Dynamics Customer Voice is the survey tool that stores all its data in Dataverse. Dataverse have quite the process to maintain a healthy ALM and deployment process, but if you plan to include Customer Voice in your solution it can complicate things. This is how I solved this challenge, with help and inspiration from my... Continue Reading →
A Double Expand Query and Some Missing Dynamic Content in Power Automate
Just earlier this week I had to do a double expand (getting data from a table that are two relationships away) and realized that when I did that, I didn't get any dynamic content. Bleh. Well. Not too difficult to solve with an expression, continue to read to find out how. An example scenario So... Continue Reading →
Child flows in Power Automate Compared to Child Workflows
The child flow feature in Power Automate differs from how the child workflow feature from the classic workflow engine in Dynamics 365 works. This article will take you through how you can build your first child flows in Power Automate and what to expect to be different from what you might be used to. Start... Continue Reading →
Compare Classic Workflows to Power Automate Flows
This past weekend I was in Amsterdam and presented on the differences between classic workflows and flows in Power Automate. It was such a great event, and a subject dear to my heart. I'm sharing my slides from the session if you would like to get an overview of my conclusions. Ask away if you... Continue Reading →
CDS vs CDS: What Connector should I use in Power Automate?
I see lots of questions regarding the best way to connect to a dynamics environment with Power Automate and people who struggle to find functionality that should be offered but not sure where to look. It's not clear as crystal that there are two available CDS Connectors in Power Automate and what differs the two.... Continue Reading →
Deploy Your CDS Flows Without Updating the Connection
Have you tried to deploy Solutions containing Flows? Do you always spend time on updating the connections in your target environment? You might not have to. Updating Connections The ALM story of Flows still have quite a journey to go. If you've ever deployed a solution with Flows you've noticed that they are generally turned... Continue Reading →
Be Lazy: Filter List Records in Power Automate with FetchXML Builder
If you navigate to the classic workflow designer you've probably seen the recommendation to use Microsoft Flow for background workflows. Although we're not completely there yet with parity between the two - Power Automate is the way forward. Without mentioning all the differences between Flows and Classic Workflows, Power Automate has one HUGE advantage: List... Continue Reading →
Retrieve Records in N:N relationships with FetchXML and the New CDS Connector in Microsoft Flow
Have you tried to retrieve a list of records in Flow and had to go trough a many to many relationship condition? If you have I can relate to the frustration and complication that task brought. Earlier this week I found a solution - and it was easy, really easy. Let me show you what... Continue Reading →
Getting a Dynamics 365 Trial with URS
Universal Resource Scheduling (URS) is not a standalone Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement First Party App like Sales, Customer Service, Field Service or Project Service Automation. Therefore there's been some confusion about how to get a hold of a trial that have URS installed. Well - let's clarify how in this article. URS (Universal Resource Scheduling)... Continue Reading →
Geocode a Custom Entity with Microsoft Flow
One of my favorite features with URS is the ability to search for Resources based on their location and even get estimated travel time calculated into the result view on the schedule board. You can view your Resources and your Resource Requirements in a map view and even see real time traffic. To be able... Continue Reading →