I was playing with the side panes tonight, and, even though there is no argument they have great potential , I wonder if you’ve already started using them or if there are a few missing features which are holding you off? To start with, side panes are pretty well documented in the docs. They are… Read More »
This one is almost of an academical interest; since, after all, there is Dataverse connector available already. But, just on the principle, I was wondering if it were possible to use C# code in the custom connector to connect to Dataverse? Actually, there is nothing special about Dataverse – the same approach could be used… Read More »
When it comes to implementing business logic In the Dataverse environments, we have a few valid options: Cloud flows Plugins Classic workflows Yes, classic workflows is not at the top of our minds these days, but, with no Flow alternative to the real-time workflows, I don’t see them going away easily yet. However, for all… Read More »
It’s funny – I have been hearing about Custom API-s for a while now, but, until today, it’s been just “oh, there is something out there I need to try out. But it seems to be a reincarnation of custom actions, so, maybe, I’ll look at it later”. So, the day has come to look… Read More »
What exactly is the difference between solution upgrade and solution update? It might not be quite obvious from the description of each operation when you are importing a solution: Let’s do a quick test then. To start with, here is how my original solution looks like – there is nothing fancy there, it’s just a… Read More »
If you read UpGuard report on PowerApps Portals security which came out a few days ago, you might start panicking, and, I’d say, rightfully so: https://www.upguard.com/breaches/power-apps Danish has already covered the technical side in his blog post, so there is no need to discuss the technicalities here. But, then, on the high level, what did… Read More »
I’ve been hunting a missing dependency in my solution for almost two days. You’d think that should have been piece of cake – just go to the solution, and missing component, and that’s all you need to do. But, then, is it that simple? Here is the story of one elusive relationship (all table names… Read More »
As of Aug 18 2021, Internet Explorer is not supported by Microsoft 365 apps and services, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Power Platform. So, even if, somehow, it’s still there due to the corporate polices, it’s probably the last time I see a web page in the Internet Explorer: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-support-end-dates From here on, there is… Read More »
There seems to be new mapping behavior in my environment as of this morning – it could be a feature, but it could also be a bug. But it’s something to be aware of. Notice how, when creating a new record to populate a lookup, I’m getting one of the fields (“Feature Book”) populated automatically:… Read More »
With the performance insights feature available in preview now, I was wondering what is it I could possibly learn about one of my applications? For the most part, what I found there is not, necessarily, actionable. There are a few informational messages, and there are a few warnings; however, there is one insight that I… Read More »