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    [Step by Step] Access team templates can be added in a Dataverse solution

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    July 27, 2023

    We can now include the access team templates in a solution so they can be imported and installed in another environment.  This eliminates the manual process to re-create the access team templates in the other environment. In this article, I will explain the basics of Access Teams along with the…

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    Dataverse | C# | Fetch Environment Variable’s ‘Current’ or ‘Default’ value

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    July 26, 2023

    In Dataverse, Environment Variables store parameter keys and values, which serve as inputs to various other application objects. Since environment variables are considered solution components, you can transport the references (keys) and update the values when migrating solutions to different environments. In this article, I will provide a C# code…

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  • PowerApps

    Canvas App | Unable to share to ‘Microsoft 365’ Group

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    July 21, 2023

     With Azure AD groups, you can grant access and permissions to a group of users instead of for each individual user, to manage access to resources, applications, and tasks. Group Types: Azure Active Directory(AD) contain two group types Security: Used to manage user and computer access to shared resources. Microsoft 365: Provides…

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    Dataverse | Audit security role’s association and disassociation with User/Team

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    July 21, 2023

    I received a question about how to audit when a Security Role is assigned or removed from a User or Team in Dataverse. In this article, I will demonstrate how to track the audit changes related to Security Roles. Steps to track security role audit changes: 🙂

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  • Canvas Apps

    Canvas App: Camera Control | Auto capture pictures

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    July 14, 2023

    In this article, I will explain how to use the Camera control to automatically capture images at specified intervals. Manually capture an Image: To capture an image on a button click, Auto capture the Image: Use the Stream, StreamRate, and OnStream properties to automatically capture images on a timer, for example snapping a picture…

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    Canvas App/Custom Page | Get the environment’s ‘Environment URL’

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    July 12, 2023

    In my previous article, I explained the steps to fetch the ‘Environment ID’ without the need of cloud flow. In this article, lets see how to fetch the Environment URL using PowerFx formula. This works for both Canvas App and Custom Pages. Steps to fetch the Environment URL: 🙂

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    Canvas App | Get Environment ID without the need of cloud flow

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    July 12, 2023

    In one of my previous articles I explained the steps to fetch the Environment ID in Power Automate flows. In this article, lets see how to leverage Canvas Apps table data source, to fetch the Environment ID in Canvas App. What is Environment Id Steps to fetch the Environment ID…

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    Command Bar | Power Fx | Clone a record along with child records

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    July 4, 2023

    In one of the previous articles, I’ve explained how to perform a simple record level clone using Power Fx formulas. In this article, let’s delve deeper and explore the process of cloning a record along with its child records. Scenario: I’ve a Model Driven App with 3 Dataverse tables. Now…

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    Dataverse solution import failure| Invalid format of KeyVault secret reference found

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    June 30, 2023

    Please refer my previous article on steps to configure and consume the Environment Variable of type Secret. I had encountered an issue while importing a solution that had an Environment Variable of type Secret, using pac cli. Reason and Fix: 🙂

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    Canvas App | Utilizing Timer control to Display Timed Popups

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    June 29, 2023

    In one of my previous articles, I’ve explained the steps to show popups. In this article, lets see how to auto close popups after certain duration using Timer control. Scenario: Enter the desired duration to display the popup, then click ‘Go’ to activate the popup, which will automatically disappear after…

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