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Stopping User from Typing Past Field Size Limit in Dynamics 365 Unified Interface

In Dynamics 365, when using the Web Client, when a field limit size is reached, the user will be prevented from typing in the field. This behavior is different in the Unified Interface. In this post, we will look at how to stop the user from continuing to enter in Unified Interface fields when the field size is reached. Let’s start by creating a new field, called Field with Limit … Continue reading Stopping User from Typing Past Field Size Limit in Dynamics 365 Unified Interface

Dynamics 365 Client API Changes Continued – GlobalContext and FormContext

Following on from a previous post where we introduce changes to the Client API and form context, let’s look more at using this in order to move from the deprecated Xrm.Page. Using a similar example, we will pass the context from the OnChange event of our Fax field on the page our JavaScript function (we will reuse the OnLoad function): From here, we can put a breakpoint on the web … Continue reading Dynamics 365 Client API Changes Continued – GlobalContext and FormContext

Default Zoom Level for Chrome Process in Unified Service Desk

In USD, we have the option to set the default zoom level for all users in an organization. To do this, in the USD Administrator App, go to Options and New: Create a new option called DefaultZoomLevel like below. In : Let’s say we set this to 3, like above. This will set the zoom to 3 times. So my environment is pretty zoomed in here: And that is for all … Continue reading Default Zoom Level for Chrome Process in Unified Service Desk

Running an R Visualization from the Marketplace in Power BI

In the previous posts, we installed R for Windows and RStudio as an IDE for R. Both are configured to work with Power BI. In this post, we will run an R Visualization from the Power BI marketplace. In Power BI Desktop, under Visualizations select Import from Marketplace: Note you can see these visualizations from AppSource at https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/marketplace/apps?page=1&product=power-bi-visuals: Let’s install the Outlier Detection visualization from Microsoft. In Power BI Desktop, … Continue reading Running an R Visualization from the Marketplace in Power BI

Installing R Studio for Power BI

In our last post, we installed R for Power BI. Let’s now install RStudio, which is an IDE for R. First, download R Studio from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/. We will install the free version: Select the Windows installer: This downloads the file below. Open it: Click Next: Select a path and click Next: Click Install: Click Finish: In Windows Start menu, we see the new RStudio folder with RStudio: Select it to open … Continue reading Installing R Studio for Power BI

Installing R for Power BI using CRAN Repository

To install R for Power BI on Windows, go through the following steps. First, we will download R for Windows. Go to the CRAN Repository and select Download for Windows: This will download the file below. Click to open it: Click OK: Click Next: Confirm the location and click Next: Select the files you need installed and click next. I will install on a 64-bit machine: Select customized startup or … Continue reading Installing R for Power BI using CRAN Repository

Post to Microsoft Teams based on Power BI Data-Driven Alert Using Microsoft Flow

In this post we will look at how you can perform an action based on a data-driven alert using Microsoft Flow. In our previous post, we looked at how to set up data-driven alerts. In our example, we created an alert for when our quantity on hand was less than 3 for our inventory item monitored by Power BI. To set up an action based on this alert, we can … Continue reading Post to Microsoft Teams based on Power BI Data-Driven Alert Using Microsoft Flow

Installing the App Studio for Microsoft Teams

To install, go to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/build-and-test/app-studio-overview and click on the link to download App Studio: Click to open Microsoft Teams (or you can launch the Web Client to do this): In Teams, click Add: You will be taken to the App Studio: You can also access App Studio by clicking on the 3 dots in the bottom left and then selecting App Studio:  

Configuring Max Number of Sessions in Unified Service Desk

In USD, we can set the Maximum Number of Sessions by using maxNumberOfSessions. To do this, go to the USD App and click on Options. Create an option called maxNumberOfSessions. Let’s set ours to 1: Once configured, USD will prevent users from starting new sessions when the maximum is reached. For example, if we have 1 session already running and the maximum is 1, when trying to start a second session, … Continue reading Configuring Max Number of Sessions in Unified Service Desk