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Power Apps Tutorial: How to Open Canvas App Using External Website Control.

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Hello Guys, In our previous  blog , we discussed about polymorphic lookups. Today, we will see how to call canvas app in model driven app using External Website control. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. As you can see, we have a Department record which is showing the IT department information. Now we will add a new tab named Employee. This tab will contain an External Website Control, which we will use to load the Canvas App. After adding the tab, the Employee tab is visible on the form. Next, we will create a Canvas Application which will display employee information. The Canvas App has been created successfully. Now we need to get the URL of the Canvas App. To get the URL: Go to the Canvas App Click on Details Copy the Web link / App URL We will use this URL to open the Canvas App inside the External Website control. Next, we will create a JavaScript Web Resource...

Workflows in Power Platform – Frequently Asked Interview Questions.

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Hello Guys, In our previous  blog , we discussed some useful tips to prepare for interviews on Ribbon workbench. Today, we will look at some important Workflow tips and interview questions related to Dynamics 365 CRM. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. Let's see what questions can be asked: 1. What are workflows in D365 CRM? In Dynamics 365 CRM, Workflows are used to automate business processes without writing code. Workflows are triggered by events also can be called manually. 2. Which trigger events can be used to initiate a workflow in Dynamics 365 CRM? Below are the triggers available for calling workflows. 1. Record is Created. Triggered when a new record is created. Example: Automatically assign an owner when a Lead is created. 2. Record is Updated. Triggered when specific fields or any field is updated. Example: Send an email when Status or Priority ...

Ribbon Workbench in Power Platform – Frequently Asked Interview Questions.

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Hello Guys, In our previous  blog , we discussed some useful tips to prepare for interviews on JavaScript. Today, we will look at some important Ribbon Workbench tips and interview questions related to Dynamics 365 CRM. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. Let's see what questions can be asked by interviewers. 1. How to create a custom command bar button for an entity in Dynamics 365 CRM? In Dynamics 365 CRM (Model-driven apps), custom buttons are created by customizing the Command Bar. Microsoft recommends using the modern Command Bar with Power Fx, whereas the Ribbon Workbench is a legacy method used in older implementations. 2. What are the basic steps involved in creating a custom button using Ribbon Workbench in Dynamics 365 CRM? First, install Ribbon Workbench and create a solution that includes the target entity. Then open the solution in Ribbon Workbe...

JavaScript in Power Platform – Frequently Asked Interview Questions.

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Hello Guys, In our previous blog , we discussed some useful tips to prepare for interviews on Business Rules. Today, we will look at some important JavaScript tips and interview questions related to Dynamics 365 CRM. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. The client API object model for model driven apps provides you objects and methods that you can use to apply custom business logic in model driven app using JavaScript. These includes: Gets or sets attribute value. Show and hide user interface elements. Reference multiple controls per attribute. Access multiple forms per entity. Manipulate form navigation items. Interact with the business process flow control. Let's see what questions can be asked by interviewers. 1. How do we start using JavaScript in Dynamics 365 CRM? The First Step to Use JavaScript in Dynamics 365 CRM (Dataverse) JavaScript cannot run directly in Dy...

Business Rules in Power Platform – Frequently Asked Interview Questions.

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Hello Guys, In our previous  blog   we have seen what is polymorphic lookups and how to use them. Today I will be sharing tips to prepare you for interviews about Business rules. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. Business Rules in Dynamics 365 help apply logic without code. They’re a common topic in interviews because they test both your functional and technical understanding. Let's see what questions can be asked by interviewers. 1.  Can you explain what a Business Rule is in Dynamics 365 CRM and what advantages it offers? Ans:  A Business Rule in Dynamics 365 CRM is a declarative way to apply logic without writing code. It allows you to create simple conditions and actions that run either on forms (client-side) or on the server (server-side). With Business Rules, you can: Show or hide fields Enable or disable fields Set default values Validate data ...

Using Polymorphic Lookups in D365.

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Hello Guys, In our previous  blog   we have seen how to use two timelines in one form. Today we will understand what is polymorphic lookups and how to use them. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. In Dynamics CRM 365, while creating lookup field we need to specify one table in the relationship to relate to. Where as for customer field or for regarding field type, you don't have the control to select tables. Consider below example where we are creating a task. As you can see we have created the task and now we want to specify regarding so that we can identify for which table this task was created. When we choose regarding, we see below options for selecting the lookups. As you see, we can choose regarding from multiple tables. So here regarding column is known as polymorphic lookup. When it comes to the option of selecting from multiple tables in one single lookup...

Using Two Timelines on one dynamics 365 Form.

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Hello Guys, In our previous  blog   we have explored how to do validation for Form component control. Today we will see how to use two timelines in one form. Do follow us to know more about Dynamics and Power Platform.  Also if you like our blog then please comment and share this blog with your friends. As we know that on records like contacts, accounts, and cases we have one timeline control which allows users to filter the activities, posts, and note shown. Consider a scenario where user wants to see only few records types in the timeline which means user wants only notes to be visible and at same time he wants to keep the original timeline and its full functionality. Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM has introduced a new feature to add more than one timeline per form. Let's see how to do that. As you can see in above picture, we have contact form and one timeline is visible in Summary Tab. Now we will be creating one more tab where we will display one more timeline with few r...