Tag: dynamics 365

Business Applications, Power Automate, Power Platform, Power Platform Admin and Governance

Power Platform for Admins: create Dataverse with Dynamics 365 apps enabled

Olena Grischenko (she/her)

As a Power Platform admin, I would like to automate the environment creation at the same time, making sure the environment created could be used to install Dynamics 365 apps in the future. Power Platform Admin Create and manage environments in the Power Platform admin center article here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/power-platform/admin/create-environment#create-an-environment-with-a-database Enable Dynamics 365 appsSelect Yes and make a… Continue reading Power Platform for Admins: create Dataverse with Dynamics 365 apps enabled

Power Automate, Power Platform Admin and Governance

Will It Break? Non-business Dataverse connector + AI Builder with a DLP policy for the Default environment

Olena Grischenko (she/her)

The case As a Power Platform admin I want to remediate the Default environment to deploy a DLP policy so I could get to the Power Platform maturity level 200 for the Admin and Governance. Olena We notified users with non-compliant assets to back up or move their apps and automation, as they are going… Continue reading Will It Break? Non-business Dataverse connector + AI Builder with a DLP policy for the Default environment

Business Applications, Dev Best Practice (and common sense), dynamics 365, Dynamics 365 - new UI, Model-driven, PowerApps, Uncategorized

The curious case of the model-driven app prefix_

Olena Grischenko (she/her)

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… Continue reading The curious case of the model-driven app prefix_

Business Applications, dynamics 365, Dynamics 365 - new UI, Model-driven, PowerApps, Uncategorized

New PowerApps designer: where is my Customize the System link?

Olena Grischenko (she/her)

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… Continue reading New PowerApps designer: where is my Customize the System link?

Business Applications, CRM Consulting Best Practice, dynamics 365, Uncategorized

Don’t auto-convert. Think. Transform.

Olena Grischenko (she/her)

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… Continue reading Don’t auto-convert. Think. Transform.