Introduction In the previous post, I explained immutability and the two layers of storing components. We now know the importance of immutability, but we haven’t learned how to manage it. We learned that using an unmanaged solution is against immutability. What if we move our component to the managed layer aligned with immutability? The answer …
ALM for Power Platform – Part 5 – Unmanaged Solution Read More »
Introduction In this post, I want to discuss an essential concept in the software industry: package immutability. It is relatively easy to understand and implement in most software projects. However, because of its mechanism, it needs more work in Power Platform projects, and sometimes, it is missed. Let’s investigate the idea first. Note for new …
Introduction In the previous blog, we learned that creating magic is not a single step; it requires ongoing effort and dedication. So, if our magic is used, it involves repetition of the lifecycle. Additionally, by investigating the component lifecycle inside an environment, we understood it is not aligned with the magic lifecycle, so it is …
Introduction In my previous blog, I explained some words—product, component, environment, editor, and magic—that I will use in this series. In this post, we will use them with an example. However, if you haven’t read it, I recommend you do it first. ALM is more about maximizing business value than a technical term. However, …
Introduction ALM is an advanced concept from software development. So, if you want to go deep into it, of course, it is not simple. Additionally, this concept, together with Power Platform, is still rather complicated because it engages many different tools and concepts. In this series of blog posts, I aim to demystify the concepts …
Introduction With the foundation laid, we are now ready to explore logging in Dataverse using Power Automate Flows in practice. Here is a brief overview of the journey so far: Now, let’s see how to call this flow and examine the value it provides. Main Power Automate Flow and its logic To enhance the functionality …
Intentional logging – Part 4 – Utilizing Log Flow Read More »
Introduction In the previous blog posts, I introduced the practice of Intentional Logging and the foundation you need to establish in your environment. Now, one of the interesting parts starts which is creating the log. Indeed if you use flows in your environment, after you have this child flow, you can make troubleshooting a lot …
Intentional logging – Part 3 – Setting Up Log Flow Read More »
Introduction In my previous post Intentional Logging – Part 1 – Introduction, I introduced the requirement of Intentional Logging as a practice in your environment. In this post, I explain the first step, which is the customization you need in Dataverse and PowerApps, and you can leverage Modern Commands using Power Fx for it. Here …
Problem Statement: When you work with Power Platform, you can leverage many different components and resources to satisfy a business requirement. On the one hand, that seems interesting as you have many options to solve a problem, but on the other hand, these many different components might make it hard for you or the support …
If you also have issues with your Dataverse storage, and Email activity table is used very often in your environment, then this is good news for you. Since May 2023, Microsoft planned to move old email descriptions of your environment into the Azure Blob storage. It is a background process running by Microsoft and you …
Email activities will consume less Storage in Dataverse Read More »