XrmToolCast

Canvas App Watch PCF with Andrew Butenko

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Andrew Butenko, about his foray into Canvas Apps, and hist resultant Canvas App Watch PCF. Some of the highlights: Late to the Canvas Apps Party Inifite Loop Bug? Software testers are crazy Thinking about Binding/Observables in Canvas Apps Konomi Code and IDDQD Games and Ads Next project: Using PowerFx to control JS The Back in my Day Geek out Episode Canvas App Watch PCF Andrew's Info and other links: Twitter: @a33ik YouTube: http://youtube.com/AndrewButenko Blog: http://butenko.pro/blog/ GitHub: http://github.com/AndrewButenko LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andriibutenko Canvas App Watch: https://butenko.pro/2024/03/31/canvas-apps-watch-pcf-component/  ABDialogs V2: https://github.com/AndrewButenko/ABDialogsV2 Supporting Ukraine “Back Alive” fund: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly Serhiy Prytula charity foundation: https://prytulafoundation.org/en/home/support_page#Paypal Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Test Engine Geek Out with Grant Archibald

In Episode 119 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott delve into the Power Apps Test Engine with Grant Archibald, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, highlighting the strategic importance of automated testing in enhancing application reliability and efficiency. Some of the highlights: Grant’s Unit Testing Elevator Pitch The Boulder Testing Analogy Power Apps Test Studio vs Power Apps Test Engine PowerFx playground directly in the browser Web Assembly When will it be available? Grant's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantarchibald/ X: https://x.com/garchibald Links: Mastering Automated Testing in Power Platform: From Unit Tests to CI/CD Integration - YouTube Test Studio - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn Power Apps Test Engine :: PowerApps Test Engine Learning Playground :: PowerApps Test Engine Playwright vs Power Apps Test Engine :: PowerApps Test Engine Test Engine and Power Fx :: PowerApps Test Engine Ring Deployment Model :: PowerApps Test Engine Getting Started Business Roles :: PowerApps Test Engine Getting Started Architects :: PowerApps Test Engine Getting Started Technical Users :: PowerApps Test Engine Introducing the plan designer in Power Apps (preview) - Microsoft Power Platform Blog WebAssembly WebAssembly | MDN Grant-Archibald-MS/dotnetwasm Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar  Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Calendar Control With Rick Wilson

Happy New Year from the XrmToolCast team! In this episode 118, Daryl and Scott sit down with Rick Wilson, former MVP and now a Microsoft employee, to discuss his innovative PCF calendar control. This versatile control works seamlessly with both Model-Driven and Canvas apps, offering greater customisation than the standard options available out-of-the-box. Some of the highlights: Reverse Homework Pro Code Always be updating Differences in PCF for Model vs Canvas Apps Scott is a Mayan Calander User Loading data in Canvas vs Model AI Tool Aider GitHub Editor Rick's Info: Blog: https://www.richardawilson.com  LinkedIn: rickawilson YouTube: @richarda.wilson3696 Github: rwilson504 PCF Calendar Control: GitHub Repo - https://github.com/rwilson504/PCFControls PCF Gallery - https://pcf.gallery/calendar-control Intro Video - https://youtu.be/dBtqsAKt78c Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar  Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Plugin Identity Manager With David Rivard

In Episode 117 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft MVP David Rivard about his newest tool, Plugin Identity Manager which is an XrmToolBox tool to create, update and assign managed identity records to Dataverse plugin assemblies. If you're unsure what managed plugin identities are, why you need them, or how they're used, this episode is a must-listen! And if you've already created one yourself, tune in to learn how the tool can simplify your workflow and make your life easier. Some of the highlights: Scott lives in a place that is not an island Managed Identities David UIs all the Postman Calls Why credentials are bad Identity managed journey Sign plugin with a certificate This creates a thumbprint This is what is used for federated credentials to authenticate to the Azure Resource Create Managed Identities in Azure Give the Identity Azure Roles to resources Create a Managed Identity record in Dataverse and assign to a plugin Scott explains all the problems that exist Environment variables for Azure Key Vault secrets David's Info: Blog: https://itmustbecode.com/  LinkedIn: davidrivard Twitter: @david_rivard Bluesky: @drivard.bsky.social Links: Blog Post: How to Secure a Dataverse Plug-in with Managed Identity using Plugin Identity Manager for XrmToolBox GitHub Repo: https://github.com/drivardxrm/Driv.XTB.PluginIdentityManager Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar  Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Power Apps Tools with Leonardo Russo and Rudimar Baesso Althof

In Episode 116 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott dive into Power Apps Tools with guests Leonardo and Rudimar. They explore the community-driven "clipboard" packed with YAML snippets, SVG-to-FX converters, Power Fx functions, icons, and more—all aimed at boosting canvas app development. Some of the highlights: Capybaras Backstory of Power Apps Tools When your tools become your weekend projects Power of open source software Earliest show hzomework ever assigned Scott wants to be made into a Capybara Daryl discovers Electric vehicles Leonardo's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardorrusso YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leo_Russo Rudimar's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudimar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@powerrudy Links: Power Apps Tools: https://powerappstools.fly.dev Capybara: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode, or like a shout-out? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and @XrmToolCast for updates on future episodes. Do you want to see us too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to view the last episodes. Don't forget to rate and leave a review for this show at Podchaser. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar | @ddlabar  Scott Durow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow | @ScottDurow Editor: Linn Zaw Win: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin  | @LinnZawWin Music: https://www.purple-planet.com