Model-driven apps have traditionally revolved around business data: records, forms, views, dashboards and processes.
But what if you could shape the experience around that data simply by describing what you want?
That is the idea behind Generative Pages in Microsoft Power Apps. This AI-powered capability lets makers create custom pages for model-driven apps using everyday language.
With the latest updates, those pages can sit directly inside model-driven app forms, giving employees a more useful, tailored experience right where they work with records every day.
What Are Generative Pages?
Generative Pages let makers explain the experience they want in plain language rather than building every part from scratch.
For example, instead of manually designing every component of a customer overview page, a maker could describe:
“Create a page showing an account’s contact information, open cases, recent activities and key details in a clear dashboard-style layout.”
The AI agent turns that request into a working page built with React, including the interface, layout and business logic.
From there, makers can review what was created, ask for changes, fine-tune the experience and publish it when it is ready.
Microsoft also allows makers to use an image or sketch as a reference for the desired design.
The Important Shift: From Standalone Page to Record Experience
Generative Pages were initially designed primarily as standalone experiences within model-driven apps. The September 2026 update expands that capability.
A Generative Page can now be embedded directly into a model-driven app form, where it can appear within a section or tab alongside the standard fields of a record.
That may sound like a small change, but it can make everyday work much smoother.
Instead of:
Open record → read fields → navigate elsewhere → find related information
organizations can place useful context and actions right beside the record, so people spend less time jumping between screens.
A Simple Example
Picture a customer service representative opening an account record.
A traditional form might display:
- Account name
- Contact details
- Address
- Phone number
- Account status
A Generative Page could sit alongside those fields and bring the most useful related information into one place, such as:
- Open service cases
- Recent activities
- Customer interactions
- Important account details
- Related business information
What appears on the page will depend on its design and the data available.
The real value is in bringing information and actions together in a way that fits how employees actually work.
How It Works
It all starts with a simple description of what the page needs to do.
A maker describes:
- What the page should do
- Which business information it should use
- How the information should be presented
- What users should be able to interact with
The Generative Page agent uses those instructions to build the first version of the page.
Microsoft states that the generated experience uses React code and can be refined through an interactive process. Makers can also view and edit the generated code when needed.
In other words, AI can speed up the first draft, but makers and developers still play a vital role in checking, shaping and improving the result.
Working With Dataverse
Generative Pages can use Microsoft Dataverse tables as their data source.
A page can also be configured to receive contextual information such as a record ID, allowing it to work with the specific record that a user is currently viewing.
For example, when a user opens an account record, a Generative Page can receive that account’s record ID and use it to display relevant information.
That record-level context is what makes the capability especially useful in model-driven apps.
Rather than living off to the side, the page can become a natural part of the business process and respond to the record in front of the user.
Generative Pages can also work with data through Power Platform connectors, which Microsoft currently provides as a public preview capability. This can open possibilities for bringing information from supported sources beyond Dataverse into a Generative Page.
Where Could Businesses Use It?
Because the experience can be shaped around different roles and records, Generative Pages have potential across a wide range of business scenarios.
Sales
A sales team could use a customized experience around an opportunity to bring together:
- Opportunity information
- Customer details
- Activities
- Related records
- Key sales information
Customer Service
A service representative could have a contextual experience that combines:
- Customer information
- Open cases
- Recent activities
- Relevant interactions
Operations
Operational teams could use specialized pages to bring together information needed to monitor tasks, records, statuses, or exceptions.
Management
Managers could have role-specific experiences that present important business information in a format designed around their workflow.
The goal is not to squeeze more information onto the screen.
It is to help people quickly understand what matters and take the right next step.
Generative Pages and AI-Assisted Development
Another important part of Microsoft’s current direction is the use of AI coding tools for Generative Pages.
Microsoft supports an AI code-generation approach for makers and developers who want a more code-focused workflow. Tools such as GitHub Copilot CLI can be used to create and edit Generative Pages, with the resulting pages deployed into Power Apps environments.
This provides two approaches:
Power Apps Maker Experience
Create pages through a conversational experience inside Power Apps.
AI Code-Generation Workflow
Use tools such as GitHub Copilot CLI and other supported AI coding tools to generate and refine the page through code.
Both approaches can support the development of Generative Pages for model-driven applications.
The important point is that AI does not remove the need for application expertise. It gives makers and developers another way to move from an idea to a working experience more quickly.
What Businesses Should Keep in Mind
Generative Pages can help teams build faster, but AI-generated output should never go straight into production without a careful review.
Microsoft notes that organizations remain responsible for validating generated code against their own accessibility, security, compliance and organizational requirements.
There are also current limitations around supported data sources, authoring experiences and generated code. Connector support, for example, is currently available as a public preview capability.
For that reason, organizations should review Microsoft’s latest documentation and test their Generative Pages carefully before using them in production environments.
The best way to think about Generative Pages is as an AI-assisted development capability: a faster starting point supported by thoughtful human review and strong governance.
What This Means for Model-Driven Apps
Generative Pages signal a broader shift in how business applications can be designed.
Model-driven apps already provide structured access to business data and processes. Generative Pages add another layer: the ability to create more customized experiences around that data using natural-language requirements and AI-assisted development.
This is more than just another AI feature.
It offers a more natural way to move from an idea to a working application experience:
Business requirement → Natural-language description → AI-generated experience → Human refinement → Business application
For organizations already using Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse, this can create new possibilities for designing experiences around the way employees actually work.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are Generative Pages in Power Apps?
Generative Pages use AI to help makers create customized application experiences from natural-language descriptions within Power Apps.
2. Can Generative Pages be used inside model-driven apps?
Yes. Microsoft’s September 2026 update introduced the ability to embed Generative Pages directly into model-driven app forms.
3. Do Generative Pages work with Dataverse?
Yes. Generative Pages can use Dataverse tables as data sources and can receive contextual information such as a record ID.
4. Do I need coding knowledge to create a Generative Page?
Not necessarily. Makers can describe the desired experience using natural language. Developers can also work with the generated React code when additional customization is required.
5. Are Generative Pages suitable for every business application?
Not necessarily. Their suitability depends on the business requirement, available data, security and governance requirements and the level of customization needed.
6. Are Generative Pages fully AI-generated applications?
They are AI-assisted rather than completely hands-off. Generated pages should be reviewed, tested and refined to meet an organization’s functional, accessibility, security and compliance requirements.
Final Thoughts
The future of business applications is not just about storing information in records.
It is about helping people understand that information quickly and use it with confidence.
Generative Pages bring AI-assisted page creation into the model-driven app experience. By embedding those pages directly in forms, organizations can connect that capability more closely to the work people do every day.
At Nimus Technologies, we help businesses explore Microsoft technologies and turn them into connected, scalable and practical digital solutions.
As Power Platform continues to evolve, Generative Pages offer a practical new way to turn structured business data into experiences that feel more relevant, focused and useful.
From records to context. From data to experience.