Why is my choice column not showing in my PowerApps Portal

You may notice that your choice column is not showing on your Basic Web Form or an Advanced Web Form in your PowerApps Portal. Well the answer is that Multi Choice columns are not supporting in PowerApps Portals (at present).

One way to get around this is provide a number of single choice drop down columns to replicate the same functionality. This may not be as tidy as how your can add a Multi-Choice column in PowerApps Canvas Apps, but it does function as a workaround in the meantime.

Display Boolean Field in PowerApps Portal Liquid

When you use FetchXML to display a boolean field in a PowerApps Portal the response will display True if Yes or False if No.

Use the following control flow tag and liquid operators to change the text to display Yes (if True) or No (if False).

{% if result.agreeterms== True %} Yes {% else %} No {% endif %}

PowerApps Portal - Forgotten Password Tips

The forgotten password functionality on a PowerApps Portal doesn't seem to work 'out of the box'. After some serious googling I finally found this article from Megan V Walker. This is the first step.

Forgotten Password Functionality – Dynamics 365

Once you have completed Megan's steps, if you still see your emails have a status of "Pending Send" follow these steps.

As administrator follow these instructions to verify that the user who sent the email is enabled for sending email.

1. In the Power Platform admin center, select an environment.
2. Select Settings > Email > Mailboxes.
3. Change the view to Active Mailboxes.
4. Select the mailbox record for the user who sent the email, and then click the Edit button.
5. Verify the user is correctly configured and enabled for sending email by clicking Test and Enable Mailbox.


If your test user has a gmail address, be sure to check your spam folder.

Set Date Time Format to New Zealand Time in a PowerApps Portal

Formatting date fields to display in New Zealand Time (NZT) in a PowerApps Portal is not incredible intuitive.



1. Go to the settings of your PowerApps Portal.


2. Click on Site Settings for your PowerApps Portal.


3. Add a new setting for your PowerApps Portal.


4. Enter the following details.

- Name: DateTime/DateFormat

- Value: dd/MM/yyyy



5. Sync your configuration or clear your cache by visiting https://<>.powerappsportals.com/_services/about

Note: please see how to Format a date field to display in New Zealand Time (NZT) in a PowerApps Canvas app.

PowerApps Portals Entity Images are Blurry and Small

The out of the box entity images option in a PowerApps Portal has a set size limitation. Each image is resized to a square and is reduced in size to a maximum of 144px by 144px. This is by Microsoft Design.

This is why your PowerApps Portal entity images look blurry or resize awkwardly on your PowerApps Portal site.