2d ago · 7 min read · The first time I tried to build a PCF control, I spent more time fighting the tooling than writing the actual control. The docs assume you already know which pieces fit together — and when something b
Join discussionApr 22 · 3 min read · In this post, we’ll look at how to query the Plugin Assembly entity directly to retrieve the creator and modifier details within Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform using a simple GET request. The Chall
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Mar 15 · 4 min read · When building applications with Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Dataverse, developers often need to display the total number of records in a table. At first glance, this seems simple. However, when
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Jan 15 · 4 min read · Unit testing Dynamics CRM plugins can become tedious when you rely on fully manual mocks. Each dependency, the organization service, plugin context, tracing, must be simulated by hand, and even the smallest mistake leads to hours of debugging. This i...
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Jan 15 · 4 min read · When building plugins for Dynamics 365 CRM, developers often start with Late Bound entities. It’s a flexible approach, but flexibility isn’t always your friend. As your project grows, Late Bound code becomes a jungle of string literals, manual consta...
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Jan 8 · 4 min read · When integrating external systems with Dynamics 365, it’s common for new contact records to be created without an associated account. This gap can disrupt hierarchy, reporting, and business processes. A practical and elegant solution is to automatica...
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Jan 6 · 6 min read · Introduction: If you're involved in the Power Platform and frequently work with configuring Dataverse or Power Apps for Dynamics 365 sales, service, projects, etc., you might have come across a menu item labeled "Azure Synapse Link." This menu option...
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Jan 3 · 4 min read · In Dynamics CRM and Model-Driven App development, working with data is at the heart of everything. In earlier steps, we focused on processing data that already exists inside a plugin’s Target entity. However, real-world plugins often need to retrieve...
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Jan 3 · 3 min read · After completing the environment setup, plugin coding, and initial registration, the next important step is ensuring that your plugin logic works not only when a record is created but also when it is updated. At this stage, if you update an existing ...
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