CommonWatch FOI on Power Platform
FOI request tracking built on Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse.
CommonWatch FOI is a managed solution on Microsoft Power Platform: Dataverse tables for every request, a Power Apps model-driven app for staff, a Power Pages portal for requesters and server rules that run inside Dataverse. It installs in your Microsoft tenant or runs hosted by Two Rivers Digital, in Canada.
Book a demoWhat it is built fromDataverse, Power Apps and Power Pages.
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Dataverse, Power Apps and Power Pages.
- Dataverse tables. Requests, records, pages, letters, searches, third parties, fees, retention and the audit trail live in Dataverse tables, the same data platform as Dynamics 365.
- Model-driven app. Staff open the CommonWatch FOI app in Power Apps. The workspace shows each request with its legal clock, work by role, letters and the review desk.
- Power Pages portal. Requesters sign in, submit requests, follow each one and download what is released to them on the requester portal.
- Server rules. Dataverse plug-ins enforce the clock, extensions, fees and release approval on the server, so the rules hold in the app, in the portal and through the API.
Microsoft 365Entra ID, your FOI mailbox and SharePoint.
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Entra ID, your FOI mailbox and SharePoint.
- Sign-in. Staff sign in with Microsoft Entra ID, the account they already use for Microsoft 365, under your multifactor and conditional access policies.
- Email. Letters go to requesters from your FOI mailbox through Dataverse email, and each sent letter keeps its fingerprint on the request.
- Documents. Record files stay in Dataverse, or in a SharePoint library on its own site. The SharePoint connection has write access to that one site only and signs in with a managed identity, with no stored secret.
- Excel. Request lists, deadlines, work queues and each request's audit trail export to Excel.
RolesSecurity roles for each job in a records unit.
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Security roles for each job in a records unit.
CommonWatch FOI ships its own Dataverse security roles: Analyst, Coordinator, Approver, Read-only and Custodian. The person who prepared a release can't approve it, and the server enforces that.
Where it runsYour tenant, or hosted by Two Rivers, in Canada.
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Your tenant, or hosted by Two Rivers, in Canada.
- In your tenant. The managed solution installs into a Dataverse environment in your own Microsoft tenant, created in Microsoft's Canada region.
- Hosted by Two Rivers. A dedicated environment in the Two Rivers Digital tenant, also in Canada, with your staff signing in with their own Microsoft 365 accounts.
- Data residency. See security and data residency.
Microsoft MarketplaceSubmitted to Microsoft Marketplace.
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Submitted to Microsoft Marketplace.
Two Rivers Digital submitted CommonWatch FOI to Microsoft Marketplace in October 2026 as a Dynamics 365 and Power Apps solution on Dataverse. The package passed Microsoft Solution Checker with the AppSource certification ruleset with no issues.
Common questions
Is there FOI request tracking software built on Microsoft Power Platform or Dynamics 365?
Yes. CommonWatch FOI by Two Rivers Digital is FOI request tracking and case management built as a managed solution on Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse, the platform under Dynamics 365. Staff work in a Power Apps model-driven app and requesters use a Power Pages portal.
Does CommonWatch need Dynamics 365 licences?
CommonWatch runs on Dataverse, so staff need Power Apps licences. Microsoft licensing is priced separately from CommonWatch.
Can CommonWatch run in our own Microsoft tenant?
Yes. The managed solution installs into a Dataverse environment in your tenant, in Microsoft's Canada region, or Two Rivers Digital hosts a dedicated environment for you in Canada.
How do staff sign in?
With Microsoft Entra ID, the same account they use for Microsoft 365, under your multifactor and conditional access policies.
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