--- id: video/auoHUd24Gfw type: video title: "What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1)" summary: Power Pages on Business Central virtual tables in Dataverse, with multi-company support added in 2024 release wave 1. A Dataverse shared execution variable (BC Company ID), set by a custom plugin, overrides the global and user-specific company settings so each portal can target a different company. tier: official language: en tags: - power pages - virtual tables - multi-company support - dataverse - plugin registration - external user access - anonymous access - authenticated access - shared execution variable - portal mapping system: integration review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:11:18.899Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-13T00:32:41.360Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: 60568ffdf04ae9d24bd39d6847f93787c3d9918c5a0912e724c9103953aa82fe evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=14s title: "What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:01.000Z" commit: null t: 14 quote: power pages on virtual tables has been in public review since - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=34s title: "What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:01.000Z" commit: null t: 34 quote: in a 24 wave 1 release we are introducing a small feature that has been in high demand by many um partners and customer - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=111s title: "What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:01.000Z" commit: null t: 111 quote: with this uh shared execution variable a virtual table plug-in can actually overwrite both the global and user specific company setting - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=172s title: "What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:01.000Z" commit: null t: 172 quote: anonymous read only access for external or unlicensed user without signing in so uh uh Power Pages allow you to create for example a - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=212s title: "What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:01.000Z" commit: null t: 212 quote: you actually have to be licensed to be able to access a business Central virtual tables in data verse the first two you don't - 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developer - functional consultant - administrator - partner chapters: - t: 0 title: Overview of Power Pages on Virtual Tables and Multi-Company Support - t: 131 title: "Access Scenarios: Anonymous, Authenticated External, and Internal Users" - t: 212 title: External vs Internal Users and Licensing - t: 307 title: Custom Dataverse Mapping Plugin Architecture - t: 428 title: Plugin Registration and Mapping Table Configuration - t: 550 title: Plugin Implementation and Portal ID Mapping Logic - t: 631 title: "Demo Setup: Business Central Companies and Dataverse Configuration" - t: 875 title: "Live Demo: Multi-Access Scenarios and Portal-Specific Company Targeting" features: - name: Multi-company support through Dataverse shared execution variable status: unclear t: 34 verified: false status_source: video - name: Anonymous read-only access for external users without licensing status: unclear t: 151 verified: false status_source: video - name: Authenticated access for external users after registration status: unclear t: 192 verified: false status_source: video - name: Authenticated access for internal licensed users status: unclear t: 192 verified: false status_source: video - name: Custom Dataverse mapping plugin for company targeting status: unclear t: 307 verified: false status_source: video - name: Global company setting for virtual tables status: unclear t: 70 verified: false status_source: video - name: User-specific company setting override status: unclear t: 70 verified: false status_source: video - name: Portal ID retrieval from Power Pages URL status: unclear t: 835 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - table Sales Invoice virtual table - table Contacts table - table Item table - table Sales Order virtual table - other Business Central configuration app - table Mapping table - table User table quotes: - t: 14 text: power pages on virtual tables has been in public review since check: fuzzy - t: 34 text: in a 24 wave 1 release we are introducing a small feature that has been in high demand by many um partners and customer check: exact - t: 111 text: with this uh shared execution variable a virtual table plug-in can actually overwrite both the global and user specific company setting check: exact - t: 172 text: anonymous read only access for external or unlicensed user without signing in so uh uh Power Pages allow you to create for example a check: exact - t: 212 text: you actually have to be licensed to be able to access a business Central virtual tables in data verse the first two you don't check: exact - t: 469 text: whenever there's a site that trying to read a sales invoice table which is virtualized in data verse this plugin will be triggered check: exact - t: 530 text: whenever that portal is open it will always use my company as The Bu business Central um uh company to Target check: snapped - t: 570 text: in the case of power Pages it will actually uh parse the user agent of the power pages and try to pick the check: exact - t: 835 text: you can actually go to the URL and then add this uh terms uh undor service slab and then you can actually see here check: exact --- # What's New: Using Power Pages with Business Central (2024 release wave 1) > Power Pages on Business Central virtual tables in Dataverse, with multi-company support added in 2024 release wave 1. A Dataverse shared execution variable (BC Company ID), set by a custom plugin, overrides the global and user-specific company settings so each portal can target a different company. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-04-04 · 17:35 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video covers how Power Pages portals can use Business Central data through Dataverse virtual tables. It describes three access scenarios: anonymous read-only access for external users, authenticated access for external users after registration, and authenticated access for internal licensed users. Only the internal scenario requires a Business Central license. It then explains the multi-company feature. A custom Dataverse mapping plugin and mapping table set the BC Company ID shared execution variable for a given user, app and portal combination. The demo shows several portals each pointing at a different Business Central company. The speaker notes that Power Pages on virtual tables has been in public preview since 2023 wave 2, and that further documentation will be published after the Business Central launch. ## Key points - Anonymous access to Business Central data through Power Pages is read-only and needs no license or sign-in. - External users who sign in and register also do not need a license. Internal employees must be licensed as for Business Central. - A virtual table plugin can set the BC Company ID shared execution variable to override both the global and the user-specific company setting. - The custom mapping plugin is registered with the plugin registration tool and intercepts at the prevalidation stage, so the shared variable is set before the virtual table plugin uses it. - The mapping table links a portal ID to a company. Get the portal ID by appending _services/ to the portal URL. - For Power Pages, the mapping plugin parses the portal's user agent to get the portal ID, looks it up in the mapping table and sets BC Company ID. - The plugin is triggered when a portal reads a virtualized table such as Sales Invoice, so each portal always targets its mapped company. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=0s) Overview of Power Pages on Virtual Tables and Multi-Company Support - [2:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=131s) Access Scenarios: Anonymous, Authenticated External, and Internal Users - [3:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=212s) External vs Internal Users and Licensing - [5:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=307s) Custom Dataverse Mapping Plugin Architecture - [7:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=428s) Plugin Registration and Mapping Table Configuration - [9:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=550s) Plugin Implementation and Portal ID Mapping Logic - [10:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=631s) Demo Setup: Business Central Companies and Dataverse Configuration - [14:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=875s) Live Demo: Multi-Access Scenarios and Portal-Specific Company Targeting ## Features Every feature below: status not stated, demoed. | Feature | At | |---|---| | Multi-company support through Dataverse shared execution variable | [0:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=34s) | | Anonymous read-only access for external users without licensing | [2:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=151s) | | Authenticated access for external users after registration | [3:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=192s) | | Authenticated access for internal licensed users | [3:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=192s) | | Custom Dataverse mapping plugin for company targeting | [5:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=307s) | | Global company setting for virtual tables | [1:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=70s) | | User-specific company setting override | [1:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=70s) | | Portal ID retrieval from Power Pages URL | [13:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=835s) | ## AL objects mentioned As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named. - table "Sales Invoice virtual table" at [6:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=366s) - table "Contacts table" at [11:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=671s) - table "Item table" at [14:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=875s) - table "Sales Order virtual table" at [12:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=753s) - other "Business Central configuration app" at [12:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=733s) - table "Mapping table" at [13:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=794s) - table "User table" at [12:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=753s) Not found in BC28-30: table "Sales Invoice virtual table", table "Contacts table", table "Item table", table "Sales Order virtual table", table "Mapping table", table "User table". ## Quotes - [0:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=14s) "power pages on virtual tables has been in public review since" - [0:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=34s) "in a 24 wave 1 release we are introducing a small feature that has been in high demand by many um partners and customer" - [1:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=111s) "with this uh shared execution variable a virtual table plug-in can actually overwrite both the global and user specific company setting" - [2:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=172s) "anonymous read only access for external or unlicensed user without signing in so uh uh Power Pages allow you to create for example a" - [3:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=212s) "you actually have to be licensed to be able to access a business Central virtual tables in data verse the first two you don't" - [7:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=469s) "whenever there's a site that trying to read a sales invoice table which is virtualized in data verse this plugin will be triggered" - [8:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=530s) "whenever that portal is open it will always use my company as The Bu business Central um uh company to Target" - [9:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=570s) "in the case of power Pages it will actually uh parse the user agent of the power pages and try to pick the" - [13:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=835s) "you can actually go to the URL and then add this uh terms uh undor service slab and then you can actually see here" ## Disclaimers in the video - [0:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=14s) preview: Power pages on Virtual tables has been in public review since last uh 23rd Wave 2 - [9:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoHUd24Gfw&t=550s) coming-later: this is a very um a short cat um um that will be published in the in our documentation after the business Central launch Presenters (as heard): Sarco.