Diana & Dynamics 365 & Power Platform
A PCF component is isolated in a sandbox. It gets a piece of the document (a div) where it can play, and it's allowed to report when the value(s) changed. That's it. I totally understand that the components has to be in "isolation", but what if they need to "tell" more? Platform way: Communication through... Continue Reading →
The getOutputs method of the PCF components seems pretty self-explaining: (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/component-framework/reference/control/getoutputs) It is called by the framework prior to a component receiving the new data. Returns an object based on nomenclature defined in manifest, expecting objects[s] for the property marked as bound or output. I was a little unsure about the possibility of PCF components to set the... Continue Reading →
Usually I use React for my PCF components, and am I aware that there is a big difference between the debug and the production bundling, which can have a big performance impact. So I tried to be a good developer and deliver the right solution for production. But this time I needed an unmanaged solution,... Continue Reading →
When writing PCF components, the Framework already provides the metadata for the component and the properties defined in the manifest. For instance for an OptionSet control, we get all the available options. And that's already a great advantage compared with a plain HTMLWebResource. But sometimes that's not enough. Maybe you need related data that won't... Continue Reading →
When we have a PCF component, it's important to know when updateView will be called, in order to take care about performance. So when is updateView called? In the documentation is stated: "This method will be called when any value in the property bag has changed. This includes field values, data-sets, global values such as... Continue Reading →
Last year I've started to learn about the PowerPlatform. In the beginning was everything about LowCode/NoCode and Citizen Developer, but I couldn't understand how this could cover all the requirements that goes beyond that. So in April 2019 I was so happy to hear about the PowerApps Component Framework (PCF), which would allow the ProDevs... Continue Reading →
I'm experimenting with the PowerApps Controls Framework. It's a preview and you can find the PCF sdk here Using PCF you can build your own contols which you can integrate in Microsoft Dynamics 365 or in Canvas Apps, having full control of the content but not having to worry about the stuff around it: like... Continue Reading →
