PCF components are the way to the future for extending Dynamics 365 and Power Apps (both Model-Driven and Canvas). In this webinar we will discussed the what, how, and why of PCF components. References:See the magic that can be achieved with PCF by reviewing Scott Durow’s blog post:SalesSpark and the Power Apps Component Framework!SalesSpark: A new […]
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I faced a situation where I have a Dynamics 365 Online organization that I needed to reset to “factory default.” The issue was I didn’t have a sandbox instance available and you can only reset a sandbox instance. So I recorded the long and winding journey of how exactly I reset the production instance without […]
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In last week’s webinar we discussed eliminating technical debt. In this week’s Mitch’s Minute, I wanted to showcase the XrmToolbox Attribute Usage Inspector plugin which can help you determine which fields may possibly be removed. Remember: There are two things you are searching for when reviewing the data from this tool: 1. Do we have fields on […]
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This week we will be discussing how to eliminate technical debt in your Dynamics 365 system (model-driven apps). Any system, no matter how well-designed, sooner or later, has a tendency to get filled with stuff you don’t need any longer. We will be covering: How to identify what needs to be removed Processes and procedures Useful tools […]
Continue readingHere is an excerpt from the Power Platform JavaScript Development course that I thought I would share as another example of the course content. This was so incredibly embarrassing: So I have worked with Dynamics since 2005, and to be quite honest, I can hide a field with the best of them. I mean, I […]
Continue readingOne of the things that we JavaScript developers do fairly frequently is to make decisions based on security role. It could be something as simple as showing or hiding a field, section, or tab, or it could be as complicated as turning off Command Bar buttons. One of the accelerator code libraries, that is part […]
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The doors of my Power Platform JavaScript Development course are now open. They will close on New Year’s Eve (31 December) at midnight (Central time, U.S.). If you have ever wanted to extend your Dynamics skill-set to include JavaScript, then now is the time to act. The course will not be available again until the Spring. […]
Continue readingSo one of my SnapShot! customers in Switzerland was unable to connect to an instance for one of their customers. Here is the error we were recieving: Unable to login to Dynamics CRM, Error was : Metadata contains a reference that cannot be resolved: https://xxxxxxxx.api.crm4.dynamics.com/_common/error/errorhandler.aspx?user_lcid=1033&ErrorCode=&RequestUri=%2fXRMServices%2f2011%2fDiscovery.svc%3fwsdl%26sdkversion%3d9&BackUri=&Parm0=%0d%0a%0d%0a Error Details: The service ‘%2fXRMServices%2f2011%2fDiscovery.svc’ cannot be activated due to […]
Continue readingHi Everyone, For about three years I had a program called Free Webinar Friday, which was, well, a free webinar on Friday morning that would highlight a Dynamics topic and explore it in detail. I stopped it mostly because I ran out of ideas, but have been thinking this week that with all of the […]
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Hi Everyone, This afternoon I recorded a quick video where I descibe my Dynamics 365 Advanced JavaScript development course. Take a look when you have time and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Mitch
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As of this morning, the doors of my Dynamics 365 Advanced JavaScript Development course are now open. They will close on Friday, 10 May at midnight (Central time, U.S.). If you have ever wanted to extend your Dynamics skillset to include JavaScript, then now is the time to act. The course will not be available again […]
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03 Days 07 Hours 29 Minutes 24 Seconds On Friday, 3 May, the doors to the Spring Edition of my Advanced Dynamics 365 JavaScript course will be open and accepting students. Doors close at midnight (Central Time, U.S.) on Friday 10, May. The course officially starts on Saturday 11, May. For an […]
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Here is my first look at the new PowerApps Form Editor Preview for model-driven PowerApps. This will be the eventual replacement for the existing form editor at some point, I am assuming. It looks promising but remember it is still a preview, so give it a whirl. **NOTE: this is a re-recording of […]
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Hi Everyone, Well 2019 is finally in full swing and I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I have been wanting to run a special on SnapShot! for a while but didn’t want to get lost in all of the holiday activities, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, my cat’s on fire Wednesday, or any of […]
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Hi Everyone, I posted a quick video on my YouTube channel where I discuss the dangers of cutting and pasting code, mostly JavaScript, from blogs, Word documents or PDF files. This can sometimes lead to issues if the code contains what we call “Smart Quotes.” Smart Quotes are not quotes but rather […]
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