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Early dive into Dataverse Long Term Data Retention

The feature formerly known as “Archival” has a new name – long term data retention and this long awaited feature is now available as a public preview in Sandbox environments so I’ve taken the opportunity to spin up a new Read more…

By Matt, 2 yearsJune 19, 2023 ago

Power Automate Custom Connector Series #5 – RegExReplace

It’s been a while… I’ve released a number of custom connectors in the past and whilst I’ve still been playing with custom connectors, it’s been a while since I’ve actually released one but it’s time again. This custom connector has Read more…

By Matt, 3 yearsFebruary 22, 2022 ago

Implementing OnKeyPress in Power Apps

I was recently in contact with Damien Bird – check out his website for great content and some fascinating stories – via Data8 and we were talking about a requirement for addressing software in Power Apps with a focus around Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsSeptember 29, 2021 ago

Introducing Dataverse Format Changer in XrmToolBox

A very recent blog post and update came out from Microsoft which revealed you can now do something I know some people have wanted to do for the longest time – change the format of a field. Historically if you Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsSeptember 13, 2021 ago

Saving Dataverse capacity by deleting useless emails

Recently I had an issue with Dataverse capacity and at the same time, I knew of at least 2 of my clients who also had a Dataverse capacity problem and the one thing we all had in common – activities Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsAugust 9, 2021 ago

Extending Power Automate Custom Connectors with C#

A new feature has recently got into public preview by Microsoft, which is the ability to manipulate your requests and or responses from a custom connector within the Power Automate platform. This, as far as I can remember, is the Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsJuly 31, 2021 ago

The learning never stops

On May 1st, I was honoured to be awarded Microsoft MVP in the Business Application category and I was well and truly humbled. Since then however, it’s truly been non stop with all sorts of changes coming at me. One Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsJune 3, 2021 ago

Simplifying Power Automate and Canvas Apps

Recently during a session at D365UGUK by Rob Dawson, I had a penny drop moment due to Rob doing something in a way that has simply never occurred to me before so I took some time to go and investigate Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsMay 18, 2021 ago

Power Platform and Xbox

I’m proud to be debuting a brand new presentation at Scottish Summit on 27/02/2021 all about how I used the Power Platform capabilities alongside my favourite Xbox game in order to expand my understanding of the Power Platform and improve Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago

Moving solutions between Dataverse for Teams environments – An update

It’s been a month and a half since I posted a workaround in how you can handle ALM and manage solutions in Dataverse for Teams, despite it not being obvious. The post can be found here if you missed it: Read more…

By Matt, 4 yearsJanuary 8, 2021 ago

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  • Early dive into Dataverse Long Term Data Retention
  • Power Automate Custom Connector Series #5 – RegExReplace
  • Implementing OnKeyPress in Power Apps
  • Introducing Dataverse Format Changer in XrmToolBox
  • Saving Dataverse capacity by deleting useless emails
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