Can you really use Azure SQL and add results to a Marketing List?
Oct05

Can you really use Azure SQL and add results to a Marketing List?

Simple answer…… yes. Watch the video for a walkthrough. Dont forget to Like and Subscribe please Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s Article on their blog Can you really use Azure SQL and add results to a Marketing List? We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Blog...

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Competition Time!
Sep30

Competition Time!

October 1st marks the start of our competition! To win a pair of these awesome Beats Earbuds, just follow the instructions below Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Watch a video, and leave a comment Thats it…. thats all you need to do. Please make sure your subscriptions are public so I can see who’s won! Draw will take place October 31st Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s Article on their blog Competition Time! We use...

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Free Microsoft Training!

Yep, you read that right…… Free Training. Microsoft are offering some awesome training sessions, and some even come with a free certification exam at the end. Check out the video Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s Article on their blog Free Microsoft Training! We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you...

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New 5 Minute Friday Video Series

So Starting last week, I have begun a series of 5 minute videos on tech subjects. I have deliberately made the decision to keep them to around 5 minutes (not that easy!) so they can remain snappy, but at the same time, not put a massive load on my already busy schedule. Theyre basically going to be quick how to videos, on subjects that I have had issues with, or learned. First one is up!… Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s...

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1 Year of Working From Home
Mar04

1 Year of Working From Home

So, give or take a few days, many of us have been almost exclusively working from home for the last year. I know some organisations have allowed a staggered return, with minimal personnel in at the same time, but for the most part, many who work in the world of technology have been remote. Prior to all this madness, not everyone had the opportunity to work remotely. Many organisations… Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s...

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Crypto Currency Blog Posts?
Mar01

Crypto Currency Blog Posts?

While my “Normal” day-to-day work revolves around Microsoft Business Solutions, mostly Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform, I have a massive interest in Crypto Currency – Not just the potential for investment, but the whole concept of a decentralised platform. So, with that in mind, I was thinking about sprinkling in the odd article on Crypto Currency dealing and Mining. Question… Continue Reading Rob...

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Well……That was 2020

Well that was a challenging year! Thats probably a massive understatement, and Ive been very fortunate, that even though I faced some early challenges as a small consultancy, we have kept working on projects throughout the year, and (at the moment) 2021 looks ok. I will just say at this point, that I also know many consultants and contractors that have struggled with projects and contracts,… Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s...

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Keep your Eyes on The Road
Dec08

Keep your Eyes on The Road

created by dji camera If you’ve been working in the world of Microsoft Business Applications for a while, you’ll no doubt be used to change – CRM, xRM, Dynamics 365, PowerApps, Power Apps, CDS, Dataflex, Dataverse etc. Even icons, logos change! It’s really important therefore that we keep up to date, not only with the updated terminology, but with changes in the platform, licensing and… Continue Reading...

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WaterScrumFall – Does it exist?….Should it?

So this is a serious question……and I know it’s going to provoke lots of comments and feedback, and probably a bit of old time flaming. The reason I ask is that, I’m agile through and through. It just works. If you’re managing a development team (and its done well), Agile just works. Everyone knows what they’re doing…. Stakeholders can see progress….. efficiency goes up. But…. There...

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Query Dynamics 365 / CDS Data With SQL

So fairly recently Microsoft announced the ability (in preview) to query CDs data with SQL – as opposed to Fetchxml as we have been used to with online. I will write up a fuller discussion of this, once I have had a proper play, but there were some issues with setting this up, so I put together a short (ish) video to walk through the steps. Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s Article on their blog...

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Consuming an Open API and JSON in Power Apps – 101

It’s been a while since I wrote anything too technical, and I’ve had a chance during this lockdown to brush up on some stuff I haven’t really played with in Power Apps,  so  thought I would look at something a little different….. connecting and consuming an Open API, and consuming the results in a Power App.  Before I get started, there is also a video to go with this article <div… Continue Reading Rob...

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PowerApps PCF Controls
Aug29

PowerApps PCF Controls

For those that don’t know, we now have the capability to create custom controls for model-driven apps (as of time of writing, we are just about to get all this goodness for Canvas apps as well!!) So what is it, and what can we do with it?  Use PowerApps component framework to create custom components in model-driven apps to provide an enhanced user experience for the users to view… Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s...

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Common Data Model Vs Common Data Service
Jul23

Common Data Model Vs Common Data Service

I thought I would put together a short explanation of Microsoft’s Common Data X conventions, and specifically what the meaning and differences are between CDM and CDS. One of my drivers for this is that I didn’t fully understand it myself, or at least I find it difficult to articulate the definitions, and there’s surprisingly little about the connection between the terms…. So let’s… Continue Reading...

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AI Builder In PowerApps – Business Card Reader Example – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin AI Builder In PowerApps – Business Card Reader Example So a few days ago (Early June 2019), Microsoft started to roll out previews of the AI Builder in PowerApps. What is AI Builder? According to the Documentation (and it’s worth bearing in mind, that because this is in preview mode, the documentation may change), AI Builder… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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AI Builder In PowerApps – Business Card Reader Example
Jun10

AI Builder In PowerApps – Business Card Reader Example

So a few days ago (Early June 2019), Microsoft started to roll out previews of the AI Builder in PowerApps. What is AI Builder? According to the Documentation (and it’s worth bearing in mind, that because this is in preview mode, the documentation may change), AI Builder is: “A new Power Platform capability that allows you to easily automate processes and predict outcomes to… Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s...

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365Knowledge YouTube Channel Update – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin 365Knowledge YouTube Channel Update It’s been a number of years since 365Knowledge posted any videos on YouTube, so I thought it was time we started again. Interestingly, although I had neglected the channel, the 6 videos had a total watch of over 13,000 views which is small in comparison to most channels, but still quite a… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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Create Dynamics 365 Records From Azure Service Bus Queue – Via Logic App – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin Create Dynamics 365 Records From Azure Service Bus Queue – Via Logic App I wanted to put together a solution where an external system could send a JSON payload through an Azure Service Bus Queue, and a new record created in Dynamics 365. There are no doubt better, or at least different ways to approach a scenario like this, but I wanted… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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Count File Rows with PowerShell – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin Count File Rows with PowerShell Very quick post (more so I don’t forget how to do this!) Had a CSV file which I knew had a lot of rows!….. more than excel could handle to open, so I wanted to know the exact number, but without opening. PowerShell to the rescue: $lines = 0 $fileReader = New-Object IO.StreamReader… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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Fun with Microsoft Flow, What3Words and Flic Button – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin Fun with Microsoft Flow, What3Words and Flic Button There’s some really cool IOT stuff going on, and its getting easier to get involved and have a go. I thought in this blog I would have a play with a couple of tools and see what we could do. Hopefully it’ll inspire you to have a go and improve! For this article I am going to… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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Microsoft AZ-900 Certification
Mar08

Microsoft AZ-900 Certification

I’m pleased to say I have just passed the AZ-900 exam. Although my main area of expertise is and always has been Dynamics 365 (CRM), I find myself getting more and more involved with the wider Microsoft Business Solutions Ecosystem, and that includes Azure.  Whether its Logic Apps for workflow, or Service Bus for integration, I find most weeks I’m delving in to Azure. For those… Continue Reading Rob Peledie’s...

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Dynamics 365 User Access Report with FetchXml and Power BI

Ok, so that’s not the snappiest of titles, but essentially it’s my lazy way of covering a couple of topics in one blog post: Need to report on Licensed Users and When they Last Accessed DynamicsShowing that in a Power BI Report using FetchXML It’s worth noting at this point, how fantastic the Dynamics 365, and generally the Microsoft community is. Most of what I did has already been done… Continue Reading Rob...

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You Say Flow, I Say Logic Apps
Feb24

You Say Flow, I Say Logic Apps

I’ve been using Flow for quite a while, but recently started utilising Azure Logic Apps for some pieces of work. On one of the forums I frequent, someone asked the question “What’s the difference between Flow and Logic Apps”. Well the quick and simple answer is that in a lot of ways, they’re the same thing…… However, that’s not the real answer or the complete picture. There are a...

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Learn More With….. Microsoft Learn!

I’m pretty well Microsoft through and through. However a few years ago I had a detour in to the depths of the realm know as Salesforce (It’s fine, I’m ok now)….. Seriously though, There are a few things that Salesforce do quite well, and one of the things I thought they did well was Trailhead. Trailhead was an online, free learning platform which has a gamification feel about it, and… Continue Reading Rob...

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Integration With Dynamics 365 CE And Companies House API – Azure Logic App

Introduction and Background Before I start the overview of this process, I think it’s worth noting that over the last few years, the options for integration, and to be fair, any sort of extension and development in Dynamics 365 has/is shifting from being a C# development only domain, or at least a coding exercise, to giving us the option to do this via an extensive toolset – Azure, Office… Continue Reading Rob...

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Show Image if field value equals… – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin Show Image if field value equals… Before I start, a massive shout out to Charles Osei .As part of the TDG team, we had a discussion, and his solution totally solved the requirement I had. Also another great example of how a collaborative group can work. Had a requirement recently to show something a little more visual on a record form if a… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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JavaScript to show Form Notification – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin JavaScript to show Form Notification Just a quick one….. Needed to show a notification on a form if an option set value = x Used the following to get the text value, then show the Notification:     Add the function to an onload event, and the results: Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their blog

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Anonymising Data in Dynamics 365 with SSIS – 365Knowledge

By365KAdmin Anonymising Data in Dynamics 365 with SSIS So I don’t want to get in to the whole GDPR discussion in this article, but with GDPR in mind, I think it’s important, and potentially reduces risk, to anonymise data in a non production environment. Again, there are plenty of articles on whether it should be a process of anonymising or… Continue Reading 365KAdmin’s Article on their...

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Check Back Soon! – 365Knowledge

By365Knowledge Check Back Soon! Thanks for checking out our new site! Check back soon to see our updated blog posts! I have decided to start again with the posts, as some of the old posts were for previous versions of Dynamics CRM/365 and not relevant.   Thanks, 365Knowledge Team Continue Reading 365Knowledge’s Article on their blog

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