Category Archives: Microsoft PowerApps

Create Records quickly in Dynamics 365 CRM by using new Microsoft Wave 2 feature – Business Card Scanner

Introduction: With the growth of machine learning and artificial intelligence in our day to day life, Microsoft is also embracing ML and AI in Dynamics 365 CRM. With the recent Wave 2 general availability release, Microsoft has added some really good features and one them is – Business Card Scanner. Microsoft has combined its latest… Read More »

How to handle updateView() function call while calling setFullScreen() function in PCF control

Introduction In this blog, we will find out the way to avoid updateView() function to be executed when not necessary. We have developed a PCF control which provides the user to expand and collapse the full screen mode. In that PCF control, UpdateView() has some business logic. Please find the below code that we have… Read More »

Cascading Two dropdowns in PowerApps based on Dynamics 365 CRM optionset field

Introduction In today’s blog we will explore how to do cascading of two dropdowns in PowerApps based on Dynamics 365 CRM optionset field. To achieve this, first we need to create two optionset fields in Dynamics 365 CRM e.g. Mobile Company (Parent optionset) and Mobile Handset (Child optionset) in the Dynamics 365 CRM Account Entity.… Read More »

Save Time! Now get all the records of Dataset Grid control Swiftly

Introduction With the help of PCF (PowerApps Component Framework) Control, we design control for Dataset Grid, which we can add on any OOB and custom entity to show records that are available in the selected view. We show data for the available set of columns that are added in the selected view. To show all records data in Dataset Grid… Read More »

Integrating PowerApps and Power BI to build Multifaceted Apps

Introduction: PowerApps and Power BI can work together regardless of who is hosting. You can embed a PowerApps inside Power BI or vice versa. By combining Power BI and PowerApps together users can build great apps possessing powerful analysis and visualization as well as capability of enabling people to act right away at the same… Read More »

How to Detect Dataset PCF control is set for Home grid or Sub grid

Introduction In this blog, we will see how to identify whether the current Dataset PCF control is used for home grid or sub grid of Dynamics 365 CRM. Problem: Create one Dataset PCF control and set that control on Account entity home grid. In this control read the current entity home grid records using view… Read More »

Open PowerApps from Inside Dynamics 365 CRM

Introduction: PowerApps applications were developed for showing the Dynamics 365 CRM entities. To use these applications, it was opened outside Dynamics 365 CRM. But, there is a way to open these Apps from inside the Dynamics 365 CRM. Actually, every developed PowerApps application has its own web link and through this web link we could… Read More »

Import or Export Records from PowerApps for Dynamics 365 CE

Introduction In this blog, we will explore more on how to import and export records from one PowerApps application to another PowerApps application just like import/export functionality of Dynamics 365 CE. Import and Export controls are controls used for importing and exporting data from the local file in PowerApps application. Let’s just start exploring this… Read More »