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    Power Fx Named Formulas: A Comparison with the ‘Set’ Function, with Examples

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    October 19, 2023

    In this article, I will explain how to use Power Fx Named Formulas , which are more efficient than initializing global variables using the Set function. What are ‘Named formulas’: Using Set function: Using Named Formulas: Let’s explore how to fulfill the above requirement, which was accomplished with the Set…

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    [Quick Tip] Windows Machine: Grabbing Text from a Picture Using Snipping Tool

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    October 18, 2023

    Did you know that you can extract text from a picture using the Snipping Tool on Windows machines? Follow the steps below to learn how. 🙂

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    Dataverse | Set the preferred solution (preview)

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    October 17, 2023

    Before we go in to ‘Preferred solution‘, lets understand the ‘Common Data Services Default Solution’ solution. What is ‘Common Data Services Default Solution’: What is ‘Preferred solution’: Enable ‘Preferred solution’ setting: Set your preferred solution: Test the Preferred Solution: Deleting a preferred solution: 🙂

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    Troubleshooting Azure DevOps: Resolving ‘unable to access’ Error 403

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    October 16, 2023

    The other day, while cloning an Azure DevOps repository, I encountered a ‘Git failed with a fatal error’ message, as shown below, with error code 403. Reason and Fix: 🙂

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    Power Platform | Enable or Disable ‘Managed Environment’

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    October 12, 2023

    What is a Managed Environment: In this article, let me demonstrate how to enable or disable the environment as ‘Managed’. Enable Managed Environment: Steps to enable Managed Environment: Disable a Managed Environment: Admins can use PowerShell to disable Managed Environments. Note: 🙂

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    Beginner | Canvas App | Multi screen forms

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    September 27, 2023

    Let’s consider a scenario with a Dataverse table containing multiple columns. While Model Driven Apps allow us to organize data using different sections and tabs, in the realm of Canvas Apps, how can we design a multi-screen app for entering and saving records? In this article, I am going to…

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  • Azure

    ‘Azure Active Directory’ has been renamed to ‘Microsoft Entra ID’

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    September 22, 2023

    If you’re looking for the ‘Azure Active Directory’ option in the Azure Portal and can’t find it, please note that ‘Azure Active Directory’ (Azure AD) has been renamed to ‘Microsoft Entra ID’. ‘Microsoft Entra’ is the name for the product family of identity and network access solutions. The names Azure…

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  • PowerApps

    Power Apps | Quick way to change Organization settings from Maker portal

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    September 18, 2023

    Are you aware that you can enable/disable organization settings directly from the Power Apps maker portal? For example, I’ve added a Copilot control to my Canvas App and by default, App users can provide feedback by selecting Like (thumbs up) or Dislike (thumbs down) button for each response that Copilot provides. Now, what if…

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    Canvas App | Power Fx | Parse and bind JSON collection to Gallery

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    September 16, 2023

    In this article, I will demonstrate how to utilize the ParseJson function to parse JSON data and bind it to Gallery control. Scenario: Let’s get started with JSON preparation and parsing, and then binding it to a Gallery. Prepare a Sample JSON string: Use the ParseJson function to parse the…

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    Quick way to open Environment in Power Platform Admin Center from Maker portal

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    September 16, 2023

    Did you know you can quickly open the environment in Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC) directly from Maker portal?. From the Maker portal, select the Environment and then click on the context menu. Next, choose ‘Go to admin center‘. This action will open the selected environment in the Power Platform…

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