Daryl LABar - Podcast Details

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XrmToolCast Calendar Control With Rick WilsonHappy 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...

2025-01-0558 min

XrmToolCast Plugin Identity Manager With David RivardIn 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...

2024-11-1750 min

XrmToolCast Power Apps Tools with Leonardo Russo and Rudimar Baesso AlthofIn 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.co...

2024-11-0343 min

XrmToolCast 2024 Power Platform Community Conference Recap with Chris PiaseckiIn this episode, Daryl and Scott chat with Chris Piasecki, recaping the MS 2024 Power Platform Community Conference in Vegas. Some of the highlights: Chris Freezes Southwest likes scaring Daryl into thinking he is late for his flight. Dad joke episode call back https://github.com/scottdurow/magical-mystery-tour Chris's Info: Twitter - @ChrisPiasecki89 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-piasecki 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 up...

2024-09-2953 min

XrmToolCast Power Roles with Ivan FickoIn Episode 114 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk Microsoft MVP Ivan Ficko about his newest tool, Power Roles! Some of the highlights: MCU Power Roles Dynamics BC Origin Sniffs Network Traffic, determining the rights required Will it work in Canvas Apps? Scott Sniffing anything in my book is great!" "It doesn't suck, it sniffs. New Role editor and burning 8-bit trees Ivan recreates his blog from scratch Ivan's Info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DynamicsNinja GitHub: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja Blog: https://dynamicsninja.blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanficko Email: ivan.ficko...

2024-07-1545 min

XrmToolCast Power Platform CLIx and Universal Search with Mike Factorial (Ochs)In Episode 112 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk Microsoft MVP Michael Ochs about his newest toll the Power Platform CLIx and the latest updates to his Universal Search tool! Some of the highlights: Earliest Episode for homework Power Platform CLIx Wrapper around the PAC CLI Unit Tests help get your mind in the flow Universal Search Added ability to search entire Solution Zip, and Unzips Canvas Apps Decompiles plugin libraries and searches the decompiled code What drives developers to just dive into code. Starting an ALM Practice Mike's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.l...

2024-05-0650 min

XrmToolCast Power Platform Pipelines For All With Anthony SheehiIn Episode 111 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Anthony Sheehi, a Product Manager at Microsoft about the changes coming down the "pipe" for Power Platform Pipelines, Pipelines For All. Some of the highlights: What Type of pipeline is Pipelines for all? Custom Host Platform Host Details as to the rights and ownership of importing Rollbacking solution Governing Multiple Pipelines The architecture of Pipelines Scott gives homework Anthoy's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonysheehi/ Links: Power Platform Pipelines for all: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/pipelines-for-all-public-preview-easily-set-up-pipelines-in-power-platform/ Got...

2024-04-2156 min

XrmToolCast Power Pages and More With Ulrikke AkerbækIn Episode 110 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Ulrikke Akerbæk, a fellow BizApps MVP and Cohost of the Power Platform BOOST Podcast about her experiences working with Power Pages. Some of the highlights: Encountering with one of the listeners at the Canadian Power Platform Summit Ulrikke's learning journey of Power Pages A tip from Daryl about setting all privileges of a table in the classic security role editor Learning tips and tricks through experience Power Pages is the most pro-code part of the platform Properly prompting Power Pages Co-pilot Power Pages Co-pilot failures M...

2024-04-0752 min

XrmToolCast Andrew Vogel and The Microsoft Xrm Devops Data Tool In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Andrew Vogel about his Microsoft Xrm Devops Data Tool Some of the highlights: A fully caffeinated Scott Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data Configuration Data Migration Tool Package Deployer Extreme Programming Test Driven Development 100% code coverage Playwright RegX101 Andrew's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewvogel7 GitHub: https://github.com/abvogel Microsoft.Xrm.Devops.Data repo: https://github.com/abvogel/Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and S...

2024-03-1052 min

XrmToolCast PACX and _n XrmToolBox Tools with Riccardo Gregori In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Riccardo Gregori about PACX command line utility belt for Dataverse and his other XrmToolBox tools. Some of the highlights: Scott Partying at Disney/Universal Studios PACX Lazy Italian Developers Automatically generate documentation at compile time Daryl and Scott give Ricardo homework Polymorphic lookup creation command XrmToolBox Tools _n.ConstantsExtractor _n.EnvironmentComparer _n.EnvironmentSolutionsComparer _n.ModernThemeBuilder _n.SolutionManager Generate Wiki Style Documentation for Dataverse Tables Please submit PRs for the PACX Riccardo's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardogregori GitHub: https://github.com/neronotte...

2023-12-1752 min

XrmToolCast PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse with Erik Donker In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Erik Donker about ethical hacking and his tool, PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse. Some of the highlights: Ethical Hacking Security doing Custom Pro Dev vs Low Code Scotts as a Service PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse See all attributes Edit attributes Quickly update actions or variables of cloud flows Erik's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-donker-50a887bb @kire_devs_hacks GitHub: https://github.com/kiredevsandhacks PrettifyMyWebApi for Microsoft Dataverse: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prettifymywebapi-for-micr/pcgbnpkpijlcjeleijaaahlonafdlfno/related?utm_source=xrmtc Video: https...

2023-11-1940 min

XrmToolCast Building Modern Apps with Sara LaqerquistIn Episode 105 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Sara Laqerquist, a fellow BizApps MVP about her experiences building modern apps using the Creator Kit. Some of the highlights: Sara can't grow a mustache for ACDC. We get by with a little help from our friends. Jonas taught Sara what to do, then told her not to do it! Are the Fluent 2 Modern Controls competing with the Fluent 1 controls? Being frustrated with model driven apps and solving with custom pages. When do you use choose custom pages over sticking with OOB functionality? Everything creates technique...

2023-11-0551 min

XrmToolCast Microsoft MVP vs Blue Badge with Nick DoelmanIn Episode 104 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Nick Doelman, former BizApps MVP about his experiences being an MVP, moving to Microsoft and then leaving to follow his passion for Power Platform training. Some of the highlights: Scott reveals the not-so-secret news of him moving to work for Microsoft Daryl and Scott might have secret matching tattoos Nick has had to pay for his first conference What it's like transitioning from an MVP to a ‘blue badge’ Nick provides insider info on the pros and cons of working at Microsoft Shout-out to The Power Plat...

2023-10-2254 min

XrmToolCast Flow Execution History with Ivan Ficko In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Ivan Ficko, fellow BizApps MVP and another ninja 🐱‍👤, about his new tool, Flow Execution History. Some of the highlights: Shout out to Milo (Scott's Dog) The Flow Execution History Came about because of beer Allows for filtering the flow history to find Authenticating to the Power Automate API Ninjas for the common good Stretch goals Flow API wrapper Plugin Trace Viewer for Flows Are Correlation IDs for plug-in and flow the same for the same event? Power Platform Boost Podcast: https://powerplatformboost.buzzsprout.com Amount of time to build th...

2023-10-1048 min

XrmToolCast The Default Environment with EY Kalman In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to EY Kalman, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about the default environment. Some of the highlights: Scott's lack of martial arts Default environments Do's and Don'ts of default environments Staying away from SharePoint Environment routing What is a Managed Env? Reporting Security restrictions ALM pipelines Renaming default environments EY's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrmninja @thecrmninja Blog: https://thecrm.ninja Blog post on Default Environment - Default Environment - How to handle? » The CRM Ninja Got questions? Have your own tool you’d lik...

2023-09-0350 min

XrmToolCast Dependent Assembly Plug-ins with Asif Siddiqi and Marcel Ferreira In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Asif Siddiqi (Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft) and Marcel Ferreira (Senior Product Manager at Microsoft) about the Dependent Assembly Plug-ins. Some of the highlights: What are Dependent Assembly plug-ins and how it got started The complexity of getting this feature ready for GA ILMerge vs Dependent Assembly plug-ins The problem with using ILMerge for plug-ins How to have a shared dependent assembly for multiple plug-ins Size limit for plug-in package How to register the NuGet package using the Plug-in Registration tool Will it be possible to get a...

2023-07-3056 min

XrmToolCast XrmToolCast 100th EpisodeThis is the hundredth episode of our podcast dedicated to the XrmToolBox, the ultimate set of tools for Dynamics 365, with Business Applications MVPs Daryl Labar, Scott Durow, Jonas Rapp, and Tanguy Touzard, the creator of the XrmToolBox. Some of the highlights: AI is an answer to everything How things have changed since the first episode The background story of the latest XrmToolBox UI update The process of releasing new versions of XrmToolBox and horror stories The backend engine of XrmToolBox powered by the Power Platform Daily Active Users (DAU) of XrmToolBox What would be the name...

2023-05-2158 min

XrmToolCast Custom Pages for Model-driven Apps with Matthew Devaney In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Matthew Devaney, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about Power Apps custom pages, AI and various topics. Some of the highlights: MVP Summit newbie stories Matthew's first podcast experience What is a custom page for model-driven apps When you stick with a model-driven app vs creating a custom page. How to make a custom page consistent with a model-drive app. Creator Kit Controls vs Modern Controls Points vs Pixels Chicken Burgers vs Chicken Sandwich When to or when not to use AI Matthew and Scott share their canvas apps...

2023-05-0757 min

XrmToolCast Developer Environments with Mankirat Kaur Bajwa In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Product Manager at Microsoft, Mankirat Kaur Bajwa, about the developer environments in Power Platform. Some of the highlights: Developers, Developers, Developers Personal Trash Can Environment License requirements Dataverse is like a drug, and the first dev env is free Limitations of dev env Treating dev environments as "cattle" Power Platform pipelines and dev env Governance of dev env Development environments of power MK's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mk-bajwa About the Power Apps Developer Plan: https://learn.microsoft.com/power-platform/developer...

2023-04-2344 min

XrmToolCast PowerApps Helper with Michael Megel In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Michael Megel about the PowerApps Helper VS Code extension and its new features. Some of the highlights: History of PowerApps Helper VSCode Extension Where can we get this tool Features of the tool Creation of Custom Connectors Visualization of Environments Visualization of Solution Dependencies Scott and Michael talk about bearer tokens Advice on writing a new VS Code extension Michael suggests splitting your custom connectors from your canvas apps A deep dive Power Platform ALM ChatGPT writes a VS Code extension to connect to Dataverse When you're dead...

2023-04-0951 min

XrmToolCast Power Platform Pipelines with Carsten Groth In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Global Blackbelt Senior Technical Specialist at Microsoft, Carsten Groth, about the Power Platform pipelines. Some of the highlights: What does Global Blackbelt do Why ALM, Pipeline, DevOps, etc. become a hot topic lately in Power Platform How long have Power Platform pipelines been available What are people using it for A typical cycle of projects from beginning to moving into production What are the recommendations before even starting the pipelines Not to close down the creativity of the makers Elevated pitch for Power Platform pipelines What kind...

2023-03-2959 min

XrmToolCast AI and ChatGPT-3 with Kristine Kolodziejski In this episode of XrmToolCast, the hosts Daryl and Scott welcomed Kristine Kolodziejski, a Microsoft MVP and a Technical Architect, to talk about ChatGPT-3, Bing Chat, and other AI-powered tools. Kristine shared her experience using these tools to enhance personal productivity and save time. The discussion began with talking about ChatGPT-3, an advanced natural language processing model developed by OpenAI. Kristine explained how ChatGPT-3 and other AI tools could be used to save us time and spend more time gaming or chilling on the beach. She also talked about some of the challenges and limitations of using...

2023-03-1259 min

XrmToolCast Clément Olivier and XTB Delta PluginsIn this episode, Daryl and Scott interview Clément Olivier, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about his original tools for the XrmToolBox, the Delta Plugins, and the new tool which allows you to rename the views in bulk. Some of the highlights: Delta Plugins: Local Assembly vs CRM - to compare the plugins classes Plugin between the local vs the plugin assembly registered in the Dataverse environment Delta Plugin Steps between two environments to compare plugin steps between two of your environments export the results into an Excel sheet Daryl overwhelmed a new grad with a c...

2023-02-1237 min

XrmToolCast Virtual Tables with Nathan HelgrenIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, Nathan Helgren, about the Virtual Tables. Some of the highlights: Nathan's 25 years at MS What are Virtual Tables (VT)? Difference between a Connector and a VT Create virtual tables using the virtual connector provider Virtual Dad Jokes abound Virtualize all the things? Building Power Apps using 100% virtual tables What are the VT Limits? No Audit functionality No Rollup or Joins between VT How VT security works GUID column is still a hard requirement for VT Query through TDS endpoint from SQL VT B...

2023-01-1547 min

XrmToolCast Power BI Dynamics 365 Sales Templates with Scott SewellIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, Scott Sewell, about the Power BI Dynamics 365 Sales Templates. Some of the highlights: Daryl's Europe trip Scott's superpower is working with Data, from SSIS/Kingswaysoft to SSRS to Power BI How Scott got into using the Titanic What not to do when starting with Power BI Scott explains a star schema for Daryl Scott walks through his Power BI Templates Using pre-GA Power BI Solution imports Scott shares his proposal story Scott's Info and other links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...

2023-01-0356 min

XrmToolCast Julian Sharp and The Study Group for Microsoft Certification ExamsIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Julian Sharp, about the study groups that he runs for the Microsoft certification exams. Some of the highlights: Julian's impressive beard Study Groups Meet twice a week, Thursday Evening and Sunday Morning Run on Teams 10 sessions over a couple of months Ask users to show up, ask questions How do people decide where to specialize? Microsoft Power Up Julians Flow vs Logic Apps Preferences Julian's love for Goals in the Sales Exams Julian's Info and other links: LinkedIn: https://www...

2022-12-1855 min

XrmToolCast Kartik Kanakasabesan and Riding the Power Apps CLI Rocket ShipIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft employee Kartik Kanakasabesan about the Power Apps CLI. Some of the highlights: The origin and history of the PAC New Tools to install using PAC Submitting a PR to PAC Using PAC in Azure DevOps PAC Canvas Create Kartik's Info and other links: Kartik Kanakasabesan - LinkedIn @kkanakas List of Kartik blog posts - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/author/kartikka Related blog posts Power Platform Developer Tools monthly release blog - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developer-tools-monthly-release-september-refresh PAC Canvas Create - https...

2022-12-0459 min

XrmToolCast Back to the XrmToolBox Basics with Mark Carrington, Chris Piasecki and Matt BeardIn this episode, Daryl and Jonas talk to Mark Carrington, Chris Piasecki and Matt Beard about the XrmToolBox Basics. Some of the highlights: Why do we need to get back to the basics Connection List Managing Connections in XrmToolBox: https://youtu.be/mC5FR_LaY4w Different ways of connecting environments Set environment highlight colour Define browser and profile Why Tanguy couldn't join the show Change icon size in the tools list Order tools list by most used Contribute tools by providing a review, feedback or raising a pull request How to improve abandoned tool projects I...

2022-11-2053 min

XrmToolCast Andrew Butenko and ABDialogs V2In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to a repeat guest and fellow MVP, Andrew Butenko, about the new v2 of his ABDialogs. Some of the highlights: How to design for both Low-Coders and Pro-Coders Documentation vs video tutorial Scott wants to go to the museum Difficulties in implementing Lookup PowerFx in Dialogs? Andrew's Imposter Syndrome Supporting Ukraine 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 ABDialogs V2: https://github.com/AndrewButenko/A...

2022-11-0649 min

XrmToolCast Phil Cole and Sticking Your PowerFx Where It Doesn't BelongIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Phil Cole, a long-time listener of XrmToolCast, about using the PowerFx open-source library in various ways. Some of the highlights: Daryl's #SummitNA experience Phil decides to use all the preview things! Jurassic Park - Can we, but should we? Scott subscribe to the RSS feed of PowerFX GitHub Homework assignment for Phil Scott's idea about using RPA to migrate reference data with the same GUID Daryl's worst calculated field ever Daryl learns to use the Expando object Does PowerFx Compile, or Interpret PowerFx in the Test App ...

2022-10-2352 min

XrmToolCast Power CAT CoE Starter Kit Manuela PichlerIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Microsoft employee Manuela Pichler about the Power CAT CoE Starter Kit (https://aka.ms/coestarterkit). Some of the highlights: Scott returns from the Power Platform conference Dogs with separation anxiety CoE - Spreading the excellence Who should be using it? Manuela's Info and other links: Manuela Pichler - LinkedIn @ManuelaPichler_ 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 fut...

2022-10-0943 min

XrmToolCast Cheat Sheets with Dani KahilIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Dani Kahil about multiple cheat sheets that he prepared over the last 2 years. Some of the highlights: Scott talks about punts Daryl confesses to cheating in high school Cheatsheets Better late than never introduction by Daryl MS CRM 2013 Client API Cheat Sheet by Rami Mounla Daryl and Scoot give Dani homework What's a Trapezoid again? Dani's course The most geographically isolated Biz Apps MVP Dani's future ideas Handling our human mistakes Devs watching QA test the product https://twitter.com/sanjazakovska/status/1352557733787152389 Dani's Info and...

2022-09-2554 min

XrmToolCast ESLint rules for Power Apps with Sid Gundavarapu and Jesse ParsonsDaryl and Scott interview Sid Gundavarapu and Jesse Parsons from Microsoft, and chat about the ESLint rules for Power Apps model-driven apps and Dynamics 365 CE. Some of the highlights: What is ESLint? What are ESLint rules for Power Apps and Dynamics 365? ESLint is like a grammar check for code Power Apps ESLint npm package vs Solution Checker Targeted audience for ESLint rules Security-focused ESLint rules ESLint auto-fix Daryl's Christmas wish Recommended approach for those who are not using TypeScript yet Spell Checker for VS Code Sid's Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidharthag

2022-09-1148 min

XrmToolCast Power Platform Notebook with Raphaël PothinIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Raphaël Pothin, a user and consumer of Jupyter Notebook, about the Power Platform Notebook Templates. Some of the highlights: TMNT What is Jupyter Notebook Code and Markdown Cells in Jupyter Notebook Is VB still a thing Where/how Notebooks can be used Use case scenario to use Notebooks for Power Platform Raphaël's MVP journey Raphaël's upcoming activities Don't Accept the Defaults - Abel Wang https://www.bonfire.com/dont-accept-the-defaults-abel-wang Raphaël's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-pothin-642bb65...

2022-08-2848 min

XrmToolCast Estimation Tools with Neil BensonIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Neil Benson who is a host of his own podcast, Amazing Apps, about tools and suggestions for estimating projects. Some of the highlights: Estimating Business Applications Estimating in time sucks Neil's Favorite tool for estimating? His phone calculator app Neil wants Daryl to run 10km uphill, in the rain, over a bridge with holes... Managing Work Items/Sprints using Azure DevOps (SpecMap, StoriesOnBoard) Jira with precious user interface Estimating projects for RFPs Neil has multiple birthdays Drink driving vs Drunk Driving AmazingApps.Show People that have b...

2022-08-1455 min

XrmToolCast ALM Accelerator Update with Michael OchsIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to fellow MVP Michael Ochs about the latest updates of the ALM Accelerator. Some of the highlights: Latest updates about ALM Accelerator What is Healthy ALM Using Solutions Everything is code Be able to deploy to a downstream environment at the push of a button What is the future of ALM Accelerator? Unopinionated ALM Accelerator Extensivity of ALM Accelerator Full support for plugins/PCF controls? The PAC CLI bug Mike's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsochs @MikeFactorial Blog: https://mikefactorial.com Github: https...

2022-07-3151 min

XrmToolCast Neumorphic UI Kit for Power Apps with Kristine KolodziejskiIn this episode, Daryl and Scott interview Kristine Kolodziejski, Gamer/Drummer/Piano girl, about the latest neumorphic UI design kits for Power Apps canvas apps. Some of the highlights: Reading release notes for 2022 Wave 2 Standing on the shoulders of giants Music is a part of Kristine's life Nails on the keyboard Skeuomorphism / Neumorphism UI trend Kristine tells her story Neumorphic UI Kit Tools for UI design and HTML Kristine's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-kolodziejski @kristinekk94 Blog: https://www.kristinekolodziejski.com Github: https://github.com/misskristine94 Resources: Dribbble - https://d...

2022-07-1954 min

XrmToolCast Dependency Injection with Temmy Wahyu RaharjoIn this episode, Daryl talks to fellow MVP Temmy Wahyu Raharjo about the Dependency Injection, and Developer Rabbit Holes/Perfectionism. Some of the highlights: What is Dependency Injection? How is it different from Inversion of Control ILMerge Divide Testing a plugin which calls an external service without testing the external service How to start learning .NET Core for the beginners Daryl #EarlyBoundForever Rabbit hole over-engineering More developer horror stories Temmy's MVP Journey Mental health update of XrmToolCast Temmy's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/temmy-wahyu-raharjo @temmy_raharjo Blog: https://temmyraharjo.wordpress...

2022-07-0350 min

XrmToolCast Developer Horror StoriesDaryl and Scott shared horror stories about things that did not go quite as planned and the pranks they have pulled on their colleagues. Some of the highlights: If you were an interviewer, would you hire someone who answers "I have never done anything wrong in my career" Battle scars of Daryl and Scott Two Concurrent Publish All actions could make the server hang in the early days of CRM online Daryl attached a debugger to the process on the on-prem server and everyone complained that the Dev instance was not working Using the same service...

2022-06-1956 min

XrmToolCast Maciej Kornacki and the Managed Solution Bulk RemoverDaryl and Scott interview Maciej Kornacki and chat about the new Managed Solution Bulk Remover tool as well as the Unmanaged Active Layer Bulk Remover tool. Some of the highlights: Hoodie vs Jumper Unmanaged Active Layer Bulk Remover Managed Solution Bulk Remover Uninstalling MS Marketing is horror stories Maciej let Power Virtual Agents answer some of the questions (Apologies for the robotic sound) Feature requests by the hosts as usual Future open-sourced Umbraco Portal tool Maciej's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejkornacki @kornackimaciej Umraco Portal Tool: https://www.externable.com...

2022-06-0542 min

XrmToolCast Jonas “The Early Bound” Rapp?Daryl and Scott interview Jonas Rapp, the other co-host of the XrmToolCast, and chat about his Early-bound experience and feature requests for the EarlyBound Entity Generator. Some of the highlights: Daryl makes himself a fool Daryl teaches Jonas about Benedict Arnold (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold) Jonas dives into his Early-bound experience Deliver 100% of your obligations in 25% of your time Jonas tells Daryl what he needs to do with the EarlyBound Entity Generator If you don't have all the entities that you're working with inside a solution, then you're doing wrong Is it worth...

2022-05-2358 min

XrmToolCast Colorful Optionset PCF – Virtual and Improved With Diana BirkelbachDaryl and Scott interview Diana Birkelbach, PCF Lady, about the latest improvements for the Colorful Optionset PCF control. Some of the highlights: If it ain’t your computer, don’t touch the screen Using React and Fluent UI for PCF Control Diana's helpful hints for picking up react What is React-based virtual code component Advantages of Virtual Controls Size of files Visible Performance improvements Allows for Some Fluent UI controls to communicate across PCF controls What happens when MS update the React used in the platform? Diana talks through some of her future plans/ideas for Canv...

2022-05-0842 min

XrmToolCast Latest Updates for SQL 4 CDS With Mark CarringtonDaryl and Scott interview Mark Carrington, a 3rd-time repeat guest of the show, about the new features added in the latest version of SQL 4 CDS. Some of the highlights: Daryl is allergic to duck eggs Scott looks like a quail egg person Variables and For Loop Support in SQL 4 CDS Execution plan view SQL 4 CDS now provides an ADO connection Possible uses for it Naming things is one of the hardest things in Computer Science Where the TDS endpoint is still useful Current limitations with TDS endpoint .NET Core connector for on-prem databases Mark's Info...

2022-04-2450 min

XrmToolCast Power FX Commanding with Casey Burke and Prabhat PandeyDaryl and Scott interview Casey Burke and Prabhat Pandey from Microsoft, and chat about the new command designer with Power Fx. Some of the highlights: Various Classic Games History of Commanding How it got pitched/approved Biggest problem Not interrupting customers Integrating with the Solution Model migration Managing the ALM process Integrating with PowerFx Microservices How it works When Ribbon Workbench is still required Do standard Devs write PowerFx? When it is going to be GA Daryl incorrectly calling "the Ribbon Toolbench" TWICE Will unsupported use of OOB library functions break? Casey's Info: https...

2022-04-1042 min

XrmToolCast New XrmToolBox Tool BPF To Visio Builder with Carl CooksonDaryl and Scott interview Carl Cookson, supposedly (Ex) Developer & fellow MVP, and chat about the new XrmToolBox Tool - BPF To Visio Builder. Some of the highlights: Daryl Read-off-the-people's-Twitter-profile LaBar Do former Devs need to keep up their Dev chops? Does someone need to be a good developer to be a good manager? Field games that the hosts and the guest are familiar with Other XrmToolBox tools that Carl built under the name of LinkeD365 Using documentation tools to capture a snapshot of the delivered system What's the gap that you cannot document now in XrmToolBox...

2022-03-2744 min

XrmToolCast New XrmToolBox Tool PCF to BPF with Clément OlivierDaryl and Scott interview Clément Olivier, fellow BizApps MVP, and chat about the new XrmToolBox Tool - PCF to BPF. Some of the highlights: Gardening Podcast PCF to BPF How Custom Controls are added to BPF Table FormXml Adding Choices field to Data Step of BPF Crashing the XrmToolBox Worldwide What Clément didn't test Virtual DOM for Fluent What are the bounds on a PCF control in the BPF Clément's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemolivier @Clement0livier Blog: https://stuffandtacos.azurewebsites.net PCF2BPF: https://github.com/c...

2022-03-1341 min

XrmToolCast Daryl Talks About ZoomItDaryl talks about his newest tool in his toolbelt, ZoomIt. A Windows utility from Sys Internals for drawing on your screen. Some of the highlights: Sorry, not many highlights... Just Daryl doing his thing! :) Links: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit 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 channe...

2022-02-2707 min

XrmToolCast Mike Stall and Canvas Apps GitHub IntegrationDaryl and Scott interview Mike Stall, Power Fx Architect at Microsoft, and chat about the Canvas Apps GitHub Integration. Some of the highlights: Was there any master plan behind canvas apps expressions to take over the whole platform? Daryl's "Managing the Low Code Portion of Complex Power Apps" session The humble beginning Extremely Experimental Git Collaboration How maniacal edits are being handled Git blame and naming is hard Will GitHub Integration come to model-driven apps? Noisy diffs and other scary parts of making GitHub Integration happen Prioritisation is a challenge Help the team behind the GitHub...

2022-02-1350 min

XrmToolCast The Dataverse Rest Builder and New PCF.Gallery Search with Guido PreiteDaryl and Scott interview Guido Preite, the repeat guest of the XrmTool Cast, and chat about the new PCF Gallery search and his latest tool, Dataverse Rest Builder. Some of the highlights: Word of the day "Esthete" How Dataverse Rest Builder fetches metadata Guido tells nerdy stories Process of publishing a new tool in XrmToolBox Maintaining energy on long projects Recursive programming is no joke New PCF.Gallery Search Guido did not author all controls on the PCF.Gallery (apart from one) Guido's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guidopreite @crmanswers...

2022-01-3058 min

XrmToolCast Jonas's New XrmToolBox Tool, The XRM Tokens RunnerDaryl and Scott interview Jonas Rapp, the other co-host of the XrmToolCast, and chat about his latest tool, the XRM Tokens Runner. Some of the highlights: Scott and his own tissue brand Jonas's Health History of XRM Tokens Runner ToEntityReference with KeyAttributes How to ask a question to Jonas Understanding your Audience Jonas's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rappen @rappen The tool doc: XRM Tokens Runner The code doc: XRM Tokens Session video from South Coast Summit Blog on Power Apps Studio and GitHub Got questions? Have your own...

2022-01-1753 min

XrmToolCast A Special Thank You Episode From DarylThis is a special thank you episode from Daryl where he thanks 10 individuals that have made a significant impact on the XrmToolCast. Thank you to all that you do and have done! Best wishes to 2022 for all of you! Tanguy Touzard - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanguytouzard/ Jonas Rapp - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rappen/ Scott Durow - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow/ Linn Zaw Win - https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnzawwin/ Danish Naglekar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danishnaglekar/ Guido Preite - https://www.linkedin.com/in/guidopreite/ Julie Yack - https://www...

2022-01-0221 min

XrmToolCast Power Platform School and Voice Channel with Tricia SinclairIn this episode, Daryl and Scott speak with Tricia Sinclair about Power Platform School (https://powerplatformschool.com) and Voice Channel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service. Other topics: Black people are under-represented in tech (4% of IT professionals in UK) Volunteering/Training/Mentoring Microsoft Quiz Team Working with Modern Workplace team to setup Voice Recognition Easy set up for trial and testing Phone system direct routing through Azure Communication Services (ACS) Infused AI Sentiment Analysis Scott accidentally unplugged the PBX Tricia's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciasinclair @tassyja https://triciasinclair.com Got questions? Have...

2021-12-0554 min

XrmToolCast Dad Jokes with Amey Holden and Matt Collins-JonesIn this "Try Not to Laugh" episode, Daryl and Scott have a challenge with Amey Holden and Matt Collins-Jones by telling their best dad jokes to make the rest crack up. Amey's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amey-holden @AmeyHolden https://www.ameyholden.com Matt's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcollins-jones @D365Geek https://www.d365geek.co.uk 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...

2021-11-2153 min

XrmToolCast Career Tips and Tricks with Alison MulliganIn this non-technical/jargon-free episode, Daryl and Scott speak with Alison Mulligan about career tips and tricks such as how to get started in Dynamics & Power Platform, how to ask for a raise in a right way and how to change roles within a career. Other topics: Destined moment of three people with metal in their arm Alison's American Express/Excel/Access heritage and digital transformation stories Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life How to get started with a career in Microsoft Business Applications Microsoft Learn (Dynamics 365, Power Platform) Join study groups...

2021-11-0756 min

XrmToolCast Live from the Dynamics Communities Summit NAIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk about their sessions and experiences at Summit NA 2021. This is the special episode that was recorded face-to-face at the Community News Desk room in the Community Summit North America venue. Other topics: Controversial opinion about laptop stickers Navigating COVID-19 Fusion teams Is It Worth The Time? comic by xkcd Daryl got distracted by a fly and his phone Official collective terminology for customer engagement apps Tips about snoozing email Differences in presenting in-person Practice round for try not to laugh episode Adding cutout people into PowerPoint slide ...

2021-10-2440 min

XrmToolCast Bram Colpaert and Data TransporterDaryl and Scott interview Bram Colpaert, a good lazy developer based in Belgium, and chat about one of his tools, the Data Transporter. Other topics: Queen's English and George Doubinski's accent Fellow listeners from The UP Podcast Star Trek, Lieutenant Commander Data and transporter beam Better Connection Management in XrmToolBox over Microsoft Tools Scott spends his free time diving into Dataverse GUID generation Daryl's magic trick to entertain aliens in Toy Story Editor of XrmToolCast, Linn Zaw Win The Simpsons episode about Homer repeatedly travels back in time with a toaster Made-up words Bram only works i...

2021-10-1049 min

XrmToolCast Matt Beard and Dataverse Format ChangerDaryl and Scott interview Matt Beard, fellow MVP and a data nerd, and chat about his newest tool, the Dataverse Format Changer. Other topics: Beards and Mr. Beard Matt reacts to the worst schema names What use case is the JSON format? Dataverse for Teams leads the way Data Validation Tool Connector Gallery Exclusive announcement of London user group meeting Data8 Ltd, the data quality company Matt’s Dad Joke Matt's Info and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbeard7 @mattybeard https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/DataverseFormatChanger https://mbeard.co.uk/2021/09/13/introducing-dataverse-format-changer-in-xrmtoolbox https://lin...

2021-09-2640 min

XrmToolCast The Rise of JonasDaryl and Scott hang out with Jonas Rapp, the other co-host of the XrmToolCast, and have a fireside chat without talking about any technical topic or tools and stuff. Some of the highlights: Jonas has started doing some coding Trying to remember that dang shortcut, having to resort to the menus Remembering his tool names? Jonas will be speaking at the South Coast Summit Encouraging everyone to share their story 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.co...

2021-09-1253 min

XrmToolCast Danish Naglekar and Dataverse DevTools Extension for VSCodeDaryl and Scott interview Danish Naglekar, fellow MVP and a previous guest, and chat about his newest tool, the Dataverse DevTools for VsCode. Other topics: Building VsCode Extensions The PCF Builder Bearer Tokens Danish's Info and other links: https://twitter.com/@DanzMaverick https://www.linkedin.com/in/danishnaglekar https://github.com/Danz-maveRICK/PCF-CustomControlBuilder https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=danish-naglekar.dataverse-devtools Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at cast@xrmt...

2021-08-2950 min

XrmToolCast Daniel Cai and KingswaySoftDaryl and Scott interview Daniel Cai, founder of KingswaySoft and a former MVP. We talk through the history of the KingswaySoft SSIS adapter as well as some of the improvements made along the way. Other topics: Scott hates mosquitos almost as much as Daryl hates rope swings Free shirts are the best shirts Daniel's trigger statements SOAP vs WebApi Tables vs Entities Daniel's Info and other links: Company: KingswaySoft LinkedIn: DanielCai Twitter: @DanielCai Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Scott at c...

2021-08-1548 min

XrmToolCast Portals With Megan V. WalkerIn this episode we talk with Megan V. Walker about her experience with Portals. Megan is an outstanding example of a self described citizen developer, delivering MS Portals with excellence. Other topics: Megan confesses her love of CSS, Daryl admits his disdain Scott pictures a Where's Waldo, Daryl Edition Megan admits to struggling with both Imposter Syndrome, and self pride. Daryl and Megan talk about their brothers Megan's portal Christmas wish Links: Franco Musso - Franco Musso – Dynamics 365 Project Manager, Functional Consultant and Business Analyst Ulrikke Akerbæk - Ulrikke Akerbæk - Power Apps P...

2021-07-0454 min

XrmToolCast Ben Vollmer Breaks the InternetIn this episode, we talk to Ben Vollmer, former Global Director for Field Service, about his involvement in the bringing down CRM Online for the entire world. It's a true blast from the past as most of it was before Daryl even logged into CRM online, and so long that Scott has forgotten most of it. Other topics: When CRM required XBOX Where has all of Daryl's code gone? Ben's interesting interpretation of bug free software Little Bobby Tables (https://xkcd.com/327/) Ben's Links Twitter - @BenVollmer LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benvollmer/ Got...

2021-06-2037 min

XrmToolCast Guido Priete and the PCF Gallery and Dependent OptionSet ManagerIn this episode, Daryl and Scott talk with long time fellow MVP, Guido Preite. Guido is the caretaker of the PCF Gallery as well as a the creator of the Dependent Option Set Manager. Other topics discussed: Scott is wearing pants StackOverflow rivalries never die Guido's former newsletter You need to do something until you like it Guido's name change refusal Guido's info and other links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/crmanswers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guidopreite/ Blog: https://www.crmanswers.net/ PCF Gallery: https://pcf.gallery/ Dependent Option Set Manager: https://crmoptionsets.azurewebsites.net/ Vide...

2021-04-2559 min

XrmToolCast Transitioning To Managed Solutions With Benedikt BergmannIn this episode, Daryl announces Scott as the new co-host, and he, as well as guest Benedikt Bergmann, teach Daryl how to transition to managed solutions. There is also a short clip from Jonas! The following are discussed: Managed Solutions Aren't Unmanaged Keep it Simple One Solution to Rule them All Some interesting ALM options Benedikt's info and other links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BergmannBene LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benedikt-bergmann/ Blog: https://benediktbergmann.eu Email: Benedikt@benediktbergmann.eu Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a fut...

2021-04-1157 min

XrmToolCast XrmToolBox Developer Update with James NovakIn this episode, Daryl interviews James Novak. James is the maintainer of a slew of WinForm controls designed for the XrmToolBox, as well as the Document Template Manager Plugin. This is a dev heavy episode where the following topics are discussed: Shared Projects Source Only Nuget Files Sharing code in XrmToolBox Projects ILMerge/ILRepack Pitfalls we ran into XrmToolBox.com ratings improvement CodeNow James's Info and other links: Blog: https://futurezconsulting.com/blog LinkedIn: JamesNovak Twitter: @crmdevjim https://github.com/jamesnovak/xrmtb.XrmToolBox.Controls https://github.com/jamesnovak/XrmDocumentTemplateManager https://github.com/gluck/il-repack https://github.com...

2021-03-2848 min

XrmToolCast Documenting Power Platform Tools With Linn Zaw WinLinn Zaw Win shares his journey of attempting to document every single tool in the Power Platform universe, focusing first on the tools in the XrmToolBox. Daryl also gives an update on Jonas. Linn shares: Link to tools documented: https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/tools.html Tools that surprised him The steps he follows to document the tools. Environment Comparer - https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/nenvironmentcomparer.html CDS Data Migrator tool https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/cds-data-migrator.html Attributes Factory https://linnzawwin.blogspot.com/p/attributes-factory.html Linn's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/li...

2021-03-1432 min

XrmToolCast Coming Together to Support JonasIt has been a difficult week this week on the XrmToolCast with Jonas suffering a stroke. Daryl has invited some of Jonas' fellow co-workers and MVPs to talk about what happened, how Jonas is doing now, and how we, the community, can support him. Consider Donating to Jonas via http://fetchxmlbuilder.com/donate Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar/ | @ddlabar

2021-02-2621 min

XrmToolCast Loads of New Tools With (Mostly) Jonas and DarylJonas and Daryl have a friendly talk between themselves, walking through all the new tools they've recently released. There may also be some Dad jokes in the episode, so make sure listen all the way to the end. Tools covered: Custom Action Tester Custom API Tester XrmToolBox Integration Tester Portal Entity Permission Manager Outlook Timesheet Calculator Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar/ | @ddlabar J...

2021-02-1436 min

XrmToolCast A Phone Call On Documentation Tools With Neil BensonFellow MVP Neil Benson needed some help on a project and decided to use a lifeline and called Daryl and Jonas to ask what tools to use to document a system for a technical assessment. We decided to record the phone call for all to enjoy. Be sure to check out Neil's "Pimp My LinkedIn Profile" YouTube series! Tools Discussed: SnapShot! For Dynamics 365 - https://www.xrmcoaches.com/snapshot/ Plugin Registration Tool - https://github.com/Innofactor/PluginRegistration Attribute Usage Inspector - https://github.com/MscrmTools/MscrmTools.AttributeUsageInspector Metadata Document Generator - https://github.com/M...

2020-11-2938 min

XrmToolCast More Fun With The Up Podcast - Part2In this episode we continue our talk with the hosts of The UP Podcast, Lisa Crosbie and Megan V. Walker. Topics in this episode: Megan succumbs to Jonas's date formatting peer pressure. Jonas shoot's down Lisa's Australian tool ideas Jonas enjoys listening about dresses while running Lisa learns about the Iconnator and View Layout Replicator. Daryl can't keep guests and listeners straight The UP Podcast: https://theuppodcast.com/ Lisa Crosbie's Info: Blog: https://lisacrosbie.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-crosbie/ Twitter: @LisaMCrosbie Megan V. Walker's Info : Blog: https://meganvwalker.com/blo...

2020-10-1832 min

XrmToolCast In The Beginning With Lisa Crosbie & Megan V Walker - Part1In this episode we talk with the hosts of The UP Podcast, Lisa Crosbie and Megan V. Walker talking about how their introduction to tools for the power platform as well. Other topics: Lisa Crosbie explains how she annoyed her company IT department Jonas accuses Lisa of Being the Power Platform Jesus Megan talks about her Eureka moment with tools in the XTB Jonas learns about the Auto-Number Manager Daryl describes the Cardinal Rule for developers for naming things The UP Podcast: https://theuppodcast.com/ Lisa Crosbie's Info: Blog: https://lisacrosbie.com/ LinkedIn: https://ww...

2020-10-0430 min

XrmToolCast Three XrmToolBox Tools with Carl CooksonIn this episode we interview Carl Cookson, a creator of 3 XrmToolBox Tools. We dive into each tool and why you should be using them. ERD Visio Builder - https://github.com/LinkeD365/ERDVisioBuilder Org Settings - https://github.com/LinkeD365/OrgSettings Mockaroo Data Munger - https://github.com/LinkeD365/MockarooDataMunger Carl Cookson's Info: Blog: linkeD365.blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlcookson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LinkeD365 Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmt...

2020-09-2047 min

XrmToolCast Power Apps Formula ReferenceIn this episode we interview MVP Hardit Bhatia to talk about his brand new tool, "Power Apps Formula Reference". We dive into the app, why it was created, how it's structured, and how it's intended to be used. We also go off topic in few areas: Never let Joel Lindstrom introduce himself first Jonas wants more responsive functionality Daryl and the rest of Americans have it easy Logical names fore the win! Hardit's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harditbhatia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoweraddict Forum Profile: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/user/vie...

2020-09-0644 min

XrmToolCast Tools for Newbies with Julia SimpsonWe've invited Julia Simpson, an F&O consultant new to the CRM/CDS world to gain insights on what it's like to be new to the CRM/CDS community, and the tools found within. In this episode: Julia describes her first tool experience in the XrmToolBox. Julia describes her experience with the CRM/CDS community. Daryl still can't introduce a guess properly. Jonas is accused of bleeding on his icons. https://www.linkedin.com/in/Juliaj87/ https://twitter.com/Juliaj87 Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have...

2020-08-2348 min

XrmToolCast Power Text With Gus Gonzalez and Nicholas HaydukIn this episode we interview MVPs Gus Gonzalez and Nicholas Hayduk, to talk about their new tool, Power Text! We also discus: How 5 year MVPs have been MVPs for nearly a decade! Gus's skill at getting others to do his dev dirty work. Nick's lack of sales skills. Jonas shared an Fetch Xml Builder update! Nick's Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholashayduk/ https://twitter.com/engineered_code https://www.youtube.com/c/EngineeredCode https://www.engineeredcode.com/blog Gus's Info: https://www.you...

2020-08-0946 min

XrmToolCast Top 20 Tools for CRM/XRM/CDS DevelopersIn this episode Jonas and Daryl each present their top 10 Tools for CRM/XRM/CDS Developers. Jonas teaches Daryl about Win+V Jonas declares Sweden the "Home of the Imposter Syndrome" Daryl talks about America's love with blowing stuff up Daryl's Tools Notepad++ Visual Studio/VS Code Early Bound Generator Attribute Manager WebResource Manager Visual Studio Solution Accelerator Script Finder/Form Libraries Manager LinqPad Canvas App Packager Ditto Jonas's Tools Plugin Trace Viewer for XrmToolBox Plugin Registration for XrmToolBox CodeMaid for Visual Studio FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox StackOverflow Metadata Browser for XrmToolBox Power Platform Buil...

2020-07-2649 min

XrmToolCast CDS.tools with David YackIn this episode, we talk to 17 year MVP David Yack about the tools in his web page, CDS.tools Daryl still manages to mess the introduction up, even after doing it 28 times. David walks through all of the tools in CDS.tools SDK Tools Download Business Rules Viewer Security Role Explorer Server Trigger Explorer Access Tokens WebAPI Builder Auto Number Creator Record Counts Azure Region Check Jonas pretends not to know about CRM online Daryl points out the new-ish RetrieveTotalRecordsCount request David's Links Blog - https://blog.davidyack.com/ Twitter - @DavidYack LinkedIn - https://www.l...

2020-07-1236 min

XrmToolCast All Things SQL for CDS with Mark CarringtonIn this episode, we talk to the expert of all things SQL to CDS, Mark Carrington, about the new SQL CDS endpoint and his SQL for CDS XrmToolBox tool. Jonas admits to not being able to write Fetch Xml as easily as SQL Mark walks through his tool and the differences/advantages between the new SQL CDS endpoint All agree that Jonas is "special" Mark's Links Blog - https://markcarrington.dev/ SQL 4 CDS https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/MarkMpn.SQL4CDS/ https://markcarrington.dev/sql-4-cds/ https://github.com/MarkMpn/Sql4Cds Twitter...

2020-06-2840 min

XrmToolCast The Yeoman PCF GeneratorIn this episode we interview Ivan Ficko, the Dynamics Ninja, , about his new tool, the Yeoman Pcf Generator. Jonas and Daryl admit their PCF ignorance Ivan walks through the differences between his tool and other similar tools Ivan's Info Twitter: https://twitter.com/DynamicsNinja GitHub: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja Blog: https://dynamicsninja.blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanficko/ Email: ivan.ficko@outlook.com Ivan's Tools PCF Generator: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/generator-pcf Power BI Embedder: https://github.com/DynamicsNinja/PowerBiEmbedder Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have...

2020-06-1435 min

XrmToolCast Developer Frameworks on Projects with Scott Durow Part 2In this episode, Jonas puts the call out for help with using frameworks on projects, so we call in Scott Durow (@ScottDurow) the creator of the Ribbon Workbench and Sparkle Xrm framework, to discuss. This is part 2 of a 2 part episode. Should projects build their own? How much would it handle? Should open source frameworks be used? Dangerous of the "Super Framework" Faxing requests How not to end a Podcast https://twitter.com/@ScottDurow https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow/ https://www.youtube.com/scottdurow http://www.sparklexrm.com/s/default.ht...

2020-05-3134 min

XrmToolCast Developer Frameworks on Projects with Scott DurowIn this episode, Jonas puts the call out for help with using frameworks on projects, so we call in Scott Durow (@ScottDurow) the creator of the Ribbon Workbench and Sparkle Xrm framework, to discuss. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. Daryl introduces Jonas to Weezer Should projects use straight SDK? Should projects build their own? How much would it handle? Should open source frameworks be used? Dangerous of the "Super Framework" https://twitter.com/@ScottDurow https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurow/ https://www.youtube.com/scottdurow http://www.sparklexrm.com/s...

2020-05-1729 min

XrmToolCast The Quick Edit Form, A PCF ControlIn this episode we interview Clement Olivier (@Clement0livier stuffandtacos, https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemolivier), the creator of the Quick Edit Form, about his new tool. Clement explains why he made the Quick Edit Form control, and the learning experience with PCF and Office Fabric UI. Download the control here: https://github.com/carfup/PCFControls/releases Clement's Blog https://stuffandtacos.azurewebsites.net/2020/04/15/pcf-quick-edit-form/ Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Your hosts: Daryl LaBa...

2020-05-0335 min

XrmToolCast Daryl and Jonas Argue Early Bound vs. Late BoundIn this episode, Markus Erlandsson invites Daryl and Jonas to discuss early bound development vs late bound development, as both Daryl and Jonas have their own XrmToolBox tools to assist in these areas. Markus Erlandsson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markuserlandsson/ https://twitter.com/MarkusErlandsso https://crmrocks.com/ -- Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllab...

2020-04-1447 min

XrmToolCast Tools To Solve Your ProblemsIn this episode, Jonas and Daryl talk through common tools for getting your technical problems solved, with a specific eye towards canvas apps. We also invite Matt Devaney, a MS forums Appstronaut, to talk through the tools he uses to solve his questions. Forums – a Product that ages in reverse, the more you use it, the better it gets What old programming language books are used for How to get your questions answered Tips and Tricks for solving issues in Canvas Apps Links Collections Cookbook: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-App-Samples/Collections-Cookbook-50-Visual-Examples-amp-Code/td-p/437594 Po...

2020-04-0543 min

XrmToolCast UML Diagram GeneratorIn this episode, Jonas and Daryl walk through Jonas' newest tool for the XrmToolBox, the UML Diagram Generator. We also invite Reece Campbell, a beta user of the tool, to talk through his experience with using it. PlantUML and it's features Shorten the XrmToolBox to XBox? What advantages/disadvantages it has over the Entity Relation Diagram Creator Daryl makes plea for free testing Would the real D La B please stand up? Links UML Document Generator: https://jonasr.app/UML PlantUML: https://pl...

2020-02-0952 min

XrmToolCast Who's Calling the Shots? We Are!In this episode, Jonas and Daryl pretend to have been promoted to PMs at Microsoft, in charge of the Power platform. Each takes turns describing what they would do if they were in charge. Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Your hosts: Daryl LaBar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllabar/ @ddlabar Jonas Rapp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rappen/ @rappen Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

2020-01-2641 min

XrmToolCast CDS For Code With Brandon KellyIn this episode, we spend time with Brandon Kelly from CloudSmith Consulting, who has a new open source extension for VS Code, to share with us. CDS for Code has the following features: - Manages Solution Assets - Editor For web Resources - Plugin Development Loop - Templating - Security - Code Generation Download the project here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CloudSmithConsulting.cds-for-code Or check out the source here: https://github.com/cloudsmithconsulting/cds-for-code and reach out to Brandon at Brandon.K...

2020-01-2548 min

XrmToolCast Top Tools For Non Developers With Sara LagerquistIn this episode, we invite Sara Lagerquist, MVP and vocal proponent of low code/no code solutions, to give us some of the top tools that she uses. In this episode Sara shares the following tools: Bulk Workflow Execution by Andy Popkin https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/AndyPopkin.BulkWorkflowExecution/ Attribute Manager by Daryl LaBar https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/DLaB.Xrm.AttributeManager/ Easy Translator by Tanguy Touzard https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/MsCrmTools.Translator/ FetchXML Builder by Jonas Rapp http://fxb.xrmtoolbox.com/

2019-11-2740 min

XrmToolCast New Tools and Breaking Changes With Matt BarbourIn this episode, we interview the Matt Barbour, the Principal Platform Architect – Common Data Services for Applications Platform at Microsoft at the Dynamics Community 2019 NA Summit. In this episode Matt talks through: The PowerApps Command line Utility Microsoft's Focus on Command line first Updates on the status of the Visual Studio Dev Tool Kit New features that have been added to the Data Configuration Migration Tool Changes to the CRM/CDS SDK that may break your logins The status of the .Net Core SDK https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-barbour-02702b1/ Got questions? Have your own to...

2019-11-0345 min

XrmToolCast XTB Controls and Document Template Manager with James NovakIn this episode, we interview the James Novak. James is the maintainer of a slew of winform controls designed for the Xrm Tool Box, as well as the Document Template Manager Plugin. Dealing with Impostor Syndrome when sharing your work with the world Newlywed life Lazy Developers How good code can be easily repurposed. The "I can make it more extendable rabbit hole". James's favorite tools James's future tool desires https://futurezconsulting.com/blog https://twitter.com/@crmdevjim https://github.com/jamesnovak/xrmtb.XrmToolBox.Controls https://github.com/jamesnovak/Xr...

2019-09-0937 min

XrmToolCast Xrm Automated Testing with Jordi Montaña and Magnus SørensenIn this episode of firsts, we have our first return guest, the Xrm Wizard himself Magnus Sørensen (@XrmWizard), and the first time having two guests as Jordi Montaña also joins us as we take a deep dive into automated testing of Xrm/CDS/D365 CE! Why use a mocking framework specifically tailored for Xrm The biggest reason to do automated testing with plugins/workflows How client side service requests testing fits in Deep dives into FakeXrmEasy, XrmMockup, and XrmUnitTest What are the differences How are they similar Which one should you choose https://twitter.com/@xrmw...

2019-08-1757 min

XrmToolCast Daxif, XrmDefinetlyTyped, and XrmFramework With Magnus SørensenIn this episode, we interview the Xrm Wizard himself, Magnus Sørensen (@XrmWizard) the keeper and maintainer of Delegate A/S's Open Source tools. How to register your plugins and plugin steps via fluent based code. How to include workflow and view state in your CRM solution Deployments Using Fiddler to do your client side dev work. Why using Typescript allows you to "Write it, and it just works" How to query Crm client side using a strongly typed querying methodology How to get all your developers "on the bus"? https://twitter.com/@xrmwizard ...

2019-07-2150 min

XrmToolCast PCF-CustomControlBuilder with Danish NaglekarIn this episode, we interview Danish Naglekar (@DanzMaverick) the creator of the PCF-CustomControlBuilder. The features we want to be added How to get your tool "out there" Jonas does a Pull Request "On Air" Daryl mixes up the Guest with a breakfast food. https://twitter.com/@DanzMaverick https://www.linkedin.com/in/danishnaglekar https://github.com/Danz-maveRICK/PCF-CustomControlBuilder Got questions? Have your own tool you’d like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoolbox.com. Your hosts: Dar...

2019-07-2133 min

XrmToolCast Ribbon Workbench and Sparkle XRM with Scott DurowIn this episode, we interview Scott Durow (@ScottDurow) the creator of the Ribbon Workbench and Sparkle Xrm framework. The Birth of the Ribbon Workbench and it's architecture Smart Buttons The most common reason why something doesn't show in the Ribbon Why the Ribbon Workbench will die Why Scott got 200 support requests in a weekend All of Scott's knowledge is in the Sparkle Xrm Framework. Use it! What Microsoft could do to make Dev's lives easier Jonas is waiting for FetchXml to out maneuver SQL Scott defines his open source Ethos https://twitter.com/@ScottDurow https...

2019-06-2954 min

XrmToolCast Continuous Integration and ALM with Wael HamzeIn this episode (brought to you by D365UG), we interview Wael Hamze (@WaelHamze) the creator of multiple CDS/XRM CI frameworks and tools. Azure Devops Xaml vs PoweShell vs Yaml Managed vs unmanaged What's required for 100% automation of your ALM https://twitter.com/@WaelHamze https://www.linkedin.com/in/waelhamze/ https://waelhamze.wordpress.com/ https://github.com/WaelHamze/xrm-ci-framework https://github.com/WaelHamze/dyn365-ce-vsts-tasks https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WaelHamze.xrm-ci-framework-build-tasks https://github.com/devkeydet/dyn365-ce-devops Got questions? Have your own tool you’d lik...

2019-06-2240 min

XrmToolCast The Business Process Flow Manager w/ Clement Olivier & Gus GonzalezIn this episode (brought to you by D365UG), we interview Clement Olivier (@Clement0livier stuffandtacos) and Gus Gonzalez (@GusGonzalez2 elev8solutions.com), the creators of the Business Process Flow Manager XrmToolBox. How bacon/pancakes and complaining gives birth to XTB plugins Gus pleads for someone to listen and create a tool for him. How long does it take to make an XTB plugin? The coolest animated gif of any XTB Plugin! XrmToolBox School (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Pd0TO9GnXhGdFwVRb1wfYRGuS4CVmcA) XrmToolBox Plugin Report (https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/report/) Got que...

2019-06-0433 min

XrmToolCast Level Up and More With Natraj YegnaramanIn this episode (brought to you by D365UG), we interview Natraj Yegnaraman (@RajYRaman DreamingInCRM.com), the creator of Level Up and multiple tools in the XrmToolBox. Topics discussed – Level Up - The best tool admins love to hate – Side loading Level Up in Firefox/Edge – Solution History (XTB Plugin) – Solution Installer (XTB Plugin) – Export To Excel (XTB Plugin) – Entity Image Uploader (XTB Plugin) – Recent Items Manager (XTB Plugin) – Lazy Developers – Natraj shuns Dynamics Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a fu...

2019-04-1643 min

XrmToolCast Bulk All The Things with Andy PopkinIn this episode (brought to you by D365UG), we interview Andy Popkin (@andypopkin), the creator of multiple tools in the XrmToolBox. Topics discussed – Bulk Delete Tool (XTB plugin) – Bulk Workflow Execution (XTB Plugin) – Record Counter (XTB Plugin) – Future XTB Plugin to convert user views to system views – The debt of onprem in online – Andy's tools + Gus Gonzalez's cojones = Death to multiple online instances – Developers love feedback Got questions? Have your own tool you'd like to share? Have a suggestion for a future episode? Contact Daryl and Jonas at cast@xrmtoo...

2019-04-0431 min

XrmToolCast The Visual Studio Solution AcceleratorIn this episode (brought to you by Mapltyics by Inogic, Daryl steps out of the host seat and into the role of guest to talk about his newest XrmToolBox Plugin, the Visual Studio Solution Accelerator. Topics discussed - Daryl is a quitter. - What is this plugin? - Setting up Visual Studio solutions for XRM Development - Daryl's Shunning of TLAs - Why the default Region in Visual Studio sucks Download the XrmToolBox from https://www.xrmtoolbox.com and install the Visual Studio Solutions Accelerator from the plugin store! You...

2019-02-2030 min

XrmToolCast XrmToolBox Episode 1This is the first episode of our podcast dedicated to the XrmToolBox, the ultimate set of tools for Dynamics 365, with Business Applications MVP's Daryl Labar, Jonas Rapp, and Tanguy Touzard, the creator of the XrmToolBox. This episode is brought to you by D365UG/CRMUG. History of the XrmToolBox Daryl and Jonas' experience creating tools for the XrmToolBox Benefit to Microsoft partners of their employees contributing to the XrmToolBox How the XrmToolBox helps lazy developers How people use (or misuse) the tools The XrmToolBox community Technical debt Future of the XrmToolBox Links: XrmToolBox: https://www.xrmtoolbox.c...

2018-11-2732 min