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Microsoft Copilot makes it easier for users to work with model-driven apps by offering AI-powered insights through natural language conversations. With this feature, users can quickly find information, navigate apps more easily, and get help to boost their productivity. App makers can enable Microsoft Copilot to give users access to conversational AI that understands app data and provides helpful, contextual answers. Users can ask questions about their Microsoft Dataverse table data in plain language and receive immediate, relevant responses.
This article shows you how to enable and configure Microsoft Copilot for your model-driven apps, both at the environment level and for individual apps.
When enabled, users can open Microsoft Copilot in their model-driven app by selecting Copilot > Chat on the upper-right corner. For more information, see Use Microsoft Copilot in model-driven apps.
Prerequisites
To use Microsoft Copilot in canvas apps, ensure you meet the following prerequisites:
- Your tenant must be set to allow Dataverse data available in Microsoft Copilot. For more information, see Enable Microsoft 365 admin center Copilot Dataverse settings.
- Dataverse Search must be set to Default or On for the environment. Fore more information, see Understand what this means for generative AI experiences.
- To use the Microsoft Copilot feature in a Power Apps app, users must have both a Power Apps premium license and a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
- To use the Microsoft Copilot feature in a Dynamics 365 app, users must have a Dynamics 365 Enterprise or Premium license. However, to get the full capabilities of Work IQ, beyond Dataverse grounding, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required.
Note
- Microsoft Copilot for model‑driven apps relies on Dataverse Search indexes. Enabling this feature might increase your environment’s Dataverse capacity consumption. For more information, see What actions can makers or admins take to manage Dataverse Search efficiently.
- Sufficient Dataverse database capacity must be available to support indexing, semantic search, and Copilot operations. For more information, see Capacity page details.
Enable Microsoft Copilot for your environment
To manage Microsoft Copilot for model-driven apps, start by learning how to manage Microsoft Copilot.
Power Platform administrators can set up and configure the Microsoft Copilot feature for users in their environment.
Sign in to the Power Platform admin center.
In the navigation pane, go to Copilot > Settings. Under Power Apps, expand Chat Agent and choose Microsoft Copilot.
Select an environment group or an environment name, then select Edit Setting.
Select On and then select Save to enable Microsoft Copilot for your canvas apps in the selected environment group or environment.
Enable Microsoft Copilot in a single model-driven app
Makers can enable or disable Microsoft Copilot for a specific model-driven app.
Sign in to Power Apps.
Open a model-driven app for editing.
Select Settings in the command bar.
On the left, select Features.
To enable Microsoft Copilot, set Microsoft Copilot in model-driven apps to On. To disable it, set the option to Off.
Select Save and then publish the app for the changes to take effect.
Enable Microsoft Copilot for all model-driven apps in an environment
Makers can enable Microsoft Copilot as the default for all model-driven apps in an environment.
- Sign in to Power Apps, and then on the left pane, select Solutions.
- Open the solution named Default Solution in the Solutions list.
- On the left pane, select Objects
- In the left Objects pane, expand Settings, and then select Setting environment values.
- Select Enable Microsoft Copilot in model-driven apps.
- Under Setting environment values, select Add existing value, if a value doesn't already exist, and then set the value to 2.
- Select Save.
- Select Publish for the change to take effect.
Microsoft Copilot vs. Copilot chat
Microsoft Copilot is gradually replacing Copilot chat in model-driven apps.
During the transition period, makers can enable either one or both chat experiences. When both options are available, the Copilot dropdown menu shows the following options:
Chat button opens Microsoft Copilot.
App Skills button opens Copilot chat in model-driven apps.
Known limitations
- Microsoft Copilot for model-driven apps allows users to view data by using read-only operations. This capability means that users can only view data that matches their queries and can't make any changes. To make changes, customization with an agent is required.
- Microsoft Copilot for model-driven apps isn't available in the Power Apps mobile app.