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I have quite a long journey to hands-on Dynamics CRM (around six years and still counting), and I have a confession to make. I never use OrganizationServiceContext! This class will allow you to retrieve Dynamics CRM data using the infamous LINQ (Language-Integrated Query) which...
After I examined the potentials of Custom API to redefine how we design the system, I was curious if Custom API will also apply database transactions following the plugin event execution pipeline (Pre Operation - Post Operation will be in the transaction. Meaning if during the...
Last week, we learned about File DataType and created Custom API to get the FileName and the Base64String Content. Which I thought is already good enough based on the last knowledge that I knew. But then I saw a post from Daryl Labar about his XrmToolbox EarlyBound Generator...
Today we will learn how to create a Custom API to get a file from File DataType in CRM. I only knew that CRM got this DataType when I browsed our beloved community forum last week. I can't find the thread already. But in short, the thread started questioning how we could get the...
Have you got an error request time out in the plugin? If the plugin only contains simple business logic, It will not be hard to catch the problem. But what if you got lots of business logic that updating more than one entity? Today we will create simple extension functions that...
One of the topics I wanted to learn and cover is how to do DevOps in a Dataverse environment. DevOps for me is an operation/process that helps to ensure smooth delivery from developer to operation (end-user). The idea is to remove all the unnecessary/recursive processes and...
Let's talk about Dynamics CRM Entity Relationship behavior! There are several behaviors in Dynamics CRM that we can apply to fit our requirements. With this blog post, I hope we can learn together about those options. Creating a lookup will automatically create a relationship But...
To be honest with you guys, I rarely playing with Canvas Apps. The first time I hands-on to the Canvas Apps was when Malaysia Dynamics 365 User Group App in a day event back in 2019. And then for this week's blog post because I run out of ideas while waiting on my submission for...
Finally, I found how to call Custom Action from Xrm.WebApi.execute function. The funny thing is, the method has already been in place for a long time. I just realized how to call it after I have the curiosity to get the EnvironmentVariable effectively in Javascript (for calling...
If your organization got connected with lots of source systems, the most common request from management is to log the requests and check the result from the source system so we can analyze the log/provide the log for checking process. So today, we will learn how to create a...