Last week a customer wanted to edit directly in a view in a model-driven Power App. They needed to quickly set the attendance for the students....
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What is culture?
"Culture is what people do when no one is looking" This statement feels so true to me. Culture is not something that is imposed by external rules or...
Do for the Doing
Don't just 'do' to do. Anything you do repeatedly should be improved, automated, or questioned & removed.
Dynamics logo evolution
The marketing team of Microsoft really likes renaming and rebranding products. The evolution of the Dynamics logo: 2009-2012 2012 - 2016 2016 - 2021...
Cards as dialogs?
Canvas Apps and Custom Pages are low-code solutions. They are recommended as a replacement for Dialogs in Model-driven apps (like Dynamics 365). I...
GDPR and Newsletter sign-up
Yesterday I mentioned that double opt-in for newsletters is not required for GDPR (AVG). But what is required to have a subscription form that is...
Double opt-in
I see a lot of double opt-ins for newsletter sign ups. I think it is a mistake. Why? ❌ 30% of new subscribers never confirm ❌ It's not required for...
Stripe Statement Descriptor
Do you use Stripe and their Customer Portal? Do you want to make it easier for your customers? 💡Tip: Set the bank statement descriptor to a link to...
One-line User Stories
One-line user stories, like "As a User I want to push a button So that it is pushed" I cringe when this is the only statement in a user story. Why?...
User Story Statements
"As a User I want to push a button So that it is pushed" I cringe at these kind of user stories. This one is over the top, but I see user stories...
Sync Choices column to Spotler
Choices column In Dynamics 365 CRM / Power Apps we can define a column that allows a selection of multiple options. This is called the Choices...
Appetites
I'm reading about Shape Up. The agile methodology of Basecamp. They have a unique way of thinking about estimates. They call it Appetite. A...
Expert multiplier
A great developer can be 10 times as productive. In creative professions, that difference between the average joe and an expert can be huge. They...
Don’t do estimates
I hear some people on social media saying: 'Estimates are useless. Don't do it!' Claiming you can't predict the future. That there are too many...
Value/Effort Matrix
After trying out different methods of prioritizing, I really like the Value/Effort Matrix. With minimum effort, it will give you the priority of...
Power Platform Wave 1 2023
6 features of Wave 1 2023 that caught my attention as an automation expert: ✅ Introduction of three new messages: CreateMultiple, UpdateMultiple,...
Extreme Automation
I see some people take automation to the extreme. I am one of those people. I'm so into automating business processes. Heck I even named my company...
Not a valid Mobile number or Zip code
Spotler has a couple of special data types for fields. For example, Mobile number (Mobiel nummer) and Zip code (Postcode). These data types have...
Going overboard with Build Servers.
Build servers build: they compile, test code, and create artifacts. Why are we then making them do much more than that? Looking at builds in the...
Doing commits on the Build Server?
Are you doing commits on the build server? When doing ALM on the Power Platform / Dynamics 365, I often see builds doing commits on the Build...
Remy van Duijkeren
The Marketing Developer
I build automation and integrations that remove the annoying stuff—using Power Platform, Dynamics 365 & Azure.
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