Synapse Link for Dataverse Security
Once you have configured Synapse Link for Dataverse you are likely to want to give your data consumers access to read the Dataverse data from Synapse. This post covers how to provide users and service...
View ArticleSynapse – SQL Admin
It looks like the rights of the SQL Admin user in the database created by Synapse Link for Database have recently been changed. Prior to 2023, the SQL Admin user account has able to query all the...
View ArticleSynapse – SQL User
The most secure method for protecting your data in Synapse is through the use of Azure AD. To query data stored in the data lake through a Synapse Serverless endpoint, the AD account must possess the...
View ArticleTimeline Control – Sort Order
The Timeline Control is a highly customizable control for displaying activities relating to a record on a model-driven app form. You can configure which types of activities you want to be visible on...
View ArticlePower Platform Self-Service Analytics
From the Power Platform admin center, you use the Data Export option to export the details on your Power Apps and Power Automate Flows to an Azure Data Lake. Once Data Export is configured the data is...
View ArticlePower Virtual Agents – OTP
You can configure user authentication in your Power Virtual Agent bot to restrict access to resources using using Azure AD or OAuth2. A simpler approach for user authentication is to create an OTP,...
View ArticleDataverse Region
When you create a Dataverse environment it prompts you to select the region where you want it created. This is the datacenter region and the url of your environment indicates the datacenter regions...
View ArticlePower Platform Analytics – SQL
If you have started to try out the Microsoft Power Platform self-service analytics you might have noticed some inconsistences in the formatting of Json files it creates. Most of the files are created...
View ArticleFormula Column – Synapse Link for Dataverse
A Dataverse formula column is a dynamic column whose value is calculated using a Power FX formula. Similar to Calculated fields, a Formula column does not store data its value in Dataverse. Instead,...
View ArticleWho can trigger the Flow
You can create Power Automate flows that get triggered by a http request. Typically they are used for integration between applications so when a http request is received, the flow performs a series...
View ArticleApplication Insights – Power Automate
If you using Power Automate flows in critical business applications it is vital that you know when any errors occur. This post explains how you can use the Power Platform Admin Centre Data Export...
View ArticleHow to monitor Power Apps Mobile
Previously I used Power Apps monitor to identify problems in Canvas Apps when they were running in a web browser. While this is useful it is not much help if a user is getting an issue running your app...
View ArticleHow get your location in a Model-Driven App
Did you know you can create Model-Driven apps to run on mobile devices with offline capabilities? This functionality recently went GA . You now have the ability to operate Model-Driven Apps using Power...
View ArticleAudit Logs – Synapse Link for Dataverse
Dataverse has great out of the box auditing capabilities. Configuring the tables and columns you wish to audit is simple. Users have the ability to access the audit history for a record directly from...
View ArticleDataverse – ERD
Creating a Dataverse ERD, Entity Relationship Diagram, is a good way to document and explain the structure of your Dataverse data model. As they say “A picture is worth a thousand words”. The Power...
View ArticleFolder-level Tracking
The synchronization of emails into Dataverse has been a feature since Dataverse started life as Dynamics CRM on-premise. It supports the sending and receiving emails for both individual users and...
View ArticleAmazon Connect & Dynamics 365
I heard a lot of good things about Amazon Connect recently so I decided to try it out. Amazon connect is a cloud based contact center that enables you to easily set up a contact center. I wanted to see...
View ArticleDynamics 365 & Amazon Connect – Call Center Integration
This post explains how to integrate Amazon Connect with Dynamics 365 in a call center environment. When customers call in, they can use DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) to identify themselves. As a...
View ArticleData Workspace
Data workspace went GA a few days ago. While there is no doubt that this is the future for creating Dataverse data models, it does have two irritating shortcomings. The first issue is that you cannot...
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