Create Custom Controls using PowerApp Component Framework

So many new features came up in April release but the one I was very excited about was creating custom controls using PowerApp Component Framework. If you are not sure what custom control is please read this article. I am documenting my experience of developing the custom controls (end-to-end) in this blog. Prepare your development…

Using new Solution Checker in Dynamics CRM

Recently you might have noticed a new solution named "PowerApp Checker" installed in your Online CRM instance and wondering what it is all about. Well as the name suggests it checks your solution for any usage of code that was deprecated or any performance or security issues in the code. It checks the plugin code…

Embedded PowerApps in D365 CE using custom control

Recently, I saw Canvas App control in the list of custom control and thought of giving it a try. So, let's see how to go about it. Steps to perform You would need a new field to be created in CRM that can hold the App Id Add that field on the form where you…

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:…

RESOLVED: Issue when copying CRM Portal from PROD to DEV

Recently, I faced an issue when we copied our Production CRM instance down to Development instance. The CRM Portal on development instance stopped working. Issue CRM Portal on development instance was showing provisioning for a very long time. It felt like was stuck in a loop of provisioning the portal instance. Now, this could happen…

Extra Line Spacing when sending Email

I recently found an issue in Dynamics CRM version 8.1.1. You heard it right and yes I know it’s an older version of CRM. But hey, there are people still on this specific version of CRM. I decided to blog about this issue due to lack of material found on how to resolve this in…