Power Platform Developers Weekly - Issue #9

👍 Power Platform Updates

Learn how to implement application lifecycle management (ALM) using Microsoft Power Platform

Today I was surprised and very happy when I found that we are now able to create a Power Platform Dataflow FROM WITHIN A SOLUTION!

💎 Common Data Service

Get and set value of attributes on Quick View form using simple JavaScript.

OAuth 2.0 authentication can transform into a very deep rabbit hole if you find yourself stumbling into it for the first time.

🏋️‍♂️ PowerApps & Power Automate

Different types of string comparisons work differently. Some are case sensitive while some are insensitive. This blog looks into those differences

When Power Automate picks the wrong type. How to fix it.

🚀 PowerApps Component Framework (PCF)

In this article you will learn how to prevent saving the form when the input in your PCF is invalid. This includes changes in your PCF and in CDS.

The getOutputs method of the PCF components seems pretty self-explaining but I was a little unsure about the possibility of setting values to null.

🔨 Tools & Components

A control that uses the Main Form Dialog (or navigateTo) feature within Model Apps to open an Account main form.

A control based on React to visually display and edit the loyalty level for a rewards member: bronze, silver, gold, or platinum.

A control that turns a PowerApps date field into a checkbox. When the checkbox is clicked, the current date is stored in the backing date field.

🎮 Visual Studio & GitHub

Working with GitHub Issues in Visual Studio Code

🎥 Videos

🔊 Podcasts

In this episode we interview Clement Olivier, the creator of the Quick Edit Form, about his new tool. Clement explains why he made the Quick Edit Form control.

🤩 Thanks for reading

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