Microsoft Access and Dataverse improvements

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Users, automatically - Apr 1, 2022

Business value

These improvements will make the migration between Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dataverse more performant while also resolving known issues.

Feature details

  • Added BigInt data type support: Microsoft Access users can migrate BigInt data into Dataverse and manage it using their Access forms. The Power Apps UI won't allow for use of BigInt fields.

  • Improved performance of migration and Access client: Improvements have been made on the migration process that includes Access form and query performance when working with Dataverse, large volume of records retrieval, and more.

See also

Migrate Microsoft Access data to Microsoft Dataverse for Teams (docs)