Do you really need TypeScript in Dataverse? Do you bring a tank to a Nerf gun fight? Most form scripts in PowerApps Model-Driven Apps are tiny: - Show/hide a field - Trigger a lookup filter - Or...
Writing
One Weekly read on Automation & Development
Building a ServiceClient Factory for Multi-Tenant Dynamics 365 / Dataverse Apps
Working with more than one Power Platform or Dynamics 365 environment can quickly become a headache—especially when you're building a SaaS solution that needs to connect to many different customer...
What if…? Production has a Staging slot.
What if...? Production has a Staging slot. Staging or QA environment needs to be the same or as close to production as it can be. Preferably, you want to restore a recent backup 💾 from Production as...
Microsoft is going to block unmanaged solutions in Production 🚫
Microsoft is going to block unmanaged solutions in Production 🚫 I hear this argument a lot when debating unmanaged vs managed 🔄 That MS will do this in the next couple of years. I've heard this for...
External authentication with Dataverse ServiceClient
For a while now we can use the new Dataverse ServiceClient that replaced the old CrmServiceClient. It has three big improvements: Works for .NET 5.0 and up (.NET Core) Uses the newer MSAL.NET...
Everyone got ALM wrong in Dynamics 365 / Dataverse
For ages, we've been ferociously encouraging the integration of developer practices, such as source control and ALM, into the Dynamics 365/Dataverse realm. The ultimate truth The revered 'Master...
💡 Tip: Get Formatted Values to your Web API response from Dataverse.
💡 Tip: Get Formatted Values to your Web API response from Dataverse. We all know the drill - SDK and Power Automate users, you get the luxury of having formatted values by default. 👑 I'm a regular...
Early-Bound Classes for .NET 4.6.2 and 6.0
You like to use strong types in .NET when working with Dataverse / Dynamics 365? Are you into Early-Bound Classes? Generating entity classes? You can use CrmSvcUtil for this, but I personally like...
86% storage drop in Dataverse
Mysterious 86% storage drop in Dataverse? 🤔 My customer has a lot of Email. Since beginning of this month we see a big drop in Database storage. Database storage - ActivityPointerBase table:🔻From...
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, and UpsertMultiple. Optimizing bulk data operations....
5 ways to find data in Dataverse
5 ways to find data in Dataverse. How to find data in Datavers from simple to most powerful way: ✅ Dataverse Search In the middle on top there is a big Search bar, which is sometimes overlooked. It...
Removing DefaultCommandLibrary
💡Tip: Is DefaultCommandLibrary blocking your deployments? Last week we had an issue deploying, because suddenly we had a dependency on a component library called DefaultCommandLibrary. Our quick fix...

Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.






