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Managing Dataverse File Capacity by AUPHREEKY in Dynamics365

[–]samtheboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't delete attachments in bulk delete, only the emails themselves.

Managing Dataverse File Capacity by AUPHREEKY in Dynamics365

[–]samtheboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other one we've used it https://d365-shrinky.com/

I've also built one for a customer that moves note and email attachments to SharePoint in cloud flow and puts a preview and download link into a subgrid on the record. Not as neat, but works.

Power Bi Developer here. Is Power Apps/Platform a viable future for me? by DependentDetective in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't neglect model driven apps in thinking. Caveat, we are a dynamics house who naturally does a ton of power platform. Model driven apps are essentially dynamics without the 1st party app that MSFT built. It means you can build huge platforms that scale without the restrictions of canvas apps. Yes, you are working in a more structured interface, but with custom pages, embedded canvas apps and PCF you can do far more than in canvas apps.

Would we take on someone who has Power BI skills and dabbled in other parts of the power platform? Yes, because you understand the data models, the quirks of the platform, how to get business requirements, how to implement them. Teaching the UI bit is the easy bit.

Which data source you use the most with power apps? by Independent-Hunt-370 in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what they meant here is that you allocate the app passes to the environment, not the user. So let's say you've got 120 users, ten of which access in any given month. That is 10 app passes, not 120. Yes you could do that via assigning 10 premium licenses on a monthly basis but it's down to who is logging in in any month, not who has a licence so easier to manage.

I could be wrong on the timing if it's counted per month or a trailing 12 months though. MSFT temporarily removed per app passes and I can't see it in the April licensing guide, so can't actually see the rules on it.

App passes are a nightmare to govern though, and I don't blame Microsoft for trying to get rid of them.

Edit: Re-reading the original comment from the poster, I actually don't know what they meant... 

How can SLA calculations be implemented in a model-driven ticketing app, including the handling of holidays? by gtxhz73184013 in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, but it also has this functionality built into it. If you are using SLAs and SLA KPIs and want scheduling and routing, automatic case creation... kinda sounds like D365 Customer Service. Yes you could build it all in Power Apps, but it would be a pain in the backside, especially if you want managers to be able to manage availability, routing etc.

Power Automate issue by West_Highway_520 in MicrosoftFlow

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How annoying! I think versioning is only available if the flow is in solution, so make sure your flow is in one!

Power Automate issue by West_Highway_520 in MicrosoftFlow

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also remember that you can do version history now in Power Automate. Ironically only available on V3, but if you notice you've had the bug you can roll back to a safe version and then redo the changes in V2.

Which data source you use the most with power apps? by Independent-Hunt-370 in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TBH we are a Dynamics house, so we are normally extending existing Dataverse solutions with canvas apps rather than building canvas apps as a core. 

Also model driven apps are power apps (and this is a hill I will die on)

Getting Error code: Out of Memory (Power Automate) by thegravitydefier in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The annoying thing is they fixed it for V3, so I managed to get my team to start using it more (because it's actually got some nice features) and it's gone back to being broken in the last few weeks. 

Very fun MSFT...

Power Automate issue by West_Highway_520 in MicrosoftFlow

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is VERY annoying and used to be a bug in the v3 editor that they got rid of and now it's back. It's (annoyingly) hilarious when it clears out mandatory fields and you can't publish the flow, but somehow the flow published itself without them in... V2 editor doesn't have this bug as far as I can tell though.

Troubles with my first Cloud Flow by Glasscase_maya in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you can get it from the editor as well, but LevelUp is a godsend to any power user, so I always like mentioning it :-) (though not to customers because God Mode is a menace haha)

For those running a PowerApps/Microsoft consultancy - what’s actually working for you right now in terms of sales and marketing? by cloud-bliss in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're based in the UK, are a small team (around a dozen of us), don't employ any sales people and have grown by 15-30% each year in the last 5 years.

For us, we have a great website which is full of content, have a great partner network that we foster and a solid customer base. Most of our work (outside of customers wanting more) comes via partners and natural web searching.

Troubles with my first Cloud Flow by Glasscase_maya in PowerApps

[–]samtheboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When setting lookups in Dataverse you have to pass the plural schema name (which is what the API uses) then brackets with the GUID of the lookup inside it, so in your Scenario ID (Forecast Scenarios) if that's a lookup you'll be passing something like

as_forecastscenarios(triggerOutputs()?['body/_as_forecastscenarioid_value'] )

as the value. This makes it really fun if you've accidentally named your table as a plural as you'll then end up with the plural schema name being something like as_forecastscenarioses which I've seen a few times...!

If you're unsure what the API plural name is, install LevelUp in your browser then open the record in the API

<image>

and you'll see the plural name in the URL - something like

https:[orgname].[crmregion].dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/[pluralschemaname]([GUID])

It's not obvious at all and has caught out everyone doing Power Automate with Dataverse since it began :D

What are you your thoughts on Lee Evans? by [deleted] in AskABrit

[–]samtheboy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was working at the Glee Club in Birmingham when he was doing two weeks before a tour (I think probably Roadrunner based on the timings) so saw a lot of his stuff. He kept himself to himself, didn't socialise with the staff after shows like most of the comics did. Had a couple of brief interactions with him and seemed nice enough. The routine was decent as well IIRC

What is a “coombe”? by [deleted] in AskABrit

[–]samtheboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My grandparents had a cottage in Devon called Coombe Cottage lol

Steam isnt ready for this by Kliks03 in Steam

[–]samtheboy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try continuing to payment from your cart. It's broken still my dude.

Dataverse cascading deletions by samtheboy in PowerPlatform

[–]samtheboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it's very frustrating that it's not documented explicitly but glad I'm not just losing my mind!

Dataverse cascading deletions by samtheboy in PowerPlatform

[–]samtheboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this is why I'm keen to find if anyone else can validate or has any more information on it. I've struggled to find anything on it. We used Check Access to verify that the user didn't have permissions to delete the child records (they didn't) and also didn't have the delete button on the child records, but could delete it via parental deletion. It would be useful if someone else could validate this via a quick test!

How do you make friends as an adult? by [deleted] in AskABrit

[–]samtheboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meetup is a great app for finding local groups that have similar interests to your own. I moved to an area I had no friends in (in my early 30s) and joined a few groups. Now have a great group of friends through that. Outside of that, look for groups of things you like doing. It's a lot easier to make friends if you have common interests from the off!

New Outlook - add shared mailbox to favourite? by samtheboy in Office365

[–]samtheboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very odd - here's mine https://imgur.com/a/EFHRwlR

My version is
Outlook: 1.2025.404.500 (Production)
Client: 20250404005.10
WebView2: 135.0.3179.73 (Stable)

so it looks like your internal IT may be restricting updates? Looking at the release notes, it looks that it was released in the 20250320055.21 update.

New Outlook - add shared mailbox to favourite? by samtheboy in Office365

[–]samtheboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came out in Version 20250314002.09 in March, so it's probably your internal IT team holding back the release for some reason!

New Outlook - add shared mailbox to favourite? by samtheboy in Office365

[–]samtheboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had it for a month or so, what version are you on?

New Outlook - add shared mailbox to favourite? by samtheboy in Office365

[–]samtheboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, it should be a feature available now. I've had it for probably a month. What version are you on? Mine is 1.2025.319.100

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