Microsoft adds long-term retention data grids to model-driven apps
Microsoft has released the LTRDisplay control for Power Apps. The component allows developers to display Long Term Retention data in a standard grid format. The release targets mission-critical enterprise environments. It is strictly limited to model-driven apps and specific retention data sources. Previously, visualizing this archived data required custom coding. The new control provides a native interface for compliance and auditing records.
Microsoft marketing constantly pushes the idea that anyone can build an app to solve any business problem. However, when enterprise IT departments needed to view archived data in Dataverse, they had to write custom code or build complex workarounds. The low-code promise rarely extended to heavy compliance and auditing requirements. This release proves Microsoft is quietly building two entirely different Power Apps ecosystems. While citizen developers are left wrestling with manual canvas layouts and SharePoint delegation limits, enterprise developers are getting pre-built components for model-driven apps. The gap between what you build for your team and what Microsoft builds for the enterprise is widening.
Analysis
Let the enterprise developers have their model-driven retention grids while you focus on what actually gets used. Ignore this update completely and spend that time finally converting your canvas app navigation into a reusable component library.
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