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In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Andrew Butenko, about his foray into Canvas Apps, and hist resultant Canvas App Watch PCF. Some of the highlights: Late to the Canvas Apps Party Inifite Loop Bug? Software testers are crazy Thinking about Binding/Observables in Canvas Apps Konomi Code and IDDQD Games and Ads Next project: Using PowerFx to control JS The Back in my Day Geek out Episode Canvas App Watch PCF Andrew's Info and other links: Twitter: @a33ik YouTube: http://youtube.com/AndrewButenko Blog: http://butenko.pro/blog/ GitHub: http://github.com/AndrewButenko LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andriibutenko Canvas App Watch: https://butenko.pro/2024/03/31/canvas-apps-watch-pcf-component/ ABDialogs V2: https://github.com/AndrewButenko/ABDialogsV2 Supporting Ukraine “Back Alive” fund: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly Serhiy Prytula charity foundation: https://prytulafoundation.org/en/home/support_page#Paypal Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 119 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott delve into the Power Apps Test Engine with Grant Archibald, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, highlighting the strategic importance of automated testing in enhancing application reliability and efficiency. Some of the highlights: Grant's Unit Testing Elevator Pitch The Boulder Testing Analogy Power Apps Test Studio vs Power Apps Test Engine PowerFx playground directly in the browser Web Assembly When will it be available? Grant's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantarchibald/ X: https://x.com/garchibald Links: Mastering Automated Testing in Power Platform: From Unit Tests to CI/CD Integration - YouTube Test Studio - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn Power Apps Test Engine :: PowerApps Test Engine Learning Playground :: PowerApps Test Engine Playwright vs Power Apps Test Engine :: PowerApps Test Engine Test Engine and Power Fx :: PowerApps Test Engine Ring Deployment Model :: PowerApps Test Engine Getting Started Business Roles :: PowerApps Test Engine Getting Started Architects :: PowerApps Test Engine Getting Started Technical Users :: PowerApps Test Engine Introducing the plan designer in Power Apps (preview) - Microsoft Power Platform Blog WebAssembly WebAssembly | MDN Grant-Archibald-MS/dotnetwasm Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Happy New Year from the XrmToolCast team! In this episode 118, Daryl and Scott sit down with Rick Wilson, former MVP and now a Microsoft employee, to discuss his innovative PCF calendar control. This versatile control works seamlessly with both Model-Driven and Canvas apps, offering greater customisation than the standard options available out-of-the-box. Some of the highlights: Reverse Homework Pro Code Always be updating Differences in PCF for Model vs Canvas Apps Scott is a Mayan Calander User Loading data in Canvas vs Model AI Tool Aider GitHub Editor Rick's Info: Blog: https://www.richardawilson.com LinkedIn: rickawilson YouTube: @richarda.wilson3696 Github: rwilson504 PCF Calendar Control: GitHub Repo - https://github.com/rwilson504/PCFControls PCF Gallery - https://pcf.gallery/calendar-control Intro Video - https://youtu.be/dBtqsAKt78c Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 117 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft MVP David Rivard about his newest tool, Plugin Identity Manager which is an XrmToolBox tool to create, update and assign managed identity records to Dataverse plugin assemblies. If you're unsure what managed plugin identities are, why you need them, or how they're used, this episode is a must-listen! And if you've already created one yourself, tune in to learn how the tool can simplify your workflow and make your life easier. Some of the highlights: Scott lives in a place that is not an island Managed Identities David UIs all the Postman Calls Why credentials are bad Identity managed journey Sign plugin with a certificate This creates a thumbprint This is what is used for federated credentials to authenticate to the Azure Resource Create Managed Identities in Azure Give the Identity Azure Roles to resources Create a Managed Identity record in Dataverse and assign to a plugin Scott explains all the problems that exist Environment variables for Azure Key Vault secrets David's Info: Blog: https://itmustbecode.com/ LinkedIn: davidrivard Twitter: @david_rivard Bluesky: @drivard.bsky.social Links: Blog Post: How to Secure a Dataverse Plug-in with Managed Identity using Plugin Identity Manager for XrmToolBox GitHub Repo: https://github.com/drivardxrm/Driv.XTB.PluginIdentityManager Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott chat with Chris Piasecki, recaping the MS 2024 Power Platform Community Conference in Vegas. Some of the highlights: Chris Freezes Southwest likes scaring Daryl into thinking he is late for his flight. Dad joke episode call back https://github.com/scottdurow/magical-mystery-tour Chris's Info: Twitter - @ChrisPiasecki89 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-piasecki Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/593 Ever wondered how a traditional .NET developer transforms into a Power Platform guru? In this episode, we welcome Daryl LaBar, the president of Gap Integrity, who shares his extraordinary journey from working with ASP.NET and C# at a nationwide retailer to becoming a key figure in the Power Platform community. Listen to his personal stories about family adventures and the pivotal moments that led him to Dynamics. Daryl's insights on training and international speaking engagements offer a deep dive into his evolution and dedication to the tech world.Facing integration challenges in your Power Platform projects? Daryl and I uncover the challenges and innovative solutions in data and CRM systems, including the complexities of data formats and shifting structures. We recount a significant project failure involving a custom Azure database integration and the lessons learned. Discover strategies for managing storage costs, addressing inefficiencies in data tracking, and leveraging virtual tables to maintain system functionality despite storage limits. The discussion emphasizes the importance of reactive problem-solving and utilizing standardized tools to meet unique client needs.Ready to elevate your professional development? This episode breaks down the advantages of adopting Microsoft's Power Platform for custom development projects. Learn how experienced .NET developers can transition smoothly and achieve rapid productivity gains. We discuss the added value of TypeScript and JavaScript skills, the differences between frontend and backend development, and the opportunities for rapid upskilling, making developers highly employable. Stay current with updates, enjoy the flexibility of Microsoft technologies, and find support through communities like the Level Up Discord channel. Plus, hear my excitement about the rapid growth in business tool development and how it shapes the future of tech.90 Day Mentoring Challenge 10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening
Episode 272 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP, Daryl LaBar (@ddlabar), the President of Gap Integrity, based in Fishers, Indiana. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://buckleyplanet.com/2024/07/mvpbuzzchat-272-with-daryl-labar/
In Episode 114 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk Microsoft MVP Ivan Ficko about his newest tool, Power Roles! Some of the highlights: MCU Power Roles Dynamics BC Origin Sniffs Network Traffic, determining the rights required Will it work in Canvas Apps? Scott Sniffing anything in my book is great!" "It doesn't suck, it sniffs. New Role editor and burning 8-bit trees Ivan recreates his blog from scratch Ivan's Info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DynamicsNinja GitHub: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja Blog: https://dynamicsninja.blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanficko Email: ivan.ficko@outlook.com Links: PCF Generator: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/generator-pcf Flow Execution History: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/FlowExecutionHistory Power BI Embedder: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/PowerBiEmbedder Fast Record Counter: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/FastRecordCounter In-App Notification Builder: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/InAppNotificationBuilder Advanced App Manager: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/AdvancedAppManager Marketing Custom Channel Manager: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/MarketingCustomChannelManager Power Roles https://bit.ly/power-roles Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 112 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk Microsoft MVP Michael Ochs about his newest toll the Power Platform CLIx and the latest updates to his Universal Search tool! Some of the highlights: Earliest Episode for homework Power Platform CLIx Wrapper around the PAC CLI Unit Tests help get your mind in the flow Universal Search Added ability to search entire Solution Zip, and Unzips Canvas Apps Decompiles plugin libraries and searches the decompiled code What drives developers to just dive into code. Starting an ALM Practice Mike's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikefactorial/ X Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeFactorial Blog: https://mikefactorial.com/blog/ Links: Power Platform CLIx: A New XrmToolBox Tool for Power Platform Command Line Functions – Mike!'s Blog (mikefactorial.com) Universal Search for Solution Source Files – Mike!'s Blog (mikefactorial.com Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 111 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Anthony Sheehi, a Product Manager at Microsoft about the changes coming down the "pipe" for Power Platform Pipelines, Pipelines For All. Some of the highlights: What Type of pipeline is Pipelines for all? Custom Host Platform Host Details as to the rights and ownership of importing Rollbacking solution Governing Multiple Pipelines The architecture of Pipelines Scott gives homework Anthoy's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonysheehi/ Links: Power Platform Pipelines for all: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/pipelines-for-all-public-preview-easily-set-up-pipelines-in-power-platform/ Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 110 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Ulrikke Akerbæk, a fellow BizApps MVP and Cohost of the Power Platform BOOST Podcast about her experiences working with Power Pages. Some of the highlights: Encountering with one of the listeners at the Canadian Power Platform Summit Ulrikke's learning journey of Power Pages A tip from Daryl about setting all privileges of a table in the classic security role editor Learning tips and tricks through experience Power Pages is the most pro-code part of the platform Properly prompting Power Pages Co-pilot Power Pages Co-pilot failures Managing CSS - SASS Using VS Code for the Web Identify oneself as a low-code or pro developer European Power Platform Conference Ulrikke's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrikke X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/UlrikkeAkerbk Blog: https://ulrikke.akerbak.com Links: European Power Platform Conference: https://www.sharepointeurope.com/european-power-platform-conference Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 116 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott dive into Power Apps Tools with guests Leonardo and Rudimar. They explore the community-driven "clipboard" packed with YAML snippets, SVG-to-FX converters, Power Fx functions, icons, and more—all aimed at boosting canvas app development. Some of the highlights: Capybaras Backstory of Power Apps Tools When your tools become your weekend projects Power of open source software Earliest show hzomework ever assigned Scott wants to be made into a Capybara Daryl discovers Electric vehicles Leonardo's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardorrusso YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leo_Russo Rudimar's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudimar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@powerrudy Links: Power Apps Tools: https://powerappstools.fly.dev Capybara: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Andrew Vogel about his Microsoft Xrm Devops Data Tool Some of the highlights: A fully caffeinated Scott Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data Configuration Data Migration Tool Package Deployer Extreme Programming Test Driven Development 100% code coverage Playwright RegX101 Andrew's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewvogel7 GitHub: https://github.com/abvogel Microsoft.Xrm.Devops.Data repo: https://github.com/abvogel/Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Riccardo Gregori about PACX command line utility belt for Dataverse and his other XrmToolBox tools. Some of the highlights: Scott Partying at Disney/Universal Studios PACX Lazy Italian Developers Automatically generate documentation at compile time Daryl and Scott give Ricardo homework Polymorphic lookup creation command XrmToolBox Tools _n.ConstantsExtractor _n.EnvironmentComparer _n.EnvironmentSolutionsComparer _n.ModernThemeBuilder _n.SolutionManager Generate Wiki Style Documentation for Dataverse Tables Please submit PRs for the PACX Riccardo's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardogregori GitHub: https://github.com/neronotte PACX repo: https://github.com/neronotte/Greg.Xrm.Command XrmToolBox Tools repo: https://github.com/neronotte/Greg.Xrm Tool Reviews https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nenvironmentcomparer.html https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nenvironmentssolutioncomparer.html https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nsolutionmanager.html Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Erik Donker about ethical hacking and his tool, PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse. Some of the highlights: Ethical Hacking Security doing Custom Pro Dev vs Low Code Scotts as a Service PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse See all attributes Edit attributes Quickly update actions or variables of cloud flows Erik's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-donker-50a887bb @kire_devs_hacks GitHub: https://github.com/kiredevsandhacks PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prettifymywebapi-for-micr/pcgbnpkpijlcjeleijaaahlonafdlfno/related?utm_source=xrmtc Video: https://youtu.be/dDXrg2Qi6Kc Quickly editing cloud flow definition: https://youtu.be/FM1MVLqB7Pc GotDibbs Toolbox for Dynamics 365/CRM: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gotdibbs-toolbox-for-dyna/ajhcbjjgonogiifldoofdeonjclcehkh Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 105 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Sara Laqerquist, a fellow BizApps MVP about her experiences building modern apps using the Creator Kit. Some of the highlights: Sara can't grow a mustache for ACDC. We get by with a little help from our friends. Jonas taught Sara what to do, then told her not to do it! Are the Fluent 2 Modern Controls competing with the Fluent 1 controls? Being frustrated with model driven apps and solving with custom pages. When do you use choose custom pages over sticking with OOB functionality? Everything creates technique debt! Darly gives everyone tape dispensers! Benedikt Bergmann will find a way! Sara's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saralagerquist/ X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/lagerquistsara Blog: https://saralagerquist.com/ Links: Fluent 2 Design System - https://fluent2.microsoft.design/ Creator Kit - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/creator-kit/overview Modern Controls in Power Apps - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/modern-controls/overview-modern-controls Arctic Cloud Devloper Challenge (ACDC) - https://www.arcticclouddeveloperchallenge.net/ ColorCloud Conference in Haburg 18-19 April 2024 - https://colorcloud.rocks/ Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In Episode 104 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Nick Doelman, former BizApps MVP about his experiences being an MVP, moving to Microsoft and then leaving to follow his passion for Power Platform training. Some of the highlights: Scott reveals the not-so-secret news of him moving to work for Microsoft Daryl and Scott might have secret matching tattoos Nick has had to pay for his first conference What it's like transitioning from an MVP to a ‘blue badge' Nick provides insider info on the pros and cons of working at Microsoft Shout-out to The Power Platform Boost Podcast Nick's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdoelman X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/readyxrm Blog: https://readyxrm.blog Power Platform Boost Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@powerplatformboost X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatboost LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Ivan Ficko, fellow BizApps MVP and another ninja
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to EY Kalman, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about the default environment. Some of the highlights: Scott's lack of martial arts Default environments Do's and Don'ts of default environments Staying away from SharePoint Environment routing What is a Managed Env? Reporting Security restrictions ALM pipelines Renaming default environments EY's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrmninja @thecrmninja Blog: https://thecrm.ninja Blog post on Default Environment - Default Environment - How to handle? » The CRM Ninja Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Asif Siddiqi (Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft) and Marcel Ferreira (Senior Product Manager at Microsoft) about the Dependent Assembly Plug-ins. Some of the highlights: What are Dependent Assembly plug-ins and how it got started The complexity of getting this feature ready for GA ILMerge vs Dependent Assembly plug-ins The problem with using ILMerge for plug-ins How to have a shared dependent assembly for multiple plug-ins Size limit for plug-in package How to register the NuGet package using the Plug-in Registration tool Will it be possible to get a null value from the attribute without value in a plug-in image Support of Dependent Assembly plug-ins in Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio Pro Dev office hours Which tools are being used in the community for Power Platform development Debugging plug-ins with PRT Asif's Info https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddiqiaasif Marcel's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbf @marcel_ferreira Pro Dev office hours: https://aka.ms/ProDevOfficeHours Share your ideas at Pro Dev team GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-vscode/discussions Power Platform Developer Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform Power Platform developer tools team e-mail: ppdevtools@microsoft.com Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This is the hundredth episode of our podcast dedicated to the XrmToolBox, the ultimate set of tools for Dynamics 365, with Business Applications MVPs Daryl Labar, Scott Durow, Jonas Rapp, and Tanguy Touzard, the creator of the XrmToolBox. Some of the highlights: AI is an answer to everything How things have changed since the first episode The background story of the latest XrmToolBox UI update The process of releasing new versions of XrmToolBox and horror stories The backend engine of XrmToolBox powered by the Power Platform Daily Active Users (DAU) of XrmToolBox What would be the name of XrmToolBox if it was named today Upgrade plan of XrmToolBox to .NET Framework 4.8 Web-based tools inside WinForms XrmToolBox It works on my machine ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Focus hours for Jonas and Tanguy to work on community tools x3 recently released tools by Jonas Communication channel for XrmToolBox changes Enhancement suggestions for XrmToolBox Jonas's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rappen @rappen Blog: https://jonasr.app GitHub: https://github.com/rappen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JonasRappMVP Shuffle Tools: https://jonasr.app/shuffle Tanguy's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanguytouzard @TanguyTOUZARD @XrmToolBox Blog: http://mscrmtools.blogspot.com GitHub: https://github.com/MscrmTools Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Matthew Devaney, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about Power Apps custom pages, AI and various topics. Some of the highlights: MVP Summit newbie stories Matthew's first podcast experience What is a custom page for model-driven apps When you stick with a model-driven app vs creating a custom page. How to make a custom page consistent with a model-drive app. Creator Kit Controls vs Modern Controls Points vs Pixels Chicken Burgers vs Chicken Sandwich When to or when not to use AI Matthew and Scott share their canvas apps/custom page wishlist Matthew's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-devaney-6499271b7 @mattbdevaney Blog: https://www.matthewdevaney.com Overview of custom pages for model-driven apps : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/model-driven-apps/model-app-page-overview Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Product Manager at Microsoft, Mankirat Kaur Bajwa, about the developer environments in Power Platform. Some of the highlights: Developers, Developers, Developers Personal Trash Can Environment License requirements Dataverse is like a drug, and the first dev env is free Limitations of dev env Treating dev environments as "cattle" Power Platform pipelines and dev env Governance of dev env Development environments of power MK's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mk-bajwa About the Power Apps Developer Plan: https://learn.microsoft.com/power-platform/developer/plan Making Dataverse available for all makers: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/making-it-easier-to-work-with-dataverse Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Michael Megel about the PowerApps Helper VS Code extension and its new features. Some of the highlights: History of PowerApps Helper VSCode Extension Where can we get this tool Features of the tool Creation of Custom Connectors Visualization of Environments Visualization of Solution Dependencies Scott and Michael talk about bearer tokens Advice on writing a new VS Code extension Michael suggests splitting your custom connectors from your canvas apps A deep dive Power Platform ALM ChatGPT writes a VS Code extension to connect to Dataverse When you're dead, it's hard to learn more The joy of preview Michael's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmegel @MMe2K Blog: https://never-stop-learning.de PowerApps Helper (VSCode Marketplace): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=megel.mme2k-powerapps-helper PowerApps Helper (GitHub): https://github.com/megel/powerapps-helper Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Global Blackbelt Senior Technical Specialist at Microsoft, Carsten Groth, about the Power Platform pipelines. Some of the highlights: What does Global Blackbelt do Why ALM, Pipeline, DevOps, etc. become a hot topic lately in Power Platform How long have Power Platform pipelines been available What are people using it for A typical cycle of projects from beginning to moving into production What are the recommendations before even starting the pipelines Not to close down the creativity of the makers Elevated pitch for Power Platform pipelines What kind of user-friendly error messages do Power Platform pipelines show for missing artefacts How easy it is to set up the Power Platform pipelines How do Power Platform pipelines handle some of the prompts during the solution import process (Connection Reference, Environment Variable, etc.) Best way to set up Power Platform pipelines What happens once we enable managed environments for a particular environment Carsten's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carstengroth @carsten_growth Blog: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com Pipelines in Power Platform is Generally Available (GA): https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/pipelines-in-power-platform-is-generally-available-ga Power Platform pipelines blog post series https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/power-platform-pipelines The Admin View: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/08/power-platform-pipelines-the-admin-view Makers & Environment Variables: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/power-platform-makers-environment-variables The Security Model: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/20/power-platform-pipelines-the-security-model Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode of XrmToolCast, the hosts Daryl and Scott welcomed Kristine Kolodziejski, a Microsoft MVP and a Technical Architect, to talk about ChatGPT-3, Bing Chat, and other AI-powered tools. Kristine shared her experience using these tools to enhance personal productivity and save time. The discussion began with talking about ChatGPT-3, an advanced natural language processing model developed by OpenAI. Kristine explained how ChatGPT-3 and other AI tools could be used to save us time and spend more time gaming or chilling on the beach. She also talked about some of the challenges and limitations of using AI-powered chatbots, such as the need for typing correct spelling or providing more context to get more detailed responses. The conversation then moved on to Bing Chat, a chatbot building platform provided by Microsoft. Kristine discussed how using a ChatGPT would not make someone a developer overnight and the more someone knows about the topics that are asked in ChatGPT, the more helpful answers will be generated. Then, Scott asked Kristine about ethics and AI. Finally, the hosts and Kristine discussed other AI-powered tools that can be used for generating presentation slides, presentation videos, video creation and image editing. They talked about how these tools can be used to brainstorm, generate initial draft content, summarise content, etc. Overall, this episode of XrmToolCast provided valuable insights into the world of AI-powered tools, and how they can be used to generate content and save a lot of time. Some of the highlights: Games Factorio Age Of Empires ChatGPT Bing Chat Some of the highs and lows of ChatGPT Ethics and AI Tome - AI-powered tool to generate slide deck beHuman – AI yourself in presentations D-ID - AI-generated video creation platform Runway - content creation with artificial intelligence Nvidia Eye Contact AI from Broadcast 1.4 Kristine's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-kolodziejski @kristinekk94 Blog: https://www.kristinekolodziejski.com Github: https://github.com/misskristine94 ChatGPT PCF Control by Danish: https://pcf.gallery/chatgpt-control YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/qDMOvLGCzHM Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott interview Clément Olivier, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about his original tools for the XrmToolBox, the Delta Plugins, and the new tool which allows you to rename the views in bulk. Some of the highlights: Delta Plugins: Local Assembly vs CRM - to compare the plugins classes Plugin between the local vs the plugin assembly registered in the Dataverse environment Delta Plugin Steps between two environments to compare plugin steps between two of your environments export the results into an Excel sheet Daryl overwhelmed a new grad with a code review Using Preview features in production Pain points with the solution management View Renamer - bulk search and replace to bulk rename the views Homework for Clement from the hosts Clément's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemolivier @Clement0livier Blog: https://stuffandtacos.azurewebsites.net Delta Plugins: Local Assembly vs CRM: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.DeltaAssemblyvsCrm Delta Plugin Steps between two environments: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.DeltaAssemblyvsCrm View Renamer: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.ViewRenamer Buy him a coffee if you appreciate his contribution to the community: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clementolivier Previous episodes with Clément The Business Process Flow Manager w/ Clement Olivier & Gus Gonzalez: https://xrmtoolcast.libsyn.com/the-business-process-flow-manager-w-clement-olivier-gus-gonzalez The Quick Edit Form, A PCF Control: https://xrmtoolcast.libsyn.com/the-quick-edit-form-a-pcf-control New XrmToolBox Tool PCF to BPF with Clément Olivier: https://xrmtoolcast.libsyn.com/new-xrmtoolbox-tool-pcf-to-bpf-with-clment-olivier Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, Nathan Helgren, about the Virtual Tables. Some of the highlights: Nathan's 25 years at MS What are Virtual Tables (VT)? Difference between a Connector and a VT Create virtual tables using the virtual connector provider Virtual Dad Jokes abound Virtualize all the things? Building Power Apps using 100% virtual tables What are the VT Limits? No Audit functionality No Rollup or Joins between VT How VT security works GUID column is still a hard requirement for VT Query through TDS endpoint from SQL VT Benefits of pulling through data in real-time in VT Making more data sources available for the virtual connector provider Reasons to re-visit VT again for those who have used it long ago Nathan's Info and other links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhelgren Online documents: Create virtual tables using connectors https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/create-virtual-tables-using-connectors Known limitations and troubleshooting with virtual tables https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/limits-tshoot-virtual-tables Setting up relationships with virtual tables with Power Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/setup-virtual-table-relationships Videos: Virtual tables overview: https://youtu.be/weyEDIKhi18 Create virtual tables: https://youtu.be/ttw4bF1mT3g Integrate virtual tables with Dataverse: https://youtu.be/gjum546ycpg Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, Scott Sewell, about the Power BI Dynamics 365 Sales Templates. Some of the highlights: Daryl's Europe trip Scott's superpower is working with Data, from SSIS/Kingswaysoft to SSRS to Power BI How Scott got into using the Titanic What not to do when starting with Power BI Scott explains a star schema for Daryl Scott walks through his Power BI Templates Using pre-GA Power BI Solution imports Scott shares his proposal story Julian's Info and other links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mscottsewell Twitter: @scottsewell GitHub: https://github.com/mscottsewell YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MSFT_ScottSewell Power BI ❤️ Dynamics 365 Sales! Report Templates - https://github.com/mscottsewell/Power-BI-D365-Sales Power BI modeling guidance for Power Platform - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/powerbi-modeling-guidance-for-power-platform A "Solution" for Power BI with Dynamics 365 Sales - https://youtu.be/mcdpm_5skpA Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Julian Sharp, about the study groups that he runs for the Microsoft certification exams. Some of the highlights: Julian's impressive beard Study Groups Meet twice a week, Thursday Evening and Sunday Morning Run on Teams 10 sessions over a couple of months Ask users to show up, ask questions How do people decide where to specialize? Microsoft Power Up Julians Flow vs Logic Apps Preferences Julian's love for Goals in the Sales Exams Julian's Info and other links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliansharp Twitter: @juliandynamics Blog: https://ukcrm.wordpress.com Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft employee Kartik Kanakasabesan about the Power Apps CLI. Some of the highlights: The origin and history of the PAC New Tools to install using PAC Submitting a PR to PAC Using PAC in Azure DevOps PAC Canvas Create Kartik's Info and other links: Kartik Kanakasabesan - LinkedIn @kkanakas List of Kartik blog posts - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/author/kartikka Related blog posts Power Platform Developer Tools monthly release blog - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developer-tools-monthly-release-september-refresh PAC Canvas Create - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/automatically-create-a-power-app-from-a-rest-api PAC CLI in Azure DevOps - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-version-of-power-platform-build-tools-and-a-feature-packed-update-of-power-platform-cli Dataverse Service Client - https://github.com/microsoft/PowerPlatform-DataverseServiceClient NuGet Packages PP CLI on Windows - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI PP CLI on Linux - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI.Core.linux-x64 PP CLI on OSX64 - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI.Core.osx-x64 GitHub repository Github Actions - https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-actions VS Code extension - https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-vscode Microsoft will be opening up the pac cli code on GitHub as read only soon for the time being please submit PAC CLI requests in these GitHub repos or send your feedback to ISVFeedback@microsoft.com. Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Jonas talk to Mark Carrington, Chris Piasecki and Matt Beard about the XrmToolBox Basics. Some of the highlights: Why do we need to get back to the basics Connection List Managing Connections in XrmToolBox: https://youtu.be/mC5FR_LaY4w Different ways of connecting environments Set environment highlight colour Define browser and profile Why Tanguy couldn't join the show Change icon size in the tools list Order tools list by most used Contribute tools by providing a review, feedback or raising a pull request How to improve abandoned tool projects Impersonate in XrmToolBox or Level up extension Backup XrmToolBox storage folder on the cloud XrmToolBox storage folder path %AppData%MscrmToolsXrmToolBox Full Path - C:UsersAppDataRoamingMscrmToolsXrmToolBox You don't need to install tools in XrmToolBox Setting for open Tool Library on the startup Add to favourites with connection Postpone the tool update Mark's Info and other links: Blog - https://markcarrington.dev GitHub - https://github.com/MarkMpn Twitter - @MarkMpn LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/MarkMpn Chris's Info and other links: Twitter - @ChrisPiasecki89 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-piasecki Matt's Info and other links: Blog - https://mbeard.co.uk Twitter - @mattybeard LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbeard7 Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Andrew Butenko, about the new v2 of his ABDialogs. Some of the highlights: How to design for both Low-Coders and Pro-Coders Documentation vs video tutorial Scott wants to go to the museum Difficulties in implementing Lookup PowerFx in Dialogs? Andrew's Imposter Syndrome Supporting Ukraine Andrew's Info and other links: Twitter: @a33ik YouTube: http://youtube.com/AndrewButenko Blog: http://butenko.pro/blog/ GitHub: http://github.com/AndrewButenko LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andriibutenko ABDialogs V2: https://github.com/AndrewButenko/ABDialogsV2 Supporting Ukraine “Back Alive” fund: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly Serhiy Prytula charity foundation: https://prytulafoundation.org/en/home/support_page#Paypal Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Phil Cole, a long-time listener of XrmToolCast, about using the PowerFx open-source library in various ways. Some of the highlights: Daryl's #SummitNA experience Phil decides to use all the preview things! Jurassic Park - Can we, but should we? Scott subscribe to the RSS feed of PowerFX GitHub Homework assignment for Phil Scott's idea about using RPA to migrate reference data with the same GUID Daryl's worst calculated field ever Daryl learns to use the Expando object Does PowerFx Compile, or Interpret PowerFx in the Test App Phil's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filcole Blog: https://philcole.org Power Fx via Custom API (GitHub Project) Using Power Fx in Cloud Flows (GitHub Project) Power Fx Prime Sieve (GitHub Project) Danish's blog about Expando Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft employee Manuela Pichler about the Power CAT CoE Starter Kit (https://aka.ms/coestarterkit). Some of the highlights: Scott returns from the Power Platform conference Dogs with separation anxiety CoE - Spreading the excellence Who should be using it? Manuela's Info and other links: Manuela Pichler - LinkedIn @ManuelaPichler_ Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Dani Kahil about multiple cheat sheets that he prepared over the last 2 years. Some of the highlights: Scott talks about punts Daryl confesses to cheating in high school Cheatsheets Better late than never introduction by Daryl MS CRM 2013 Client API Cheat Sheet by Rami Mounla Daryl and Scoot give Dani homework What's a Trapezoid again? Dani's course The most geographically isolated Biz Apps MVP Dani's future ideas Handling our human mistakes Devs watching QA test the product https://twitter.com/sanjazakovska/status/1352557733787152389 Dani's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danikahil Blog: https://danikahil.com/category/cheatsheet Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Sid Gundavarapu and Jesse Parsons from Microsoft, and chat about the ESLint rules for Power Apps model-driven apps and Dynamics 365 CE. Some of the highlights: What is ESLint? What are ESLint rules for Power Apps and Dynamics 365? ESLint is like a grammar check for code Power Apps ESLint npm package vs Solution Checker Targeted audience for ESLint rules Security-focused ESLint rules ESLint auto-fix Daryl's Christmas wish Recommended approach for those who are not using TypeScript yet Spell Checker for VS Code Sid's Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidharthag Jesse's Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-parsons-7295b426 Other links: Announcement blog post: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-eslint-rules-for-power-apps-and-dynamics-365/ Discuss feedback/suggestions/concerns on the ESLint rules for Power Apps: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Pro-Dev-ISV/Power-Apps-ESLint-npm-package-public-preview/m-p/1679862 Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Raphaël Pothin, a user and consumer of Jupyter Notebook, about the Power Platform Notebook Templates. Some of the highlights: TMNT What is Jupyter Notebook Code and Markdown Cells in Jupyter Notebook Is VB still a thing Where/how Notebooks can be used Use case scenario to use Notebooks for Power Platform Raphaël's MVP journey Raphaël's upcoming activities Don't Accept the Defaults - Abel Wang https://www.bonfire.com/dont-accept-the-defaults-abel-wang Raphaël's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-pothin-642bb657 @RaphaelPothin Polywork: https://poly.work/rpothin Blog: https://medium.com/rapha%C3%ABl-pothin GitHub: https://github.com/rpothin Notebooks: Power Platform Notebook Templates: https://github.com/rpothin/Power-Platform-Notebooks https://github.com/dotnet/interactive Automating Diagnostic Notebooks with Azure Serverless Architecture: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/data-exposed/automating-diagnostic-notebooks-with-azure-serverless-architecture Automate Jupyter Notebooks for diagnostics: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/data/automating-diagnostic-jupyter-notebook Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Neil Benson who is a host of his own podcast, Amazing Apps, about tools and suggestions for estimating projects. Some of the highlights: Estimating Business Applications Estimating in time sucks Neil's Favorite tool for estimating? His phone calculator app Neil wants Daryl to run 10km uphill, in the rain, over a bridge with holes... Managing Work Items/Sprints using Azure DevOps (SpecMap, StoriesOnBoard) Jira with precious user interface Estimating projects for RFPs Neil has multiple birthdays Drink driving vs Drunk Driving AmazingApps.Show People that have built amazing apps Answer questions on topics Why Neil still plays with LEGO CRM Lady and stock images Neil's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilbenson @customery The LinkedIn post about painting your house that triggered Scott: Do you estimate projects in days? I did, and my estimates sucked. Customery Academy website: https://customery.academy Customery Academy YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/customeryacademy Join Estimating Business Apps free mini-course: https://customery.academy/courses/estimating Amazing Apps podcast: https://amazingapps.show/111 Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Michael Ochs about the latest updates of the ALM Accelerator. Some of the highlights: Latest updates about ALM Accelerator What is Healthy ALM Using Solutions Everything is code Be able to deploy to a downstream environment at the push of a button What is the future of ALM Accelerator? Unopinionated ALM Accelerator Extensivity of ALM Accelerator Full support for plugins/PCF controls? The PAC CLI bug Mike's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsochs @MikeFactorial Blog: https://mikefactorial.com Github: https://github.com/mikefactorial ALM Accelerator Repo - https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit ALM Accelerator Pipelines and Templates Repo - https://github.com/microsoft/coe-alm-accelerator-templates ALM Accelerator Project and Backlog - https://github.com/orgs/microsoft/projects/233 Setup Docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/setup-almacceleratorpowerplatform-cli User Docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/almacceleratorpowerplatform-components Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In this episode, Daryl and Scott interview Kristine Kolodziejski, Gamer/Drummer/Piano girl, about the latest neumorphic UI design kits for Power Apps canvas apps. Some of the highlights: Reading release notes for 2022 Wave 2 Standing on the shoulders of giants Music is a part of Kristine's life Nails on the keyboard Skeuomorphism / Neumorphism UI trend Kristine tells her story Neumorphic UI Kit Tools for UI design and HTML Kristine's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-kolodziejski @kristinekk94 Blog: https://www.kristinekolodziejski.com Github: https://github.com/misskristine94 Resources: Dribbble - https://dribbble.com Codepen - https://codepen.io Figma - https://www.figma.com Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Temmy Wahyu Raharjo, fellow MVP, and chat about the Dependency Injection, and Developer Rabbit Holes/Perfectionism. Some of the highlights: What is Dependency Injection? How is it different from Inversion of Control ILMerge Divide Testing a plugin which calls an external service without testing the external service How to start learning .NET Core for the beginners Daryl #EarlyBoundForever Rabbit hole over-engineering More developer horror stories Temmy's MVP Journey Mental health update of XrmToolCast Temmy's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/temmy-wahyu-raharjo @temmy_raharjo Blog: https://temmyraharjo.wordpress.com Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott shared horror stories about things that did not go quite as planned and the pranks they have pulled on their colleagues. Some of the highlights: If you were an interviewer, would you hire someone who answers "I have never done anything wrong in my career" Battle scars of Daryl and Scott Two Concurrent Publish All actions could make the server hang in the early days of CRM online Daryl attached a debugger to the process on the on-prem server and everyone complained that the Dev instance was not working Using the same service principal across multiple environments and hitting API limit affects all environments Daryl almost truncated one of the tables in the UAT environment with millions of records Daryl's home renovation horror stories The worst sinking feeling that Scott had Daryl's car buying experience Inheriting a project with JavaScript without namespaces and the web resource files without extensions What do you do when you inherit the project with no source code for the plugin or the source code does not match the functionality? What is worse than having no error message for an error? What is your error handling approach for plugin development? The disadvantage of deploying the PCF Code Component or assembly compiled in debug mode to a Production environment Testing as a system administrator Things to look out for before reparenting the business unit What is the worst auto-numbering solution that you have seen? A bug in Retrieve plugin for systemuser table locked everyone out of the system Pranks that Daryl has pulled on his colleagues Be careful what you encourage by giving badges when you gamify the system Less code, fewer horror stories Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Maciej Kornacki and chat about the new Managed Solution Bulk Remover tool as well as the Unmanaged Active Layer Bulk Remover tool. Some of the highlights: Hoodie vs Jumper Unmanaged Active Layer Bulk Remover Managed Solution Bulk Remover Uninstalling MS Marketing is horror stories Maciej let Power Virtual Agents answer some of the questions (Apologies for the robotic sound) Feature requests by the hosts as usual Future open-sourced Umbraco Portal tool Maciej's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejkornacki @kornackimaciej Umraco Portal Tool: https://www.externable.com #TooLDR blog post for Unmanaged Active Layer Bulk Remover #TooLDR blog post for Managed Solution Bulk Remover Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Jonas Rapp, the other co-host of the XrmToolCast, and chat about his Early-bound experience and feature requests for the EarlyBound Entity Generator. Some of the highlights: Daryl makes himself a fool Daryl teaches Jonas about Benedict Arnold (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold) Jonas dives into his Early-bound experience Deliver 100% of your obligations in 25% of your time Jonas tells Daryl what he needs to do with the EarlyBound Entity Generator If you don't have all the entities that you're working with inside a solution, then you're doing wrong Is it worth filtering specific attributes/columns in generating early-bound entity classes? Power Platform Level Up Dev Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/EpKUVj3Qu3 Jonas's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rappen @rappen The tool doc: XRM Tokens Runner The code doc: XRM Tokens Session video from South Coast Summit Blog on Power Apps Studio and GitHub Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Diana Birkelbach, PCF Lady, about the latest improvements for the Colorful Optionset PCF control. Some of the highlights: If it ain't your computer, don't touch the screen Using React and Fluent UI for PCF Control Diana's helpful hints for picking up react What is React-based virtual code component Advantages of Virtual Controls Size of files Visible Performance improvements Allows for Some Fluent UI controls to communicate across PCF controls What happens when MS update the React used in the platform? Diana talks through some of her future plans/ideas for Canvas Apps/Custom Pages Diana shares her PCF Wishlist Scott apologizes to the Classic UI Jonas used Early Bound in a Plugin Diana's "Hooked to PCF" session in Power Apps Developer Bootcamp Diana's Info and other links: Blog - https://dianabirkelbach.wordpress.com Twitter - @DianaBirkelbach LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-birkelbach GitHub - https://github.com/brasov2de Power Apps Community Forum for questions - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Pro-Dev-ISV/bd-p/pa_component_framework Colorful Optionset PCF – Virtual and Improved https://dianabirkelbach.wordpress.com/2022/04/24/colorful-optionset-pcf-virtual-and-improved UpdateView in Virtual PCF Components and how to optimize rendering https://dianabirkelbach.wordpress.com/2022/05/06/updateview-in-virtual-pcf-components-and-how-to-optimize-rendering Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Mark Carrington, a 3rd-time repeat guest of the show, about the new features added in the latest version of SQL 4 CDS. Some of the highlights: Daryl is allergic to duck eggs Scott looks like a quail egg person Variables and For Loop Support in SQL 4 CDS Execution plan view SQL 4 CDS now provides an ADO connection Possible uses for it Naming things is one of the hardest things in Computer Science Where the TDS endpoint is still useful Current limitations with TDS endpoint .NET Core connector for on-prem databases Mark's Info and other links: Blog - https://markcarrington.dev/ SQL 4 CDS https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/MarkMpn.SQL4CDS/ https://markcarrington.dev/sql-4-cds/ https://github.com/MarkMpn/Sql4Cds Twitter - @MarkMpn LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-carrington-1499a010/ Work https://www.data-8.co.uk/ https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps?search=data8&page=1 Blog posts about the latest updates for SQL 4 CDS https://markcarrington.dev/2022/04/11/sql-4-cds-ado-net-provider/ https://markcarrington.dev/2022/04/11/sql-4-cds-v6-released/ Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Casey Burke and Prabhat Pandey from Microsoft, and chat about the new command designer with Power Fx. Some of the highlights: Various Classic Games History of Commanding How it got pitched/approved Biggest problem Not interrupting customers Integrating with the Solution Model migration Managing the ALM process Integrating with PowerFx Microservices How it works When Ribbon Workbench is still required Do standard Devs write PowerFx? When it is going to be GA Daryl incorrectly calling "the Ribbon Toolbench" TWICE Will unsupported use of OOB library functions break? Casey's Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-burke-microsoft @caseyburke21 Prabhat's Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prabhatpandey @prabhatp Other links: https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/maker/model-driven-apps/command-designer-overview Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Carl Cookson, supposedly (Ex) Developer & fellow MVP, and chat about the new XrmToolBox Tool - BPF To Visio Builder. Some of the highlights: Daryl Read-off-the-people's-Twitter-profile LaBar Do former Devs need to keep up their Dev chops? Does someone need to be a good developer to be a good manager? Field games that the hosts and the guest are familiar with Other XrmToolBox tools that Carl built under the name of LinkeD365 Using documentation tools to capture a snapshot of the delivered system What's the gap that you cannot document now in XrmToolBox Benefits of automating the documentation Documentation is always out of Date Copypasta Carl's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlcookson @LinkeD365 Blog: https://linked365.blog BPFs To Visio: https://linked365.blog/BPFToVisio Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Daryl and Scott interview Clément Olivier, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about the new XrmToolBox Tool - PCF to BPF. Some of the highlights: Gardening Podcast PCF to BPF How Custom Controls are added to BPF Table FormXml Adding Choices field to Data Step of BPF Crashing the XrmToolBox Worldwide What Clément didn't test Virtual DOM for Fluent What are the bounds on a PCF control in the BPF Clément's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemolivier @Clement0livier Blog: https://stuffandtacos.azurewebsites.net PCF2BPF: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.PCF2BPF Buy him a coffee if you appreciate his contribution to the community: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clementolivier Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com