Stop naming your publisher after your company. Your customer owns the environment. Your customer owns the solution. Yet I still see this everytime: - Publisher: BigFancyConsultingLtd - Environment:...
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Finally, a built-in way to edit the command bar in Dynamics 365!
Finally, a built-in way to edit the command bar in Dynamics 365! Remember when Microsoft promised we wouldn’t need Ribbon Workbench anymore? They called it the modern command designer with Power Fx....
My wife asked: “Managed solutions, why bother?”
My wife asked: "Managed solutions, why bother?" I shrugged and hit the docs. First of all, she is talking about our own in‑house tweaks here; ISV should keep rocking managed, obviously. So far, I...
The TypeScript Type Trap in Dynamics 365
Everyone loves IntelliSense. It’s comforting. It's helpful. It's... kinda overhyped? Especially when it comes to adding strong types for form fields in Dynamics 365 or Dataverse. Let me explain. In...
Still targeting ES6 JavaScript in 2025?
Still targeting ES6 JavaScript in 2025? That's like debugging with Notepad. 📝 If you’re building JavaScript for Dynamics 365 CRM and still targeting ES6… You’re skipping the modern tools that make...
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...
What if…? Empty fields are hidden by default in Dynamics 365 CRM?
💭What if...? Empty fields are hidden by default in Dynamics 365 CRM? 🧐 Some other CRM's, like Hubspot, have this feature. When viewing the contact form, it only shows fields that have values. Empty...
💡 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...
Timeline Bookmarks?
Timeline Bookmarks? I just noticed a new icon Bookmarks in the Timeline in Dynamics 365 (New Look). You can save your filters and give it a name (like personal views). I have a different association...
Form Data OnLoad
You want to call Form OnLoad multiple times? Don't! I was reading about a blogpost to trigger the Form OnLoad multiple times. This should happen after the data was saved and/or refreshed. Why would...
Editable Views
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. Opening each record to set if someone is present or...

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





