Row Summary in Model-Driven Apps

Row Summary in Model-Driven Apps

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 10:04 By Stephane Pelhatre

Introduction

In model-driven applications, forms often contain many fields spread across multiple tabs and sections, which can make it difficult and time-consuming to find key information. Navigating between these tabs slows productivity and increases the risk of missing important information. Finding key insights quickly can be a challenge.

Dataverse: Duplicate Detection Rules vs Alternate Keys

Dataverse: Duplicate Detection Rules vs Alternate Keys

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 17:57 By Stephane Pelhatre

Introduction

Having clean data in Dataverse can be tricky. One of the challenges is detecting and managing duplicate records.
With out-of-the-box tools you can implement duplicate detection rules or create alternate keys.
If you are a developer, you can implement a custom validation in a plugin.
In this article we will focus on out-of-the-box features (duplicate detection rules and alternate keys) and compare them.

dataver_functions

Dataverse Functions Deep Dive

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 14:38 By Stephane Pelhatre

Introduction

Microsoft released in 2024 Dataverse low-code plugins. The promise was great : writing plugins using low-code tools. No need to have development skills and use a development environment as Microsoft Visual Studio, write C# code and register plugin in your environment.

Managed Identity in Plugins

Dataverse / Dynamics 365 : Azure Managed Identities from Plugins. Step by Step.

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 14:47 By julien.biedermann

Introduction

The days of storing Client ID and secret of your Key Vault in Dynamics are coming to an end. With Power Platform Managed Identity, Dataverse plug-ins can now connect to Azure resources that support managed identity without the need for credentials. Please note that at the time of writing this article, this feature is still in preview and is not intended for production use.