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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.

Editable Grids, a usefull PCF control offered by Microsoft

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 13:24 By Danny Rodrigue…
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In previous releases of Dynamics 365 or Dynamics CRM, users couldn’t enter data directly in lists/views or subgrids. They had to click the record to open it in a form, edit the data, and then save, which required multiple clicks. Editable Grids give users the ability to perform in-line editing directly from a list or sub-grid