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New User Interface features in the Dynamics 365 2021 Release Wave 2

Harshani Perera, 29 September 2021

The 2021 Release Wave 2 for Dynamics 365 which will be rolled out from October 2021 through to March 2022 comes with several new features for the user interface that are quite nice. Following are some of the highlights listed below. I have also provided a few videos which explain the features in mor
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10 Tips for Beginner Power Automate (Microsoft Flow) Users

Harshani Perera, 08 July 2021

Power Automate (previously Flow) is a tool within the Power Platform that can help automate tasks and processes. It can also connect different applications and services together. As a beginner to Power Automate it can be daunting at first in trying to figure out how it all works for someone who is n
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Canvas Apps - Formatted Number Text Input and Display Demonstration

Colin Maitland, 19 April 2021

In this video blog, I will explain some limitations of using a Text Input control in a Canvas App to enter and display numbers. I will then demonstrate how a Label, Text Input and Timer control may be configured and used together to allow the data entry and display of formatted numeric values in a C
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Whitelisting IP addresses in Bulk in the PowerApps Portals Admin Center

Jared Johnson, 08 March 2021

In the PowerApps Portals admin center you are able to set up an allow list of IP Addresses that can access the portal via the Set up IP address restriction option.You can only add 1 address at a time, so what if you have to add a large number, like a few hundred or more?Using the Network Monitor in
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How to Create an Effective Chatbot

Harshani Perera, 19 February 2021

To create my own chatbot using Microsoft’s Power Virtual Agents, I’ve been interacting with bots online to see which ones were easy to use and were actually helpful. Through these interactions, I found some commonalities amongst the high performing ones that I will share with you today which can hel
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Some Useful Features of Power Virtual Agents You May Not Know

Harshani Perera, 15 February 2021

Power Virtual Agents by Microsoft allows you to easily create chatbots without any code. Whilst creating these, I came across some useful features I’ve listed below that you may not be aware of if you are new to creating them that can save you time and improve your bot.Create Topics from Webpages an
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Creating/Replacing Marketing Lists in Dynamics 365 from Power BI - Part 2

Colin Maitland, 26 November 2020

In my first article of this series, I introduced a demonstration of a custom Canvas App, named ‘Marketing List App’, that is used to create new or replace existing static Marketing Lists in Dynamics 365 populated with a list of Supporters selected in a Power BI report.In this article I will demonstr
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Part 3: Trigger actions from chatbots using Power Virtual Agents

Harshani Perera, 18 November 2020

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series, I showed you how to create a bot and request information from the user. In the last part of this series, I will show you how to take this information and trigger an action to email the Customer Services team.Trigger Action1. Click the + Sign on the Message
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How to Embed a Canvas App on a Model-Driven App Form

Dominic Liu, 16 November 2020

Canvas Apps enable makers to easily design and create custom layouts and themes using the low-code, WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Canvas App designer. With embedded Canvas Apps, you can bring the power of Canvas Apps to your Dynamics 365 Model-Driven App forms. Canvas Apps are designed to b
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Part 2: Requesting Information from Users in Power Virtual Agents

Harshani Perera, 11 November 2020

Continuing on from my first blog about Power Virtual Agents, I showed you how to create a bot. In Part 2 of this series, I will show you how to request information from the user using the bot. I will continue to use the bot I created earlier however if you don’t have one, follow my first blog to set
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Create a Chatbot without any code using Microsoft's Power Virtual Agents

Harshani Perera, 12 October 2020

In this blog, I will show you how easy it is to create a chatbot with no code using Microsoft Power Virtual Agent. We will cover:1. Creating/Setting up the Environment2. Creating the Bot3. Building your Bot4. Testing your Bot5. Publishing and Sharing your BotCreate the Environment1. Go to https://p
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Dynamics 365 Sign in required pop-up

Nick Chin, 08 October 2020

Does the “Sign in required” pop-up keep appearing when browsing Power Apps, Power Automate or Power Admin? This is because your browser is blocking third-party cookies.I often use Chrome in Incognito mode, which causes third-party cookies to be blocked by default.Check your Cookie SettingsGo to the
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How to Retrieve Out of the Box Entity Icons in Dynamics 365

Sean Roque, 03 August 2020

There are some situations where you might want to reuse the out of the box entity icons (e.g. Contact) such as the Interactive Experience form related panel:However, they are not readily accessible as web resources that you can set by default.Instead, you can access the .svg file directly by navigat
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New Dialog Builder PCF Custom Control for Dynamics 365 AppSource

Paul Nieuwelaar, 20 July 2020

Our Dialog Builder app (formerly Alert.js) was recently re-approved for Microsoft AppSource, and with it comes a new PCF Custom Control that allows you to build dialogs right from within the custom control UI, without having to write any custom code.This PCF control is exclusive to the AppSource ver
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Tips for building your first PCF Control

Zoe Sands, 28 May 2020

I have been playing around with PCF Controls in Dynamics 365 and have some tips for anyone wanting to dive in and give it a go. There are some great resources online which really helped which I have linked below.How to create a PowerApps PCF controlPCF Control GuideWhile following the instructions i
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