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 →
No-Code Hack – Use Calculated Fields for Event Age Validation
This past weekend I was at Dynamics Power Saturday in Amsterdam an delivered a session I call "No-Code Hacks". One of my hacks was to show how you can solve a requirement for age limit at event by only using customization, a requirement usually solved with JavaScript. What is a Hack? To start with I... Continue Reading →
How To Change Default Appointment Behaviour In Unified Interface
Recently I came across an inconsistent behavior regarding the Appointments entity in the UI (Unified Interface) compared to the Classic Interface. I asked my best friend Google... uhm I mean... Bing for advice but didn't find anything to help me so I opened a Microsoft support case about it. This is the response I got:... Continue Reading →
Get Fields From Related Records Using Actions
Have you ever had that requirement where you know you can solve most of it with a workflow but the information you are after is one relationship too far away? For example:I have a custom entity called Event Registration that is related to Contact but the discount information is placed on Account. This article will... Continue Reading →
Refining your Resource search in URS
In my previous post I wrote about how to enable a custom entity for scheduling with Universal Resource Scheduling, a part of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement. In this post I will take it one step further, and help to refine our resource search with the help of a workflow. This is part of a series... Continue Reading →
Sara Lagerquist 