Power Pages Fundamentals #4: Understanding Power Pages Website Lifecycle: From Trial to Production : Quick Read Series

Power Pages offers a flexible platform for building custom websites and web applications. One key aspect to understand is the lifecycle of a Power Pages website , which dictates its lifespan and potential actions you can take as an administrator. This blog post aims to provide a neutral and comprehensive overview of this lifecycle, guiding …

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Power Pages Fundamentals #3: Power Pages Architecture : Quick Read Series

Exploring the Architecture of Power Pages Power Pages stands out as a robust platform offering security, scalability, and high availability, empowering users to construct mission-critical websites tailored to various business needs. Understanding Power Pages Architecture Every Power Pages website in production adheres to a meticulously crafted architecture, meticulously optimized for scalability and ensuring high availability. …

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Power Pages Fundamentals #2: Power Pages Capabilities : Quick Read Series

The enhanced design studio in Power Pages offers four distinct workspaces: Pages Workspace: Create, design, and arrange webpages. Styling Workspace: Apply styles and themes to your site. Data Workspace: Create and modify Microsoft Dataverse tables for data-driven web applications. Set Up Workspace: Handle administration and site management. Responsive Rendering: Built on Bootstrap, Power Pages inherently …

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Power Pages Fundamentals #1: What is Power Pages : Quick Read Series

Microsoft Power Pages is a versatile, enterprise-level, low-code software as a service (SaaS) solution designed for the creation, hosting, and management of contemporary external-facing business websites. Whether you identify as a low-code enthusiast or a professional developer, Power Pages facilitates the swift design, configuration, and publication of websites that seamlessly operate across various web browsers …

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Back to Basics # 71: Filter SubGrid Using a Webresource in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: There was a requirement to filter records in a subgrid through code without creating a separate View for a record in Dynamics CRM . To achieve this functionality we can leverage SetFilterXML attribute that was present on formcontext object of CRM Form.As an example for a selected account , related contacts for an account …

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Back to Basics # 70: Run JavaScript from Ribbon WorkBench in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: There are many projects which works on earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, so to call a JavaScript function from a new custom button that was kept on an entity specific Home Page Grid/Main Form’s Tab / SubGrid Main Tab we must use Ribbon Work Bench extension inside Dynamics Environment. As an example, contact …

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Back to Basics # 69: Usage of Parameters from Modern Command Designer in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: During certain scenarios we must pass parameters from the modern command designer so that they can be used inside JavaScript. In Classic Version of CRM, we have the option to pass execution context as first parameter under handler properties for a JavaScript type (Library)Webresource so that it can be used as a form context …

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Back to Basics # 68: Run JavaScript from Modern Command Designer in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: During certain scenarios we must call JavaScript from Command bar present in a ribbon for every Dynamics CRM Form. As an example, contact main form was used in a model driven app to explain this scenario. Step 1: Login to the required environment and select required solution [Contact Customizations Solution in this case] as …

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Back to Basics # 67: Working with External API inside Html Webresource in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: During certain scenarios we must integrate external API inside Dynamics CRM. As an example, a Wikimedia free api was used to explain this. Step 1: Login to the required environment and select required solution [Contact Customizations Solution in this case] as shown in the   below figure. Step 2: After Step 1, create a Webresource …

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Back to Basics # 66: Working with a Html Webresource in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: During certain scenarios we must build a custom html to show data from Dynamics CRM as per customer requirement. As an example, a separate tab was shown on contact form to show selected contact’s Account Address details in the below Step 1: Login to the required environment and select required solution [Contact Customizations Solution …

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