Enhancing User Experience in Power Apps Portals with Conditional Button Visibility

In the world of web development, especially within the context of Power Apps Portals, creating an intuitive and dynamic user interface is crucial for an engaging user experience. A common requirement is to alter the visibility of elements based on certain conditions to make interfaces cleaner and more user-friendly. This article demonstrates how to control the visibility of a "Full Page View" button in a Power Apps Portal form, based on the value of a "Last Release Date" field.

Get Current Date and Time in Dynamics 365 Using JavaScript

Get Current Date and Time in Dynamics 365 Using JavaScript

When working within the Dynamics 365 environment, it's often necessary to retrieve the current date and time dynamically for various purposes such as data validation, automation, or user interface enhancements. JavaScript plays a pivotal role in achieving this functionality seamlessly. In this article, we'll explore how to retrieve the current date and time in Dynamics 365 using JavaScript.

 

Integrating Barcodes into Dynamics 365 PDF Exports

Introduction

Barcodes play a crucial role in various business processes, enhancing data accuracy and efficiency. Microsoft Dynamics 365 users often need to include barcodes in documents like invoices, tickets, or order forms. This article introduces a practical approach to embedding barcodes in Word templates that are exported to PDF, ensuring compatibility and readability across devices without requiring additional barcode generation tools.

Enhancing Form Security in Power Pages: Masking Input Fields

Enhancing Form Security in Power Pages: Masking Input Fields

Introduction: In the digital era, ensuring the security and confidentiality of user inputs on web forms is paramount. One common practice is masking sensitive information fields, such as passwords, to prevent over-the-shoulder snooping. In Power Pages, this can be achieved with a simple tweak. This article walks you through the steps to mask an input field, using jQuery for a seamless user experience.

 

How to Enable Anonymous Access in Power Pages

Enabling anonymous access in Power Pages (formerly known as Power Apps portals) allows visitors to access your portal without needing to log in, making it an essential feature for public websites, including blogs, informational sites, and more. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to enable anonymous access, focusing on ensuring table permissions for the anonymous web role and setting site visibility to public.

 Enable "Export to PDF" in Order, Invoice Form of Dynamics 365 Sales

Two steps:

Step 1. Added custom button using Ribbon Workbench

Step 2. Enabled "Convert to PDF" for Order or Invoice table.

Hide Button for Specified Entity, Specified Form, and Specified Subgrid

Scenario

In our scenario, we have two subgrids of the same entity on a form. We aim to conditionally display a custom button for each subgrid based on certain criteria, such as the subgrid's name, the entity, and the form where it's located.

Managing Duplicated Lookup Field Visibility in Dynamics 365 Forms

Introduction: In Dynamics 365 and Power Platform model-driven apps, customizing form behavior to fit complex business requirements is a common practice. A unique challenge presents itself when a form includes duplicated lookup fields that represent the same underlying data attribute but are intended for different purposes. These fields might be named sequentially (e.g., "productid", "productid1", "productid2") to indicate their duplication. To ensure a clean and user-friendly interface, it's crucial to dynamically manage the visibility of these fields based on user interactions. This article delves into a JavaScript solution that leverages column labels to determine which duplicated field has been changed and adjust visibility accordingly.

How to Hide the "New" Button in Lookup Dialogs on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Model-Driven Apps

Introduction:

In Dynamics 365 and Power Platform model-driven apps, users with create privileges see a "New" button in lookup dialogs, which might lead to unintended record creation. While useful in some scenarios, this feature may conflict with business processes requiring the use of existing records only.

Optimizing Large-Scale Data Updates in Dynamics 365 with Asynchronous Plugins and Flexible FetchXML

Introduction

In Dynamics 365, it's not uncommon to encounter scenarios where vast quantities of records require updates or complex manipulations. Naively processing large volumes in a single operation can strain performance and lead to timeouts. This article presents a strategy to tackle such challenges, emphasizing asynchronous processing, plugin chaining, and flexible FetchXML-driven initiation.

Using the prompt() Function in JavaScript: A Comprehensive Guide

 

Using the prompt() Function in JavaScript: A Comprehensive Guide

The prompt() function is a simple yet powerful tool in JavaScript, primarily used to display a dialog box that prompts the visitor for input. It is part of the window object, which means it is available in any JavaScript environment that supports the DOM, such as web browsers. This article introduces prompt(), including its syntax, usage, and practical examples.