Let Your Subgrid Dataset PCF Communicate with the Form

The changes inside a dataset PCF used on a subgrid might influence the other information showed on the Model-Driven Apps Forms. It could influence a counter on a form, or another subgrid which happens to show the same records. Then you need to refresh that controls. But using the Xrm object inside a PCF is...

Optimized Fetching of Related Records inside Power Apps Grid Customizer PCF

I've wrote a few blogs about the (Preview) Power Apps Grid customized control: a way to host PCFs right inside the grid. The last one in that direction was about fetching related records. It's amazing that we are able to work with child records right inside the Power Apps Grid, but the way shown in...

How To Make Dialogs For Model-Driven Apps Using Custom Pages

This week the Custom Pages were released to public preview: here the official blog. This is a huge step towards having only one app type; not having to decide which App type to choose. But it also means, that we finally get the low-code possibilities right inside the model-driven apps. Aaaand.. we don't have to...

Single-Component Tabs in Model Driven Forms

Can you believe the featured image is a form? A model-driven form with a PCF on it, and nothing else? Lately I've saw in the docs an excelent article on best practices for model-driven forms: "Design forms for efficiency". Right to the end, there is a part about letting a control expand to the whole...

The Form Component Control promotes the PCFs to the next level

Did you ever developed a UI component like a PCF or a WebResource for an entity form, and later you get the requirement to make it work also for a child entity? For instance you make a PCF for contacts subgrid on the account form, and the you should make this PCF work in the...

Dialog Buttons PCF

In my blog "Transform Forms into Dialogs and more..."  I've described how  it is possible to make dialogs out of standard form customizing using the SDK. In case you want to implement it, you might need some buttons to start the dialog actions. This PCF is about the Dialog Buttons PCF, which tries to implement these buttons. Requirements First, I have to find a name for this...

Transform Forms into Dialogs and more…

Xrm SDK methods for hiding the header and footer: welcome 🙂 Yesterday I've seen the new SDK methods for hiding the header and footer areas on the form, and the first impression was: WOW! I just had the feeling that I've missed this feature since ever. So I've tried to remember where I've needed this...

PCF Control: Colorful Autocomplete OptionSet

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...