30Nov 2019 by admin
Create amazing chatbots using Power Virtual Agent in no time!

Create amazing chatbots using Power Virtual Agent in no time!

Flow, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agent, PowerPlatform
Creating amazing chatbots is so simple and easy with Power Virtual Agent. In this blog post, I will detail the steps on how to create a simple chatbot, in my scenario, I will be creating a chatbot that will tell me my favorite colors and ask for other colors. Initially I was looking for more complexity, however, the team that created the product made sure that you can create this chatbot with low code or no code, I enjoyed creating the chatbot, it was so much fun, I was checking the documentation and the videos that the product team created on how to build your first chatbot, so that was not a big deal. The following is the location for the documentation, Power Virtual Agent Documentation, to create a new…
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28Nov 2019 by admin
3 things to know to Run a Child Flow!

3 things to know to Run a Child Flow!

Flow, Power Automate
The new Preview feature just released for Power Automate (formerly known as Microsoft Flow) is that we are able to call the child flows from a parent flow and then receive information back from the child flow. This is an amazing functionality that connects us more and closes down the gap between the Dynamics 365 CE Workflow capabilities and Power Automate. This will allow creating and manage better ways to structure and make in smaller bite-size pieces the complexity in the process. On my search for the new functionality, I found out that this is in Preview and have some limitations or requirements that need to be in place before we can use them. (more…)
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07Dec 2018 by admin
PowerApps Canvas using Status Fields in CDS

PowerApps Canvas using Status Fields in CDS

Common Data Services CDS, Dynamics 365 CE, Flow, PowerApps, PowerPlatform
When creating a new Custom Entity and also out of the box core entities, automatically the system in this case CDS will create a series of fields that are used internally and for auditing, and others for user and application use, in this blog I want to give more details on how the Status and Status Reason are used in CDS, and how is been in Dynamics 365 CE for many years earlier.  The Status and Status Reason fields are used to make the records Active or Inactive, giving you the option to mention why the record is active (New, Active, In-progress, draft) or inactive (Cancel, Completed, Sent, ...), when the record is inactive in Dynamics 365 CE, you can NOT make more changes to the record and you will…
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06Dec 2018 by admin
PowerApps Canvas using Lookups with CDS

PowerApps Canvas using Lookups with CDS

Common Data Services CDS, Dynamics 365 CE, Flow, PowerApps, PowerPlatform
The following video is the second part of how to use Canvas apps Lookup fields with CDS (Common Data Service), this video covers how to use the combo box to display lookup fields and using CDS entities or collections to display the data, also how to save the data with PowerApps Patch function and Flow. Previously I presented a blog post and video that show how to use the Dynamics 365 connector with the canvas app and lookups, this videos will provide more details on how to use lookups with CDS (Common Data Service), there are some differences when using the Patch function on the PowerApps application. The application is similar on screen and how the collections and entities are assigned to the Combo box controls, where the differences are…
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