Olena's Dynamics Blog (post-AI)
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Category: Dynamics 365
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In the last article here I proposed the design for the custom Maintenance functionality: https://msolenacrm.blog/2020/06/20/power-apps-portal-summon-the-custom-error-page-to-test-a-custom-layout/ After the serious testing we discovered that the solution works, to some extent. For the naughty user ignoring our warnings to leave the portal during maintenance, it is possible to stay on the cached web page, go for a coffee…
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Let’s say I want trigger some logic when the particular field has been modified on a record. In this example, I modify a contact Email field and create a Note when it’s been modified. I picked up a trigger for Create or Update because you can enter Email for a new record or you can…
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Since Microsoft first introduced the concept of a solution we all live in fear of creating an entity with the prefix “new_”. If you do things properly you create a solution first, define a publisher with the unique prefix then all new entities and custom fields will be created with that prefix. For example, for…
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With the classic UI to lookup all the components for the environment you had to go via Settings -> Customizations-> Customize the System. You could see all the components under the Default solution. In a new designer: Navigate to https://web.powerapps.com, login using you Dynamics 365 credentials (you will need appropriate security access) Locate the Solution…
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Why am I not a fan of auto converters which allow you to magically turn something old into something new? In the context of Dynamics 365, old Java Script into a new format, SQL reports into FetchXML, workflows into Flows etc. It’s because I believe that “new” is not just about tools, it’s about the…
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