Dataverse Metadata in FetchXML Builder

2021-10-122021-10-12 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ Leave a comment

I like smart tools.
I like smart code.
I don’t like smart tools and cool code – if I have to write it again.

One of the best XrmToolBox tools is the Metadata Browser – at least for me 😊

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New Tool: Portal Entity Permission Manager

2021-02-052021-02-06 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ Leave a comment

Working with Entity Permissions for Power Apps Portals is not always as smooth as you might want it to be. This new tool lets you visually see and work with the different types of permissions and their hierarchies, and makes it easier to get it right the first time.

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Bulk Data Updater documentation

2020-12-132020-12-13 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 2 Comments

Documentation is finally available for Bulk Data Updater for XrmToolBox!

👉 Read all about it here: Bulk Data Updater for Microsoft Dataverse

FetchXML Builder July 2020 Release

2020-07-222020-09-10 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 3 Comments

With the July 2020 release of FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox the new Column Comparison feature of the FetchXML language is supported. Read more about all new features and fixes below.

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New website launched: fetchxmlbuilder.com

2020-07-202020-07-20 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 1 Comment

Any tool worth its salt deserves a dedicated website. Six years after initial release, FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox finally has its own home on the Internet.

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Conditional Unique Auto Number Sequences in Microsoft Dynamics 365 / CRM

2020-03-052020-08-21 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 12 Comments

A common request for Auto Numbers in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CDS/CRM) is to have one number field with different formats and unique sequences based on data on the record or it’s parents.
I call this “Conditional Unique Auto Number Sequences”.

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NEW Release: UML Diagram Generator

2020-02-062020-08-21 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 2 Comments

Read all about the UML Diagram Generator tool that generates PlantUML files from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 / Common Data Service metadata:

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NEW Release: Power Apps Checker for XrmToolBox

2019-12-012020-09-10 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 2 Comments

Read all about this new tool utilizing the Power Apps Checker API here: https://powerappschecker.com

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The Milliseconds Are Here!

2019-04-292020-09-10 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 1 Comment

Ever since I started using the Plugin Trace Log for investigation of my plugins around three years ago, I have wondered why we don’t have timestamps with better granularity than seconds.
As I expressed it in an article from 2017:

Given the CPU power we have today, it is just incomprehensible why we should not get more detail in the timing of plugin execution.
It is like defining my age by saying I was born sometime during the second half of the 20th century.
From A Canary in CRM

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Dynamic content in Auto Numbers for Microsoft Dynamics 365 / CRM

2019-02-142020-09-10 ~ Jonas Rapp ~ 10 Comments

As the creator of the Auto Number Manager tool in XrmToolBox, I get two questions more than any other questions:

How can I number existing records?
How can I add dynamic content to the numbers?

In a previous article I gave my solution to the first question. I will now dive into the second one and show a simple way of adding dynamic information from the numbered entity and related entities into the numbered attribute.

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Dataverse Metadata in FetchXML Builder

I like smart tools.
I like smart code.
I don’t like smart tools and cool code – if I have to write it again.

Like this:

New Tool: Portal Entity Permission Manager

Working with Entity Permissions for Power Apps Portals is not always as smooth as you might want it to be. This new tool lets you visually see and work with the different types of permissions and their hierarchies, and makes it easier to get it right the first time.

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Bulk Data Updater documentation

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FetchXML Builder July 2020 Release

With the July 2020 release of FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox the new Column Comparison feature of the FetchXML language is supported. Read more about all new features and fixes below.

Like this:

New website launched: fetchxmlbuilder.com

Any tool worth its salt deserves a dedicated website. Six years after initial release, FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox finally has its own home on the Internet.

Like this:

Conditional Unique Auto Number Sequences in Microsoft Dynamics 365 / CRM

A common request for Auto Numbers in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CDS/CRM) is to have one number field with different formats and unique sequences based on data on the record or it’s parents.
I call this “Conditional Unique Auto Number Sequences”.

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NEW Release: UML Diagram Generator

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NEW Release: Power Apps Checker for XrmToolBox

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The Milliseconds Are Here!

Ever since I started using the Plugin Trace Log for investigation of my plugins around three years ago, I have wondered why we don’t have timestamps with better granularity than seconds.
As I expressed it in an article from 2017:

Like this:

Dynamic content in Auto Numbers for Microsoft Dynamics 365 / CRM

As the creator of the Auto Number Manager tool in XrmToolBox, I get two questions more than any other questions:

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Working with Entity Permissions for Power Apps Portals is not always as smooth as you might want it to be. This new tool lets you visually see and work with the different types of permissions and their hierarchies, and makes it easier to get it right the first time.

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With the July 2020 release of FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox the new Column Comparison feature of the FetchXML language is supported. Read more about all new features and fixes below.

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Any tool worth its salt deserves a dedicated website. Six years after initial release, FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox finally has its own home on the Internet.

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A common request for Auto Numbers in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CDS/CRM) is to have one number field with different formats and unique sequences based on data on the record or it’s parents.I call this “Conditional Unique Auto Number Sequences”.

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Ever since I started using the Plugin Trace Log for investigation of my plugins around three years ago, I have wondered why we don’t have timestamps with better granularity than seconds.As I expressed it in an article from 2017:

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As the creator of the Auto Number Manager tool in XrmToolBox, I get two questions more than any other questions:

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Like this:

I like smart tools.
I like smart code.
I don’t like smart tools and cool code – if I have to write it again.

A common request for Auto Numbers in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CDS/CRM) is to have one number field with different formats and unique sequences based on data on the record or it’s parents.
I call this “Conditional Unique Auto Number Sequences”.

Ever since I started using the Plugin Trace Log for investigation of my plugins around three years ago, I have wondered why we don’t have timestamps with better granularity than seconds.
As I expressed it in an article from 2017: