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In this post, we will look at what to do if Python 3 is installed in your Windows environment but it is not appearing in your Jupyter Notebook under New. To fix this, open your command prompt and type: py -m pip install ipykernel Then run below: py -m ipykernel install –user Now start Juypter Notebook using the command: py -m jupyter notebook You will then see Python 3 showing … Continue reading Python 3 Missing from Jupyter Notebook in Windows
In Power Apps, when we create a model-driven app, get the option to add Sample Apps. Let’s take a quick look at what this means. Let’s create a model-driven app with a database: We get the option to Deploy sample apps and data: Let’s click Yes: Our new environment is created: Let’s click on the URL to take us to the new environment: Clicking on the link, we see Sample … Continue reading Deploy Sample Apps or Not When Creating New Power Apps
In Dynamics 365, we can use the Web API to return records through a web browser URL. In this post, we will look at how to get the lookup field data. Let’s use Accounts as an example. We can access the API through the address https://yourorg.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.1/: We can then get accounts using https://yourorg.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.1/accounts: Now, accounts have a lookup field for Currency: We can select the currency field through the Web … Continue reading Getting Lookup Fields from Dynamics 365 Web API URL
In Dynamics 365, we can restrict access to forms through security roles. Let’s look at how to do this. Let’s look at the Account forms. In our system, we have several forms showing. Users can use the drop-down to change the current form: And the form will change: Let’s say we want to restrict a user, Alan, from being able to access this Sales Insights form. We see he is … Continue reading Restricting Access to a Form in Dynamics 365 through Security Roles
In Visual Studio Code, we can use Emmet to speed up our development. Let’s look at how to do this. In VS Code, create a new file called test.html: Enter doc and note the Emmit Abbreviation appears: Clicking on the information icon we can see what the snippet will look like: Press tab to get the HTML inserted into the document: Also, if we were to type ! instead, we … Continue reading How to Use Emmet in Visual Studio Code for Faster Web Development
In this post, we will go through the setup process for Omnichannel for Customer Service in a Dynamics 365 org. Head to the Power Platform Admin Center at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com and select the Omnichannel for Customer Service app: Select Manage: You should see the provisioning page below: Click Add Environment: Select an environment and click Next: Select if you want to add Chat and click Next: Select if you want to add … Continue reading Provisioning Microsoft Omnichannel for Customer Service
In PowerApps, Dynamics 365 and the Common Data Service, we have the option to use a field type called AutoNumber, which automatically updates the data in the field to a set format and increments a number in the field. Let’s look at how to do this. Log into PowerApps at https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/ and select your PowerApps environment: Let’s add an autonumber field to our Account entity. Go to Data->Entities and select the … Continue reading Using the AutoNumber Field Type in PowerApps and Dynamics 365
In this post, we will look at how to read and update the Dynamics 365 System Settings using C#. If you are updating, be sure to test your code properly. System Settings is accessed in Dynamics 365 through Settings->Administration: System Settings: This information is stored in the entity called Organization, which we can see in the Entity Customizations: Let’s create a new console app to read this entity. Create a … Continue reading Reading and Updating System Settings in Dynamics 365 through C#
In this post, we will look at how to create an Azure Machine Learning workspace. First, sign into https://portal.azure.com/ and search for and select Machine Learning: Click Add: Give the workspace a name and select any other properties: Select the workspace edition – Basic or Enterprise: We will create a Basic workspace first, then upgrade to an Enterprise one. Click on Go to Resource. You will see below the workspace ready: … Continue reading How to Create an Azure Machine Learning Workspace
In Dynamics 365, there is a feature called Relevance Search, which allows a user to search Dynamics 365 data and have it displayed in order of relevance. This feature is powered by Azure Search and uses the same scoring concepts. To enable Relevance Search, go to https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/, select your environment and go to Settings. Click on Features: Then scroll down to Search and select Relevance Search: Next, click on the search … Continue reading How to Use Relevance Search in Dynamics 365