Microsoft Copilot Capabilities in Power Platform

What is Power Platform Copilot?

Copilot in Microsoft Power Platform brings AI-powered assistance to makers and developers across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Pages. It uses natural language to accelerate app development, automate tasks, and generate insights, making low-code development even more intuitive.

The following table outlines Key Microsoft Copilot Capabilities in Power Platform:

Capability	Description
Natural Language to App	Describe what you need and Copilot will generate a data model, create tables, and scaffold the app UI.
Copilot in Power Apps Studio	Embedded in the app studio, Copilot helps you build and modify apps by suggesting screens, formulas, and components.
Copilot in Power Automate	Generates entire flows from a natural language prompt, and helps troubleshoot or edit existing flows.
Copilot in Power BI	Explains visuals, suggests measures, writes DAX, and answers questions about your data.
Platform Agents (Preview)	Persistent, reusable AI agents that can perform actions, answer questions, and automate tasks across apps and data sources.

Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio is a low-code platform that empowers users to create, customize, and deploy AI-powered agents, known as copilots, to enhance business processes and customer interactions. Recent updates have introduced several new capabilities:

• Enhanced AI Quality: Improved generative answers with better attribution and contextual understanding from sources like Microsoft Graph and SharePoint. ​

• Multilingual Voice-Enabled Agents: Ability to create agents that support multiple languages and voice interactions.

• Integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Publish custom agents directly to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, enabling features like agent handoff and orchestration selection. ​

• Enterprise Data Connectivity: New Microsoft Graph connectors allow agents to access data from platforms like Stack Overflow, Salesforce Knowledge, GitHub, and Unily. ​

• Import and Export of Agent Components: Manage and share core agent components across environments using the Component Collection feature. ​

• Security and Compliance Enhancements: Features like automatic security scans and data loss prevention policies ensure robust governance. ​

Creating Agents in Copilot Studio:

1. Access Copilot Studio: Log in to the Copilot Studio platform.​

2. Initiate Agent Creation:

   • Navigate to the 'Create' section and select 'New agent'.​

   • Use the 'Describe' tab to input a natural language description of your agent's purpose and behavior.

3. Configure Agent Details:

   • Provide a name, description, and instructions for your agent.​

   • Add an appropriate icon.​

   • Incorporate knowledge sources, such as public websites or internal data, to inform the agent's responses.​

4. Test and Refine:

   • Use the 'Test your agent' feature to simulate interactions and assess performance.​

   • Make necessary adjustments to improve accuracy and relevance.​

5. Publish and Deploy:

   • Once satisfied, publish your agent to desired channels, including Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat or other integrated platforms.​

Create an App Using Copilot Platform Agents

Pre-requisite: Ensure Copilot and Platform Agents features are enabled in your Power Platform environment (requires premium licensing).

Step-by-Step: Creating an App or Solution with Copilot

1. Open Power Apps Studio

   1. Navigate to https://make.powerapps.com

   2. Select Start with Copilot from the landing page.

   3. Describe the application that you want to create.

2.      Copilot will automatically break down the business problem and create a business plan and identify business roles:

You can accept the proposed roles or edit information until it is accurate:

3.      The Copilot “data agent” will recommend tables that have pre-built relationships and joins:

4.      Based on objects identified, the Copilot will recommend “user experience” recommendations that will be the basis of the UI/UX created in Power Apps.  This can be multiple Power Apps applications.

First, you move forward with creating a solution, which will also save the respective tables into Dataverse. Then you can open and edit Power Apps applications (both Canvas and Model Driven Apps) to further customize:

Mobile views are also automatically created:

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