqldatabase.md) for Power Apps to connect to SQL Server on-premises or Azure SQL Database. This section describes common performance-related problems and resolutions for using this connector for a canvas app. More information: [Connect to SQL Server from Power Apps](connections/connection-azure-sqldatabase.md)
+You can use the [SQL Server connector](connections/sql-connection-overview.md) for Power Apps to connect to SQL Server on-premises or Azure SQL Database. This section describes common performance-related problems and resolutions for using this connector for a canvas app.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Though this section references the SQL Server connector for performance issues and resolutions, most of the recommendations also apply to using any database type—such as MySQL or PostgreSQL—as the data source.