Terminology changes in Power Apps portals

Effective November 2020, Common Data Service has been renamed to Microsoft Dataverse. More information: Common Data Service is now Microsoft Dataverse. Some terminology in Microsoft Dataverse has also been updated. For example, entity is now table and field is now column. More information: Terminology updates in Dataverse.

Based on the terminology changes, customer feedback, and data from user research, effective March 2021, we've updated some terminology in Power Apps portals to be more intuitive and make its usage more productive. The terminology updates are listed below, and we're in the process of rolling them out across Microsoft Power Platform.

 Important

We're in the process of rolling out the terminology changes for Power Apps portals interface, Power Apps portals Studio, Portal Management app, and Power Apps. During this process, your environment may show legacy or current terminology depending on the rollout stage. Power Apps portals documentation will be updated soon to reflect the latest terminology.

Key terminology changes for portals

The following table lists key terminology changes in portals.

KEY TERMINOLOGY CHANGES FOR PORTALS

Legacy term	Current term
Entity form	Basic form
Web form	Advanced form
Entity list	List
Entity permission	Table permission
Entity Name	Table Name

All references to the key terminology changes are going to be updated in the Power Apps portals interface, Portal Management app, portals Studio, and Power Apps.

Terminology updates apply to references of legacy terms and any feature area or location where that term exists. For example, list is the updated terminology for the legacy term of entity list. Therefore, in the user interface, what was previously enable search on entity list will now be updated to enable search on list.

Terminology changes inside Portal Management app

The following table includes terminology changes inside Portal Management app.

TERMINOLOGY CHANGES INSIDE PORTAL MANAGEMENT APP

Feature area or location of the term	Legacy term	Current term
View name for Entity List	Active Entity Lists	Active Lists
View name for Entity List	Entity List Advanced Find View	List Advanced Find View
View name for Entity List	Entity List Associated View	List Associated View
View name for Entity List	Entity List Lookup View	List Lookup View
View name for Entity List	Inactive Entity Lists	Inactive Lists
View name for Entity List	Quick Find Active Entity Lists	Quick Find Active Lists
Entity Permission	Scope	Access Type
View name for Entity Permission	Active Entity Permissions	Active Table Permissions
View name for Entity Permission	Child Entity Permissions	Child Table Permissions
View name for Entity Permission	Entity Permissions Advanced Find View	Table Permission Advanced Find View
View name for Entity Permission	Entity Permission Associated View	Table Permission Associated View
View name for Entity Permission	Entity Permission Lookup View	Table Permission Lookup View
View name for Entity Permission	Inactive Entity Permissions	Inactive Table Permissions
View name for Entity Permission	Quick Find Active Entity Permissions	Quick Find Active Table Permissions
View name for Entity Form	Active Entity Forms	Active Basic Forms
View name for Entity Form	Entity Form Advanced Find View	Basic Form Advanced Find View
View name for Entity Form	Entity Form Associated View	Basic Form Associated View
View name for Entity Form	Entity Form Lookup View	Basic Form Lookup View
View name for Entity Form	Inactive Entity Forms	Inactive Basic Forms
View name for Entity Form	Quick Find Active Entity Forms	Quick Find Active Basic Forms
View name for Web Form	Active Web Forms	Active Advanced Forms
View name for Web Form	Inactive Web Forms	Inactive Advanced Forms
View name for Web Form	Quick Find Active Web Forms	Quick Find Active Advanced Forms
View name for Web Form	Web Form Advanced Find View	Advanced Form Advanced Find View
View name for Web Form	Web Form Associated View	Advanced Form Associated View
View name for Web Form	Web Form Lookup View	Advanced Form Lookup View
Checkbox for Entity Permission	Enable Entity Permission	Enable Table Permission
Lookup label for Parent Entity Permission	Parent Entity Permission	Parent Table Permission
Tab name for entity reference	Entity Reference	Associated Table Reference
Metadata for Entity Form	Entity Form Metadata	Basic Form Metadata
View name for Entity Form Metadata	Active Entity Form Metadata	Active Basic Form Metadata
View name for Entity Form Metadata	Entity Form Metadata Advanced Find View	Basic Form Metadata Advanced Find View
View name for Entity Form Metadata	Entity Form Metadata Associated View	Basic Form Metadata Associated View
View name for Entity Form Metadata	Entity Form Metadata Lookup View	Basic Form Metadata Lookup View
View name for Entity Form Metadata	Inactive Entity Form Metadata	Inactive Basic Form Metadata
View name for Entity Form Metadata	Quick Find Active Entity Form Metadata	Quick Find Active Basic Form Metadata
Name for option to set entity reference on save	Set Entity Reference On Save	Set Table Reference On Save
Section for Entity Reference Source	Entity Reference Source	Table Reference Source
Type of referenced entity	Reference Entity Source Type	Source Type
Additional setting for Entity or Web form	Target Entity Portal User Lookup Attribute	Portal User Lookup Column
Entity List OData Feed option for set name	Entity Set Name	OData Entity Set Name
Entity List OData Feed option for type name	Entity Type Name	OData Entity Type Name
Option to choose entity form for create	Entity Form for Create	Basic Form for Create
Display name of entity form field	Reference Entity Primary Key Logical Name	Reference Table Primary Key Logical Name
Display name of entity form field	Record Source Entity Logical Name	Record Source Table Logical Name
Label for query string parameter name for On success action of Redirect on entity form	Record ID Query String Parameter Name	Record ID Parameter Name

Terminology changes inside portals Studio

The following table includes terminology changes inside portals Studio.

TERMINOLOGY CHANGES INSIDE PORTALS STUDIO

Feature area or location of the term	Legacy term	Current term
Drop down option for Entity	Entity	Table
Search setting checkbox label for Entity Lists	Enable search on entity list	Enable search on list
Checkbox label to enable entity permissions	Enable entity permissions	Enable table permissions

Legacy terminology in use

Some of the Power Apps portals features and areas continue to use the legacy terminology including the following:

• Web API
• Liquid templates
• Schema names
• Legacy user interface

These features and areas continue to use legacy terminology to ensure that existing customizations and integrations continue to work with portals.