Category Archives: Microsoft PowerApps

Multiselect Lookup control PCF now available in Dynamics 365 CRM

Introduction: With the release of the Power Apps Component Framework, the focus has now drastically shifted to designing a UI that is intuitive to use especially one that requires minimal clicks to get going. N: N relationships have long been a touchy topic, here, where if you would like to associate more than one record… Read More: Multiselect Lookup control PCF now available in Dynamics 365 CRM »

How to programmatically call UpdateView in PCF using requestRender

Introduction: If you know Power Apps Component Framework, then you must know the updateView method, which is one of the standard methods of PCF. The updateView method is triggered only when the PCF control is refreshed or rendered and shows us the updated data on our control. We work on the dataset as well as… Read More: How to programmatically call UpdateView in PCF using requestRender »

How to create simple Lookup using PCF Control

Introduction: With recent updates to the PowerApps Component Framework (PCF), developers can now create custom PCF controls for lookup fields a capability that was not supported earlier. Previously, lookup fields in Dataverse and model-driven apps could not be directly bound to PCF controls in a supported manner. However, Microsoft introduced the Lookup.Simple property type, which… Read More: How to create simple Lookup using PCF Control »

How to convert an editable Basic Form (Entity Form) to read mode programmatically in Power Apps Portal

Introduction: We recently had a requirement in Power Apps Partner Portal where client wanted the basic form (entity form) of quote to be editable for quotes with most of the status reasons under status “Draft”. But client also wanted to restrict users making any change to the quote from Portal for some status reasons even… Read More: How to convert an editable Basic Form (Entity Form) to… »

Controlling Typeahead Search Trigger in the Advanced Lookup

Introduction: We are already aware of the Advanced Lookup feature that Microsoft has added in the Release 2021 Wave 1. And along with it some additional features have been introduced to trigger a typeahead search in Advanced Lookup behavior i.e., “Minimum number of characters to trigger typeahead search” and “Delay between character inputs that will… Read More: Controlling Typeahead Search Trigger in the Advanced Lookup »

Get 360 degrees view of your Customer using Dynamics Customer Insights

A recent addition to the suite of “insights” applications has been the Dynamics Customer Insights. This is a standalone application that can be subscribed to and is part of their Customer Data Platform offering. The idea behind this app being the ability to collate customer information including transaction history or behavioral actions across multiple systems… Read More: Get 360 degrees view of your Customer using Dynamics Customer… »

How to Read and Set Date Format of Logged-in User in PCF Control

Introduction Recently in our PCF control, we got the requirement that when the user selects a date from the calendar control then that date format should be of logged-in user. In this blog, we will check how to achieve the same. Scenario: Here is my current user settings in Dynamics 365 CRM. As you can… Read More: How to Read and Set Date Format of Logged-in User… »

Behavior Properties in Canvas Power App

Canvas App is no code/low code business app with which you can design the app by dragging and dropping elements onto a canvas. Canvas app is used to build mobile apps with various functionalities. Recently, we had a client requirement and to fulfill this requirement we needed to create multiple screens where some of the… Read More: Behavior Properties in Canvas Power App »

How to Hide Portal Search for Anonymous Users in PowerApps Portal

Introduction We recently had a requirement in Power Apps Partner Portal where the client specifically wanted Portal search option you see in the navigation bar to be seen and accessible ONLY for users who logs into the portal. With this, non-authenticated users will have no unauthorized access to CRM data visible in portal even via… Read More: How to Hide Portal Search for Anonymous Users in PowerApps… »