XrmToolCast

Some of the highlights:

• A fully caffeinated Scott
• Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data
• Configuration Data Migration Tool
• Package Deployer
• Extreme Programming
• Test Driven Development
• 100% code coverage
• Playwright
• RegX101

Andrew's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewvogel7
• GitHub: https://github.com/abvogel 
• Microsoft.Xrm.Devops.Data repo: https://github.com/abvogel/Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data 

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk amongst themselves, diving into Scott's time serving as a judge at ACDC, the Canadian Power Platform Summit, and Daryl's new IOC framework. Daryl also withholds and then re-releases his love for Scott, and Scott confesses his inner most TypeScript/C# brain farts.

Links:

• Daryl's IOC Wiki
• Canadian Power Platform Summit
• ACDC: Artic Cloud Developer Challenge

Some of the highlights:

• Scott Partying at Disney/Universal Studios
• PACX
• Lazy Italian Developers
• Automatically generate documentation at compile time
• Daryl and Scott give Ricardo homework
• Polymorphic lookup creation command
• XrmToolBox Tools
  • _n.ConstantsExtractor
  • _n.EnvironmentComparer
  • _n.EnvironmentSolutionsComparer
  • _n.ModernThemeBuilder
  • _n.SolutionManager
• Generate Wiki Style Documentation for Dataverse Tables
• Please submit PRs for the PACX

Riccardo's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardogregori
• GitHub: https://github.com/neronotte
• PACX repo: https://github.com/neronotte/Greg.Xrm.Command
• XrmToolBox Tools repo: https://github.com/neronotte/Greg.Xrm
  • Tool Reviews
  • https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nenvironmentcomparer.html
  • https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nenvironmentssolutioncomparer.html
  • https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nsolutionmanager.html

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

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Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• Ethical Hacking
• Security doing Custom Pro Dev vs Low Code
• Scotts as a Service
• PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse
  • See all attributes
  • Edit attributes
  • Quickly update actions or variables of cloud flows

Erik's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-donker-50a887bb
• @kire_devs_hacks
• GitHub: https://github.com/kiredevsandhacks
• PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prettifymywebapi-for-micr/pcgbnpkpijlcjeleijaaahlonafdlfno/related?utm_source=xrmtc
  • Video: https://youtu.be/dDXrg2Qi6Kc
  • Quickly editing cloud flow definition: https://youtu.be/FM1MVLqB7Pc
• GotDibbs Toolbox for Dynamics 365/CRM: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gotdibbs-toolbox-for-dyna/ajhcbjjgonogiifldoofdeonjclcehkh

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In Episode 105 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Sara Laqerquist, a fellow BizApps MVP about her experiences building modern apps using the Creator Kit.

Some of the highlights:

• Sara can't grow a mustache for ACDC.
• We get by with a little help from our friends.
• Jonas taught Sara what to do, then told her not to do it!
• Are the Fluent 2 Modern Controls competing with the Fluent 1 controls?
• Being frustrated with model driven apps and solving with custom pages.
• When do you use choose custom pages over sticking with OOB functionality?
• Everything creates technique debt!
• Darly gives everyone tape dispensers!
• Benedikt Bergmann will find a way!

Sara's Info:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saralagerquist/ 
• X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/lagerquistsara
• Blog: https://saralagerquist.com/ 

Links:

• Fluent 2 Design System - https://fluent2.microsoft.design/
• Creator Kit - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/creator-kit/overview  
• Modern Controls in Power Apps - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/modern-controls/overview-modern-controls 
• Arctic Cloud Devloper Challenge (ACDC) - https://www.arcticclouddeveloperchallenge.net/ 
• ColorCloud Conference in Haburg 18-19 April 2024 - https://colorcloud.rocks/ 

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In Episode 104 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Nick Doelman, former BizApps MVP about his experiences being an MVP, moving to Microsoft and then leaving to follow his passion for Power Platform training.

Some of the highlights:

• Scott reveals the not-so-secret news of him moving to work for Microsoft
• Daryl and Scott might have secret matching tattoos
• Nick has had to pay for his first conference
• What it's like transitioning from an MVP to a ‘blue badge’
• Nick provides insider info on the pros and cons of working at Microsoft
• Shout-out to The Power Platform Boost Podcast

Nick’s Info:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdoelman
• X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/readyxrm
• Blog: https://readyxrm.blog

Power Platform Boost Podcast:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@powerplatformboost
• X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatboost
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• Shout out to Milo (Scott's Dog)
• The Flow Execution History
  • Came about because of beer
  • Allows for filtering the flow history to find
  • Authenticating to the Power Automate API
• Ninjas for the common good
• Stretch goals
  • Flow API wrapper
  • Plugin Trace Viewer for Flows
• Are Correlation IDs for plug-in and flow the same for the same event?
• Power Platform Boost Podcast: https://powerplatformboost.buzzsprout.com
• Amount of time to build the tool: Expected vs Actual
• Fudge Episode
  • https://www.uranusgeneralstore.com/ - The Best Fudge Comes From Uranus!
• How to contribute to the tool authors
• The Ninja broke his arm
• Burger King Crowns

Ivan's Info:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DynamicsNinja
• GitHub: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja
• Blog: https://dynamicsninja.blog
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanficko
• Email: ivan.ficko@outlook.com

Ivan's Tools:

• PCF Generator: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/generator-pcf
• Flow Execution History: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/FlowExecutionHistory
• Power BI Embedder: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/PowerBiEmbedder
• Fast Record Counter: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/FastRecordCounter
• In-App Notification Builder: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/InAppNotificationBuilder
• Advanced App Manager: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/AdvancedAppManager
• Marketing Custom Channel Manager: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/MarketingCustomChannelManager

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• Scott's lack of martial arts
• Default environments
• Do's and Don'ts of default environments
• Staying away from SharePoint
• Environment routing
• What is a Managed Env?
  • Reporting
  • Security restrictions
  • ALM pipelines
• Renaming default environments

EY's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrmninja
• @thecrmninja
• Blog: https://thecrm.ninja
• Blog post on Default Environment - Default Environment - How to handle? » The CRM Ninja

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• What are Dependent Assembly plug-ins and how it got started
• The complexity of getting this feature ready for GA
• ILMerge vs Dependent Assembly plug-ins
• The problem with using ILMerge for plug-ins
• How to have a shared dependent assembly for multiple plug-ins
• Size limit for plug-in package
• How to register the NuGet package using the Plug-in Registration tool
• Will it be possible to get a null value from the attribute without value in a plug-in image
• Support of Dependent Assembly plug-ins in Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio
• Pro Dev office hours
• Which tools are being used in the community for Power Platform development
• Debugging plug-ins with PRT

Asif's Info

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddiqiaasif

Marcel's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbf
• @marcel_ferreira
• Pro Dev office hours: https://aka.ms/ProDevOfficeHours
• Share your ideas at Pro Dev team GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-vscode/discussions
• Power Platform Developer Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform
• Power Platform developer tools team e-mail: ppdevtools@microsoft.com

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This is the hundredth episode of our podcast dedicated to the XrmToolBox, the ultimate set of tools for Dynamics 365, with Business Applications MVPs Daryl Labar, Scott Durow, Jonas Rapp, and Tanguy Touzard, the creator of the XrmToolBox.

Some of the highlights:

• AI is an answer to everything
• How things have changed since the first episode
• The background story of the latest XrmToolBox UI update
• The process of releasing new versions of XrmToolBox and horror stories
• The backend engine of XrmToolBox powered by the Power Platform
• Daily Active Users (DAU) of XrmToolBox
• What would be the name of XrmToolBox if it was named today
• Upgrade plan of XrmToolBox to .NET Framework 4.8
• Web-based tools inside WinForms XrmToolBox
• It works on my machine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• Focus hours for Jonas and Tanguy to work on community tools
• x3 recently released tools by Jonas
• Communication channel for XrmToolBox changes
• Enhancement suggestions for XrmToolBox 

Jonas's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/rappen
• @rappen
• Blog: https://jonasr.app
• GitHub: https://github.com/rappen
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JonasRappMVP
• Shuffle Tools: https://jonasr.app/shuffle

Tanguy's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanguytouzard
• @TanguyTOUZARD
• @XrmToolBox
• Blog: http://mscrmtools.blogspot.com
• GitHub: https://github.com/MscrmTools

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• MVP Summit newbie stories
• Matthew's first podcast experience
• What is a custom page for model-driven apps
• When you stick with a model-driven app vs creating a custom page.
• How to make a custom page consistent with a model-drive app.
• Creator Kit Controls vs Modern Controls
• Points vs Pixels
• Chicken Burgers vs Chicken Sandwich
• When to or when not to use AI
• Matthew and Scott share their canvas apps/custom page wishlist

Matthew's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-devaney-6499271b7
• @mattbdevaney
• Blog: https://www.matthewdevaney.com
• Overview of custom pages for model-driven apps
  : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/model-driven-apps/model-app-page-overview

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• Developers, Developers, Developers
• Personal Trash Can Environment
• License requirements
• Dataverse is like a drug, and the first dev env is free
• Limitations of dev env
• Treating dev environments as "cattle"
• Power Platform pipelines and dev env
• Governance of dev env
• Development environments of power

MK's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mk-bajwa
• About the Power Apps Developer Plan: https://learn.microsoft.com/power-platform/developer/plan
• Making Dataverse available for all makers: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/making-it-easier-to-work-with-dataverse

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• History of PowerApps Helper VSCode Extension
• Where can we get this tool
• Features of the tool
  • Creation of Custom Connectors
  • Visualization of Environments
  • Visualization of Solution Dependencies
• Scott and Michael talk about bearer tokens
• Advice on writing a new VS Code extension
• Michael suggests splitting your custom connectors from your canvas apps
• A deep dive Power Platform ALM
• ChatGPT writes a VS Code extension to connect to Dataverse
• When you're dead, it's hard to learn more
• The joy of preview

Michael's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmegel
• @MMe2K
• Blog: https://never-stop-learning.de
• PowerApps Helper (VSCode Marketplace): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=megel.mme2k-powerapps-helper
• PowerApps Helper (GitHub): https://github.com/megel/powerapps-helper

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• What does Global Blackbelt do
• Why ALM, Pipeline, DevOps, etc. become a hot topic lately in Power Platform
• How long have Power Platform pipelines been available
• What are people using it for
• A typical cycle of projects from beginning to moving into production
• What are the recommendations before even starting the pipelines
• Not to close down the creativity of the makers
• Elevated pitch for Power Platform pipelines
• What kind of user-friendly error messages do Power Platform pipelines show for missing artefacts
• How easy it is to set up the Power Platform pipelines
• How do Power Platform pipelines handle some of the prompts during the solution import process (Connection Reference, Environment Variable, etc.)
• Best way to set up Power Platform pipelines
• What happens once we enable managed environments for a particular environment

Carsten's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/carstengroth
• @carsten_growth
• Blog: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com
• Pipelines in Power Platform is Generally Available (GA): https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/pipelines-in-power-platform-is-generally-available-ga
• Power Platform pipelines blog post series
  • https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/power-platform-pipelines
  • The Admin View: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/08/power-platform-pipelines-the-admin-view
  • Makers & Environment Variables: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/power-platform-makers-environment-variables
  • The Security Model: https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/20/power-platform-pipelines-the-security-model

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Some of the highlights:

• Games
  • Factorio
  • Age Of Empires
• ChatGPT
• Bing Chat
• Some of the highs and lows of ChatGPT
• Ethics and AI
• Tome - AI-powered tool to generate slide deck
• beHuman – AI yourself in presentations
• D-ID - AI-generated video creation platform
• Runway - content creation with artificial intelligence
• Nvidia Eye Contact AI from Broadcast 1.4

Kristine's Info and other links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-kolodziejski
• @kristinekk94
• Blog: https://www.kristinekolodziejski.com
• Github: https://github.com/misskristine94
• ChatGPT PCF Control by Danish: https://pcf.gallery/chatgpt-control
  
  • YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/qDMOvLGCzHM

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Daryl and Scott interview Clément Olivier, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about his original tools for the XrmToolBox, the Delta Plugins, and the new tool which allows you to rename the views in bulk.

Some of the highlights:

• Delta Plugins: Local Assembly vs CRM - to compare the plugins classes Plugin between the local vs the plugin assembly registered in the Dataverse environment
• Delta Plugin Steps between two environments
  • to compare plugin steps between two of your environments
  • export the results into an Excel sheet
• Daryl overwhelmed a new grad with a code review
• Using Preview features in production
• Pain points with the solution management
• View Renamer - bulk search and replace to bulk rename the views
• Homework for Clement from the hosts

Clément's Info and other links:

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemolivier
  • @Clement0livier
  • Blog: https://stuffandtacos.azurewebsites.net
  • Delta Plugins: Local Assembly vs CRM: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.DeltaAssemblyvsCrm
  • Delta Plugin Steps between two environments: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.DeltaAssemblyvsCrm
  • View Renamer: https://github.com/carfup/XTBPlugins.ViewRenamer
  • Buy him a coffee if you appreciate his contribution to the community: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clementolivier
  • Previous episodes with Clément
    • The Business Process Flow Manager w/ Clement Olivier & Gus Gonzalez: https://xrmtoolcast.libsyn.com/the-business-process-flow-manager-w-clement-olivier-gus-gonzalez
    • The Quick Edit Form, A PCF Control: https://xrmtoolcast.libsyn.com/the-quick-edit-form-a-pcf-control
    • New XrmToolBox Tool PCF to BPF with Clément Olivier: https://xrmtoolcast.libsyn.com/new-xrmtoolbox-tool-pcf-to-bpf-with-clment-olivier

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, Nathan Helgren, about the Virtual Tables.

Some of the highlights:

• Nathan's 25 years at MS
• What are Virtual Tables (VT)?
• Difference between a Connector and a VT
• Create virtual tables using the virtual connector provider
• Virtual Dad Jokes abound
• Virtualize all the things?
• Building Power Apps using 100% virtual tables
• What are the VT Limits? 
  • No Audit functionality
  • No Rollup or Joins between VT
• How VT security works
• GUID column is still a hard requirement for VT
• Query through TDS endpoint from SQL VT
• Benefits of pulling through data in real-time in VT
• Making more data sources available for the virtual connector provider
• Reasons to re-visit VT again for those who have used it long ago

Nathan's Info and other links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhelgren
• Online documents:
  • Create virtual tables using connectors https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/create-virtual-tables-using-connectors
  • Known limitations and troubleshooting with virtual tables https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/limits-tshoot-virtual-tables
  • Setting up relationships with virtual tables with Power Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/setup-virtual-table-relationships
• Videos:
  • Virtual tables overview: https://youtu.be/weyEDIKhi18
  • Create virtual tables: https://youtu.be/ttw4bF1mT3g
  • Integrate virtual tables with Dataverse: https://youtu.be/gjum546ycpg

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

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Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, Scott Sewell, about the Power BI Dynamics 365 Sales Templates.

Some of the highlights:

• Daryl's Europe trip
• Scott's superpower is working with Data, from SSIS/Kingswaysoft to SSRS to Power BI
• How Scott got into using the Titanic
• What not to do when starting with Power BI
• Scott explains a star schema for Daryl
• Scott walks through his Power BI Templates
• Using pre-GA Power BI Solution imports
• Scott shares his proposal story

Scott's Info and other links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mscottsewell
• Twitter: @scottsewell
• GitHub: https://github.com/mscottsewell
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MSFT_ScottSewell
• Power BI ❤️ Dynamics 365 Sales! Report Templates - https://github.com/mscottsewell/Power-BI-D365-Sales
• Power BI modeling guidance for Power Platform - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/powerbi-modeling-guidance-for-power-platform
• A "Solution" for Power BI with Dynamics 365 Sales - https://youtu.be/mcdpm_5skpA

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Julian Sharp, about the study groups that he runs for the Microsoft certification exams.

Some of the highlights:

• Julian's impressive beard
• Study Groups
  • Meet twice a week, Thursday Evening and Sunday Morning
  • Run on Teams
  • 10 sessions over a couple of months
  • Ask users to show up, ask questions
• How do people decide where to specialize?
• Microsoft Power Up
• Julians Flow vs Logic Apps Preferences
• Julian's love for Goals in the Sales Exams

Julian's Info and other links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliansharp
• Twitter: @juliandynamics
• Blog: https://ukcrm.wordpress.com

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft employee Kartik Kanakasabesan about the Power Apps CLI.

Some of the highlights:

• The origin and history of the PAC
• New Tools to install using PAC
• Submitting a PR to PAC
• Using PAC in Azure DevOps
• PAC Canvas Create

Kartik's Info and other links:

• Kartik Kanakasabesan - LinkedIn
• @kkanakas
• List of Kartik blog posts - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/author/kartikka
• Related blog posts
  • Power Platform Developer Tools monthly release blog - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developer-tools-monthly-release-september-refresh
  • PAC Canvas Create - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/automatically-create-a-power-app-from-a-rest-api
  • PAC CLI in Azure DevOps - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-version-of-power-platform-build-tools-and-a-feature-packed-update-of-power-platform-cli
• Dataverse Service Client - https://github.com/microsoft/PowerPlatform-DataverseServiceClient
• NuGet Packages
  • PP CLI on Windows - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI
  • PP CLI on Linux - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI.Core.linux-x64
  • PP CLI on OSX64 - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI.Core.osx-x64
• GitHub repository
  • Github Actions - https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-actions
  • VS Code extension - https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-vscode

Microsoft will be opening up the pac cli code on GitHub as read only soon for the time being please submit PAC CLI requests in these GitHub repos or send your feedback to ISVFeedback@microsoft.com.

Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes.

Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser.

Your hosts:
Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar
Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow

Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com