Azure Peering Service for Dataverse joao.neto Wed, 04/03/2024 - 14:43 Body Azure Peering Service for Dataverse: Introduction Requirements for Enterprise cloud services access are constantly evolving in terms of number of connections/users, data payload, multi-region/multi-continent access, .... To overcome this different types of Enterprise architectures are often used : Geo-Partitioned/Hybrid-Cloud/Global load balancing/CDN architectures. Nonetheless one question remains, how to enhance and improve network performance between Enterprise office locations and Microsoft cloud services? Micros ..read more

Multi-select choices and Dataverse storage Stephane Pelhatre Thu, 03/14/2024 - 18:51 Body Introduction You're probably familiar with the "Choice" data type in Power Apps which allows you to select a single item from a drop-down list. You may also be familiar with multi-select column (called Choices) which allows you to select multiple items in a drop-down list. While a single Choice column is stored in the underlying Azure SQL database as 2 fields (one for the label and another for the value), what about the storage of a multiple-select column? You will have the answer in this article. Summar ..read more

How to duplicate a Model Driven App joao.neto Thu, 02/29/2024 - 15:08 Body Intro Who never ambled around Power Apps trying to get the way to make a copy of its Sales, Field Service, or any other App to kick-start a new App? Well I did ! And that's why I'm giving here a tip on how to leverage it quick and easy.   How To (using the modern editor) In your Power App environment (make.powerapps.com) go to Solutions and select "New solution" Enter your new App Display Name, Name and publisher Add a new Model-driven app to the solution and open the advanced features Select the soluti ..read more

Power Apps Release Channel joao.neto Thu, 02/15/2024 - 14:32 Body Intro Have you have asked yourself how frequent Microsoft is delivering new features into you Power Apps environment? I do ! So the initial concept comes from M365 channels that was later adapted to Power Apps and it allow admins to chose how often your Power Apps  env gets new features from Microsoft. How it works The by default is the called Semi-annual channel (twice per year) giving the cadence of 2 release waves per year (April and October). A new monthly channel option that enables GA-ready features to be release eve ..read more

Dataverse Formula columns (Power Fx) julien.biedermann Thu, 02/29/2024 - 15:08 Body What is Formula columns ? The official announcement of the public preview of formula columns in Dataverse was made on September 15, 2021 and was released in general availability in late 2023. Formula columns are columns that display a calculated value in a Microsoft Dataverse table. Formulas use Power Fx, a powerful but human-friendly programming language. Build a formula in a Dataverse formula column the same way you would build a formula in Microsoft Excel. As you type, Intellisense suggests functions and sy ..read more

Assign Privileges to a Security Role by code C# Lloyd Sebag Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:55 Body If for any reason you need to assign a specific Privileges to a Security Role, you can use this code :  // The ID of the role without the privileges Guid RoleId = new Guid("7ad78e66-a4df-ee11-904c-000d3a8312b6"); // The privileges to add to the role string[] privileges = { "prvAllowTDSAccess" }; // Retrieve the privileges var query = new QueryExpression { EntityName = "privilege", ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("privilegeid", "name") }; query.Criteria.AddCondition("name", ConditionOp ..read more

Upcoming Features of Dynamics 365 Calendar: Your Ultimate Solution for Efficient Meeting Scheduling! Maulik Shah Thu, 03/07/2024 - 08:18 Body Are you tired of the hassle of coordinating meetings across multiple platforms?  Do you find yourself constantly switching between calendars to keep track of your schedule?  Look no further, because Dynamics 365 Calendar is here to revolutionize the way you manage your time and meetings. We are thrilled to announce the launch of exciting new features in Dynamics 365 Calendar that will simplify your scheduling experience like never before. Whe ..read more

Block unmanaged customizations julien.biedermann Thu, 02/15/2024 - 14:32 Body What is unmanaged customizations? Unmanaged customizations reside at the top layer for a component and subsequently define the runtime behavior of the component. Unmanaged customizations are typically applied directly to the environment where they are created. However, they can also be exported and imported as part of solutions, allowing you to transfer them between different environments Block unmanaged customizations, what does it mean? This environment setting allows system administrators to prevent unmanage ..read more

Power Platform AI Prompts Quick Overview julien.biedermann Thu, 02/01/2024 - 14:43 Body What is a Prompt? A prompt is a natural language instruction that tells a large language model (LLM) to perform a task. The model follows the prompt to determine the structure and content of the text it needs to generate. Here is the link to Microsoft documentation. Power Platform Prebuilt Prompt Some prebuilt prompts are available on the Power Apps Maker portal : Respond to a complaint Classify text Extract information from text Summarize text It is also possible create custom prompts. AI Builder p ..read more

Dataverse Dynamics 365 Load testing for Model-driven app julien.biedermann Fri, 01/19/2024 - 16:00 Body Dataverse Dynamics 365 Load testing for Model-driven app Introduction In today's digital landscape, where user expectations for seamless, high-performing applications are at an all-time high, ensuring the reliability and scalability of software systems is paramount. Performance testing emerges as a critical practice in the software development lifecycle, aimed at evaluating the responsiveness, stability, and scalability of applications under various conditions. Performance testing encompas ..read more