Recently I had a client contact me about an issue in Dynamics where some files uploaded, weren’t able to be reteived. The system was working fine most of the time, and uploads of PDF’s, JPG’s etc were working just fine, but the odd file wouldn’t work. The common denomitator was Continue Reading
The case for Power Automate and Azure Functions
Dynamics has come a long way since the early days and now sits under Power Platform. So why not take advantage of all the capabilities to make Dynamics sing. Prior to Power Automate and Azure Functions, a Dynamics developer would use a combination of Workflows (synchronous and asynchronous) and Plugins Continue Reading
Do you make sure the Primary Field is always the first column in a view
When modifying existing or creating custom views in Dynamics (or Model driven PowerApps) always pay special attention to the first column. The first column should always contain the Primary Field for the entity that the view is based on. For example, all views for Opportunities should use Topic (name), Contacts Continue Reading
Code Free Dynamics 365 Configuration Values
Dynamics 365 Configuration Values In many systems, there will be a need to store key/value pairs for configuration data. Examples of this might be contact email address for an email template or a link to a payment gateway etc. To further complicate things we have development, test and production environments. Continue Reading
Windows 10 Creators Update 1703 (and April 2018 1803) VPN Not Working Fix
Update: Confirmed fixes April 2018 update as well. Are you having issues connecting to VPN services on Windows 10 Creators Update 1703? If so then read on. Having installed Windows 10 Creators Update everything was working well with no real issues for me other than needing to re-install the Dell Continue Reading
Converting a CRM Workflow to an Action
Actions have been around for a while now and they’re a great addition to the CRM developers toolkit. But what about when you revisit an existing workflow and think, wouldn’t it be great if I could convert this guy to an action and then either call it from JavaScript or if using CRM Continue Reading
CRM 2016 On-Premise to SharePoint Online Gotcha’s
CRM 2016 On-Premise to SharePoint Online Recently, I was asked to setup server-based authentication from Dynamics CRM 2016 to SharePoint Online. Step 1, read through the TechNet article and make sure all the prerequisite stuff was complete on the CRM installation. Microsoft Dynamics CRM System Administrator security role. This is required to Continue Reading
Quick tip: Unable to connect to IFD Organization using XRMToolBox
Here’s a quick tip if you’re getting the following error message when trying to connect to an IFD Organization using newer versions of XRMToolBox (that use the connection wizard): Unable to Login to Dynamics CRM Assuming your IFD is setup and working correctly the issue could be something as simple Continue Reading
Importing a CRM Organization doesn’t always reflect the new Organization name
A typical practice when developing for CRM is to import a template org into your target environment then apply any custom schema changes (via solutions) over the top. You would then import any seed data that is required for the organization. The way to do this is a have a Continue Reading
SSIS Task: The SQL command requires a parameter named “@Param”, which is not found in the parameter mapping.
Time for a quick blog post on this error. This error has caught me out on more than one occasion, so much so that I’m writing this post now, grrrrr! So what happens? You’re creating an SSIS Task that includes an OLEDB source. The OLEDB source calls a Stored Procedure Continue Reading