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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.

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) :

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!

Power Docu

Power Docu : Easy to document Dataverse Solution

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 14:45 By joao.neto

Intro

Want to document a Power Apps Solution?

Power Docu provides a easy way of doing it by documenting Flows, Canvas Apps and other Power Apps solution components in the form of a Word Document or in a markdown format (GitHub or Azure Devops style) by using an self contained Windows Gui application.

All info over this link here: https://github.com/modery/PowerDocu

How it Works

Power Docu support the generation of documentation for Power Apps based on a local solution .zip or on a .msapp file.

Dynamics 365  Dataverse TDS endpoint Control Access and rights

Dynamics 365 / Dataverse TDS endpoint Control Access and rights

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:29 By Lloyd Sebag

Dynamics 365  Dataverse TDS endpoint Control Access and rights

Following up on the previous two articles regarding subjects How to access the Dynamics 365 online SQL Server database and Dynamics 365 / Dataverse access SQL Server database from C#, here's a third one that will illustrate how to control access to this endpoint.

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.

Enhancing Dynamics 365 Client API Interaction with Xrm-Ex

Enhancing Dynamics 365 Client API Interaction with Xrm-Ex

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 17:34 By Ahash

Enhancing Dynamics 365 Client API Interaction with Xrm-Ex

Stepping into software development for Dynamics 365, developers come across various tools and frameworks to make working with its Client API easier. Xrm-Ex stands out as a strong framework designed mainly for JavaScript, even though it has roots in TypeScript. The main goal of Xrm-Ex is to simplify how developers interact with the formContext and the Xrm Object. By doing this, it aims to reduce the amount of code developers have to write, making the codebase easier to manage and less likely to have errors.