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New GitHub Branch Not Appearing in Visual Studio Code

In this post, we will look at why a new GitHub branch is not showing up in your Visual Studio Code project. Let’s create a new branch in our GitHub project called mynewbranch: Now, pulling changes won’t get the new branch: If you Fetch, it will pull down the branch: Alternatively, from the console you can run: git fetch –all This will fetch the latest branches: Clicking on the branch … Continue reading New GitHub Branch Not Appearing in Visual Studio Code

Use FetchXML in the Power Automate CDS Connector for List Records

In this post, we will look at how to use FetchXML in the Power Automate Common Data Service Connector to retrieve records using the List Records Action. If you prefer to learn by video, check out my YouTube channel video on how to do this: First, log into https://flow.microsoft.com and go to Solutions and create a new solution: Give it a name and click Create: Open the solution and click … Continue reading Use FetchXML in the Power Automate CDS Connector for List Records

Can’t See Omnichannel in List of Dynamics 365 Apps

You may find that Omnichannel is missing from your list of Dynamics 365 Apps in the Power Platform Admin Center. For example, below is the Dynamics 365 Apps, but no Omnichannel: If this is the case, try selecting an org first by clicking on Environments, then the org: On the right, you will see Resources, then Dynamics 365 Apps: You are now under the Dynamics 365 Apps for this org, … Continue reading Can’t See Omnichannel in List of Dynamics 365 Apps

Omnichannel Data Access Consent URL

To provide Data Access consent for Omnichannel, sign in as a Global Tenant Admin and then go to the URL: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2070932 Or for GCC, go to: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2128838 You will see below. Make sure to check Consent on behalf of your organization. Then click Accept: You will see “Data access successfully granted. Please close this window”:  

Use List Records in Power Automate Flow to Create and Send CDS Report Data

List Records is an action in the Common Data Service connector in Power Automate Flow that lists records based on a query you provide to the Common Data Service. The results can then be sent somewhere, such as in an email or posted to a Microsoft Teams chat. In this post, we will look at how to use List Records to do both these things. If you prefer video, check … Continue reading Use List Records in Power Automate Flow to Create and Send CDS Report Data

How to Use 127.0.0.1 in USD CTI Calls

Unified Service Desk handles CTI calls that listen to http://localhost:5000 by default. We can change the port through configuration in the USD server. However, what if instead of looking for localhost, we would like USD to recognize 127.0.0.1? I ran into this scenario recently when dealing with some telephony software that could use 127.0.0.1 but not localhost. In this post, we will look at how to set this up in … Continue reading How to Use 127.0.0.1 in USD CTI Calls

Display Power BI Visualizations Using Azure AD and Liquid Tags inside Power Apps Portals

Power BI visualizations can be displayed inside Power Apps Portals using Liquid tags. In this post we will show how to set up Power Apps portals to enable the Power BI liquid tag to be used to embed Power BI visualizations inside Power Apps portals. We will do this with a blank custom portal we created earlier. Let’s start on the Power BI side. Power BI We have a Customers … Continue reading Display Power BI Visualizations Using Azure AD and Liquid Tags inside Power Apps Portals

Add a Menu Item to Primary Navigation in Power Apps Portals

Let’s look at how to add a new menu item to a Power Apps portal Primary Navigation menu. This menu is the one across the top of the top: Let’s create a Hello World link which opens a Hello World page. Open the Dynamics 365 Portals app and go to Web Pages, then New: We will create a new page with the parent page of Home, and a page template … Continue reading Add a Menu Item to Primary Navigation in Power Apps Portals

How to Create and Customize a Custom Power Apps Portal For Your Organization

We have already looked at some great features of Power Apps portals in previous posts, such as the out of the box templates such as the community portal template and customer self-service template. Now it’s time to look at creating a blank portal with minimal features, so organizations can build out a portal for their own specific requirements. We will look at how to customize the blank portal to include new … Continue reading How to Create and Customize a Custom Power Apps Portal For Your Organization

Creating a Community Portal with Blogs, Forums, Ideas, and KB using Power Apps Portals

The Community Portals template is a quick and easy way for a Power Apps organizations to get up and running with their own community portal. The template provides a lot of nice out of the box functionality, including blog posts, forums, and ideas. Let’s look at how to use the Community Portal Template in Power Apps Portals as we as how to add new content. First, go to https://make.powerapps.com/ and select … Continue reading Creating a Community Portal with Blogs, Forums, Ideas, and KB using Power Apps Portals