by The CRM Chap | Dec 13, 2020 | Microsoft Dataverse, Power Automate, Power Platform
Like me, you may have heard of Adaptive Cards, but not really understood how they work. Courtesy of the Virtual Power Group, I found a great excuse to dip into them and wanted to show how to use them in Power Automate flows to generate variable, tabular data.
by The CRM Chap | Aug 30, 2020 | Dynamics 365, Integration, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dataverse, Power Platform
As we start getting to the end to my MB-400 revision notes series, we turn our attention to more obscure topics, involving events, Azure and Webhooks. Although this sounds scary when you first hear it, thankfully, their setup relies on a tool we should all be familiar with...
by The CRM Chap | Aug 16, 2020 | Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Platform
When developers need to perform complex operations targeting the Dynamics 365 / Common Data Service platform, the Web API provides the best route, using well-established standards that support a variety of programming languages. It’s also a topic you need to be familiar with when tackling Microsoft exam MB-400.
by The CRM Chap | Jun 28, 2020 | DevOps, Microsoft Azure, Web
We've dealt with a fair share of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template errors in the blog previously. So why not take a look at another one, this time involving Linux App Service Plans and a .NET Core web application...
by The CRM Chap | May 31, 2020 | Identity, Integration, Microsoft Azure
Secure authentication between Azure Logic App and Function Apps has been possible for a while. What's less clear is whether we can automate the setup of this as part of an Azure Resource template deployment. So, that leaves us with only one option - let's find out!
by The CRM Chap | May 17, 2020 | Compute, Dynamics 365, Integration, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dataverse, Power Automate, Power Platform, Visual Studio
It's relatively rare that you will find differences between what's available in Power Automate flows and Logic Apps. The Common Data Service is perhaps the exception to this rule, as its missing some options to allow you to define which attribute data to return from your instance...
by The CRM Chap | Feb 23, 2020 | Analytics, Customer Engagement, Dynamics 365, Enterprise, Identity, Microsoft Azure, Sales, Service
The Dynamics 365 / Common Data Service Web API allows developers to leverage a wide variety of functionality, from almost any conceivable location - such as, for example, an Azure Data Factory V2 pipeline. With this in mind, let’s dive in and see how to achieve this.
by The CRM Chap | Jan 12, 2020 | Customer Engagement, Dynamics 365, Enterprise, Field Service, Microsoft Dataverse, Power Automate, Power Platform, Project Service Automation, Sales, Service
Traditionally, Dynamics CRM developers would find themselves constrained by the capabilities within traditional workflows. With some of the exciting innovations that Power Automate brings to the fore, it becomes possible to do some pretty amazing things, which is why they are a central topic for exam MB-400…
by The CRM Chap | May 12, 2019 | 2015, 2016, Analytics, Customer Engagement, Dynamics 365, Dynamics CRM, Enterprise, Microsoft Azure, Sales, Service
Azure Data Factory V2 not just has 1, but three separate connectors that all claim to hook up to Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement/Dynamics CRM! So which connector is the "right" one to use and what differences do they have? With a little help from Alan Partridge, we can clear up any confusion...
by The CRM Chap | Apr 28, 2019 | Analytics, Microsoft Azure
When working with Azure templates for the first time, there's always a risk of misconfiguring a setting. All fine when testing, until you realise you have been charged an unexpected amount on your credit card. In this post, I provide an example of this in practice when working with Stream Analytic Job resources.
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