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[Solved] Clear lookup field in Dataverse from Power Automate.

You can use below expression to clear lookup field. use null expression in Power Automate. In the power automate use null function in the update step. Now if you run the flow the account lookup gets cleared. Hope this helps.

How to clear lookup field in Dataverse/ Dynamics 365 using canvas app

Here we will see how we can make lookup field blank using Canvas App. I have taken a gallery to display Contacts and displaying the First name, last name and Account. here I have taken a button in every row and trying to make the Account field blank for the selected row from the gallery.…
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How to use Components in Canvas Apps Power Apps – Re-usable components

Components are reusable building blocks for canvas apps so that app makers can create custom controls to use inside an app, or across apps using a component library. Components can use advanced features such as custom properties and enable complex capabilities. This article introduces component concepts and some examples. Read the Microsoft article here. Watch…
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New look for Solution editing in full screen is upcoming for Dataverse

Solutions in Dataverse is the important feature to combine customization components target to be distributable. In last many months the solution editing is revamped with modern way of editings. Still adding more features which will remove the classic solutions. We are a upcoming full screen solution design experience. let us see how it works. Login…
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How to create a shared mailbox for Dynamics 365 Team

Normally when we create teams (Owner Teams/Access Teams/Queues) in Dynamics 365 we require a shared mailbox so that any communication done using the mailbox can be accessed by all members of the team. So in this post we will see how we can create a shared mailbox and use it in teams. Login Office 365…
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Create a Office 365 Group and Add users in the group

Microsoft Says “Microsoft 365 Groups is a service that works with the Microsoft 365 tools you use already so you can collaborate with your teammates when writing documents, creating spreadsheets, working on project plans, scheduling meetings, or sending email.” So the point here is by creating a group we can collaborate with each other that…
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How to add users in Office 365 online

For Dynamics 365 online the Users are added using office 365 online then it will be synched automatically to Dynamics 365. Follow the steps below to add users. Open https://www.office.com/apps and click on Admin icon. Now in the Admin screen Expand Users menu. if you don’t find users menu click on Show All Option to…
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[Solved] User is not showing in Dynamics 365 online users area created in office 365

When you create a User using Office 365 for Dynamics 365 online then sometimes it does not appear in Dynamics 365 Advanced Settings-> Users area. Also if you select “Users with no security Roles” then also you cannot find the user to assign a security role. So follow the below method to solve this. First…
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[Step-by-Step] Custom API in Microsoft Dataverse/Dynamics 365 Configuration and Demo with Plugin

In this post I will explain how you can configure Custom API Request, Custom API Request Parameters and Custom API Response Parameter. DataVerse supports creating custom API so that external applications call the API to perform some custom action. We can also call Plugins from the Custom API. In this post I will show you…
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[Step-by-step] Connect Dynamics 365 Online from Postman using WebAPI Auth 2.0 Authentication

Postman is a very robust application software for testing Web APIs. Dynamics 365 supports Web API interactions to communicate with table data from Public clients using access tokens or ID tokens. Also we can use OAuth 2.0 Authentication to connect for performing WEB API operations. Lets see here step by step how we can connect…
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[Solved] response_type ‘token’ is not enabled for the application in Dynamics 365 and Postman connection

While connecting Dynamics 365 Online using Postman or any other custom code if you get the below error then use the solution here. response_type ‘token’ is not enabled for the application Solution: Open Azure Active Directory and navigate to App Registration area then select the App for which you are using the Client Id. Then…
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Auto Number in Dynamics 365 Plugin or Dataverse plugin

Dataverse already having a AutoNumber data type which we can use to generate auto number for our tables field. But if for some reason if you want to implement Auto Number generation for tables then you can write a plugin which will do the work for you. It requires a configuration table to store current…
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Working with Plug-ins for entities with N:N relationship in DataVerse/Dynamics 365

We all know that (many-to-many) N:N relationship creates an Intersect table. When we add related record for an entity then the Event that is triggered is Associate. For N:N we cannot handle using Create or Update Message. This is specific to N:N relationship. So Here I am presenting how we can handle the plugin code…
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How to know the size of tables in Dataverse or Dynamics 365

Capacity page in the Power Platform Admin Center can be used to extract the details of database size occupied by table within a specific environment. So Lets see how you can check it. Login to Power Platform admin Center using the link https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/ Choose the Capacity option under Resources. Then select Dataverse. If you are using…
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Lookup Field update in Edit Form, Display Form, Gallery using Canvas Apps

When we are working with Canvas Apps we Create, Updated, Retrieve and Delete records for Dataverse or Dynamics 365 tables using Gallery, Forms and other UI components of Canvas Apps. Working with simple Data Type fields is ok but when it is a matter of Look Up Field its not straight forward so we need…
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Connect D365 using ADAL from HTML page from a Single Page Web Application

ADAL script can be downloaded from https://secure.aadcdn.microsoftonline-p.com/lib/1.0.17/js/adal.min.js Create an Empty website and add an HTML page. use the below code for your HTML page. After updating the code, Register an Application in Azure Active Directory. Follow this tutorial to understand how to Register an App in Azure AD and provide required permission for Dynamics 365.…
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Use IDEAS in Power Apps to query data using a natural query language (NQL) with machine learning capability

Microsoft Power Apps Canvas App now supports IDEAS by using which we can use a general natural query language to fetch data from tables such as instead of adding a Data Source we can directly use ideas which pull data. Let us see how we can use IDEAS in Canvas Apps. Login to Power Apps…
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Working with HTML Text Controls inside Power Apps in Canvas Apps

Placing text controls to display or input texts is ok. But when you are ready to use HTML Text control then you have more power to use HTML tags with the text as per your choice. Let us see how we can add this HTML Text in Canvas Apps. Login to Power Apps and create…
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Capture Image using Camera control, Save the image in SharePoint and Send email with attachment in Canvas APP with Power Automate

Using canvas apps we create portable business applications for users. Now in this post I will explain how we can create a canvas app with camera control and on clicking save button how we can call power automate to save the camera captured image in SharePoint and Send an email with the picture as attachment.…
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Configure run after feature for Action Steps in Power Automate

“Configure run after” is an important feature in Microsoft flow. The ability to invoke actions after a successful or failed action is critical when you are implementing your Flows in Microsoft Power Automate. There is a feature of Power Automate that not everyone is aware of yet a very useful one, and that is configuring…
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Do not forget to Add Comments or Notes in Every Action Step in Power Automate or Flow

As a best practice we add comments to our code while developing so that any other user or developer can understand what our code snippet is all about. To have this commenting and note functionality Microsoft Power Automate has a Add Note feature that developers and power users can use for a better visibility and…
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Read More than 5000 records in console app using paging and cookies in Dynamics 365

Normally when we read records from Dynamics 365 using console application it returns 5000 records but if you want to read more records then you have to use paging concept. you can use FetchXML or Query Expression to fetch data. use the below code to do it.

How to track emails and activities from outlook to Dynamics 365

Learn how to track emails and activities from outlook to Dynamics 365.

Connect Dynamics 365 from Console C# Application in MFA Enabled Access using Client Secret and Azure Client ID

We can connect Dynamics 365 using User Name, Password and Dynamics 365 URL and Client ID if Multi factor Authentication (MFA) is not used. When Multi-Factor Authentication is enabled this connection will not work. So for this we have to use Client Secrets for connection. Follow the steps below to connect MFA Enabled Dynamics 365…
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AdalServiceException: AADSTS7000218: The request body must contain the following parameter: ‘client_assertion’ or ‘client_secret’.

While trying to connect Dynamics 365 online from console app sometimes you get the exception. The solution is you have to enables Allow Public client Flow option for the App you registered. Go to Azure Active Directory and open the App Registration then choose Authentication and enable the Allow Public Client Flow then save. Now…
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