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Category: Azure
Getting Auth Token in Node JS without msal library
In my current project, we had a need to build a Node JS app that will authenticate with an App Registration client id and client secret. First thing that came into my mind was to use msal library. But I hit a snag due to CORS issue and there was very little I could do…
Configuring Password Reset in D365 Portal using Azure AD B2C
Previously I have written a detailed blog on how to setup Azure AD B2C authentication on CRM Portals and also have a post that lists any possible issues you might face during the setup and how to resolve them. Now, let's look at how to setup Password Reset on CRM Portals that use Azure AD…
Resolved: Portal Authentication error using Azure B2C
If you have already configured the Portal to use Azure AD B2C but still getting error; something like shown below then follow along to know how to debug and resolve it. There could be several reasons and lets understand what happens behind the scene that will help debug the problem. When a new user signs…
Configuring D365 Portal Authentication using Azure AD B2C
Well most of us have been configuring or rather not doing any configuration with authentication and have been using local authentication. But believe me if we spend more time configuring the Portal Authentication to use Azure AD B2C you will get more secure and more user management capabilities. First thing you will need is Azure…
Azure AD Authentication with Dynamics CRM
People have been asking me on how to setup Azure Active Directory Authentication in order to authenticate D365 without using username and password; especially when you want to write the authentication in a sandbox mode. Let's take a look at it. First you would need to register your App in Azure Active Directory. App Registration…
Automate task creation on User Story in Azure DevOps using Flow
Are you tired of creating multiple duplicate tasks on a user story in Azure DevOps? There is a way to easy that process - by using Microsoft Flow. Let's take an example where we want to create tasks on some user stories which may need testing. We have determined 3 common tasks related to testing:…
Azure Attachment Storage in CRM
If you are running out of space for your CRM; you might want to consider moving attachments from Notes and Emails to Azure Blob storage. Azure Blob storage is an cost effective way to storing attachments and Microsoft has a CRM add-on called "Attachment Management". Click here to navigate to the Attachment Management solution in…
How to create SAS Key for Azure Storage
Navigate to your Azure Storage account Click on "Shared access signature" Select your date range (on the end date SAS Key will expire) Click "Generate SAS and connection string" You can now see three things created Connection string SAS Token Blob service SAS Url
Automatically move Attachments from CRM to Azure Blob
Once you setup "Azure Attachment Storage" application in CRM; you can use the "Report and Admin" link to move the existing attachments from CRM to Azure Blob. But the drawback of that is after every few minutes it stops - due to the plugin limitations. And if you have lot of attachments it may take…
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