Last year we saw some naming changes in the Power Platform regarding the Common Data Service, now finally called Microsoft Dataverse. Because I carry on forgetting the terminology 😵, I have written this simple article with the summary table published by Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-intro#terminology-updates
A couple of years ago I wrote a utility for the community tool Dynamics-365-Workflow-Tools to retrieve the selected values of a multi-select optionset attribute within a workflow. I have now extended this utility to also provide the corresponding labels. By the way, by multi-select optionset I mean the Choices column type based on the new … Continue reading Get choices names in workflows
I was trying to install a new language in my Microsoft Dataverse / Dynamics 365 environment and I carried on getting the error "Duplicate Record. A record with these values already exists". If you are suffering the same, do NOT panic 😀 I also downloaded the log file and it provided some additional technical information: … Continue reading Unable to install new language
In my previous post, I explained how we could receive and manage emails within Dynamics 365 using a shared mailbox linked to a queue. When emails are received from unknown senders, by default, a new contact gets created. Unknow means that there is not a record in the system with the same email address. "Contact" … Continue reading [email-II] Creating contacts
One of the most common requirements I have seen in business applications projects is the ability to receive and send emails directly from the main customer management system (e.g. CRM). A simple solution for this is to use Server-Side Sync to integrate Microsoft Exchange mailboxes with Dynamics 365 / Microsoft Dataverse. By the way, this … Continue reading [email-I] A common mailbox
"Where are my applications and data going to be hosted?" This is probably one of the first questions you may face once you start a new project. In the case of the Power Platform, Microsoft has made available some very good documentation. The most recent information that I have seen and I have found very … Continue reading Power Platform geographical availability
Positive news this week, I passed the beta exam PL-100 Microsoft Power Platform App Maker that I mentioned in my previous post 🥳 I am working these days with React and PCF controls. Hopefully I'll get some time soon to share some interesting things in my next posts.
Last week I took my first online exam for the Microsoft certification PL-100 Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (beta) using the Pearson VUE services. I think it was an interesting experience. Normally I would go to the test center to take the exam, where they have a room full of individual computers and they keep … Continue reading My first certification ONLINE exam
How many times have you had a conversation about unmanaged and managed solutions?. If you have worked with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement or Power Apps, probably you have already used solutions and you know what I'm talking about. The key question is: which one should I use? 😵 Managed solutions were introduced … Continue reading Managed Solutions, the NeverEnding Story
The functionality to restore backups in Dynamics 365 CRM / Customer Engagement / Common Data Service has been there for a while now. Have you actually used it in a real project in production? 😶 This week we actually didn't have a choice. We got an issue with a managed solution where neither we could … Continue reading Restore enviroment backup
