Creating an Azure Storage Account

…Azure subscription. The data storage calculator can help with estimating storage costs. To create a Storage Account, go to portal.azure.com. Select New and search for Storage Account. Select Storage Account:…

Installing and Using Azure Storage Explorer

…storageexplorer.com to download the app and click to download: This will download. Run the file: Accept the terms and click Install: Click Next: Click Next: Click Next to launch the…

Creating an Azure SQL Server Database

To create an Azure SQL Database, go to portal.azure.com and select New->Databases->SQL Database: Enter a name and select the source. You can select: Blank database Sample (AdventureWorksLT) Backup We will…

Debugging TypeScript with Google Chrome and Node

To debug TypeScript using Visual Studio Code, install the Debugger for Chrome, located at: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome: You will see the message: The debugger will now be installed: Let’s say in our…

Dynamics 365 Developer Extensions

…Visual Studio 2017 in progress. You can read more about the addon here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JLattimer.DynamicsCRMDeveloperExtensions To install, download and run the vsix: You will now see these new options when creating…

Downgrading a Dynamics 365 Version

To downgrade a Dynamics 365 version, first log into https://portal.office.com and go to the Dynamics 365 Admin Center: Select your environment and click Edit. Set the environment to Sandbox mode….

Power BI Dynamics 365 Content Packs Source Code

…modified and then uploaded to your Power BI environment. To download the PBIX file source code, go to: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt490470.aspx: Select the links to download: From here you will have the…

Dynamics 365 – Get Entity Metadata using C#

…var connectionString = @”AuthType = Office365; Url = https://yourcrm.crm.dynamics.com/;Username=yourusername;Password=yourpassword”; CrmServiceClient conn = new CrmServiceClient(connectionString); IOrganizationService service; service = (IOrganizationService)conn.OrganizationWebProxyClient != null ? (IOrganizationService)conn.OrganizationWebProxyClient : (IOrganizationService)conn.OrganizationServiceProxy; Next, we will use RetrieveEntityRequest…