Yesterday I worked with a friend saving PowerApps data to SQL Server in the cloud. Using the SQL Server connector, we connected to a table with a primary key GUID and two additional varchar fields.

When designing a database, one fundamental decision is how to generate unique identifiers for your tables. This choice often comes down to two data types: GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) or INT with ...

The globally unique identifier (GUID) data type in SQL Server is represented by the `uniqueidentifier` data type, which stores a 16-byte binary value. A GUID is a binary number, and its main use is as ...

If you are asking “GUI-what?”, not to worry, you aren’t alone. A GUID is a Globally Unique Identifier that helps manage the relational data in the Common Data Service for Apps and SQL Server.