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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.

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Controls
Customization
Data Manipulation
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Programming
Tutorial
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.

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API
Azure
Deep Dive
Programming
Tutorial
Dataverse Managed Environments Deep Dive

Dataverse Managed Environments Deep Dive

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 14:45 By julien.biedermann

Dataverse Managed Environments Deep Dive:

What is Managed Environments ?

Managed environments is a set of features that allows administrators to manage Power Platform at scale with more control, less effort, and more visibility.

List of features available with Managed Environments for now (18/09/24) :

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Customization
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Tools
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Dataverse Elastic Tables Deep Dive Tutorial

Dataverse Elastic Tables Deep Dive Tutorial

Thu, 06/27/2024 - 14:46 By joao.neto

Dataverse Elastic Tables Deep Dive Tutorial

Intro

Said to be the "Super Heros" of the information world, that they're super fast and can store lots of information and that they're a game changer for storing massive loads of data.

I went to undercover what's behind the scenes of this Elastic Tables feature and check if the rumours are fake or not!

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API
Customization
Data Manipulation
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Tutorial
Azure Peering Service for Dataverse

Azure Peering Service for Dataverse

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 14:43 By joao.neto

Azure Peering Service for Dataverse:

Introduction

Requirements for Enterprise cloud services access are constantly evolving in terms of number of connections/users, data payload, multi-region/multi-continent access, ....

To overcome this different types of Enterprise architectures are often used : Geo-Partitioned/Hybrid-Cloud/Global load balancing/CDN architectures.

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Azure
Deep Dive
Integration
Dataverse Dynamics 365 Load testing for Model-driven app

Dataverse Dynamics 365 Load testing for Model-driven app

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 16:00 By julien.biedermann

Dataverse Dynamics 365 Load testing for Model-driven app

Introduction

In today's digital landscape, where user expectations for seamless, high-performing applications are at an all-time high, ensuring the reliability and scalability of software systems is paramount. Performance testing emerges as a critical practice in the software development lifecycle, aimed at evaluating the responsiveness, stability, and scalability of applications under various conditions.

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Azure
CI/CD - Testing
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