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...

Subgrid Dataset PCF: Programmatically Extend Relations

The last blog was about how to programmatically extend a dataset PCF with relations, and how to filter it. The main purpose was to avoid hardcoding WebApi requests. In this blog the story goes on with examples: let's talk about how to use the dataset "linking sdk" to make PCFs for subgrids containing extended relationships...

PCF: Dataset Relationships (Linking) in Model-Driven Apps

What do you do when it doesn't seem to be possible to provide the needed data to a dataset PCF? We can bind a dataset PCF to a table, a view or to a subgrid. But maybe you need to consider a table linked to another one-to-many relationship. For instance think to a subgrid, where...

Editable Dataset PCF: New SDK Methods

Last week I was just browsing to PCF sdk, in order to post a link for an answer in the Power Apps Community Forum, and I've landed to "EntityRecord". I had the feeling that something was different, so I had a look to the methods available there: Wait.... What...? Can we change and save with...

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...

Dataset PCF using FluentUI: open record

This is a part of my blog “My Checklist for a Dataset PCF using FluentUI“. What possibilities do we have to open a record and navigate to the form? I can think of three methods: using Navigation.openFormusing Navigation.navigateTo - unsupported (for now?)using dataset.openDatasetItem All of them will work only for the ModelDriven Apps. My favorite...

Dataset PCF using FluentUI: Selection

This is a part of my blog “My Checklist for a Dataset PCF using FluentUI“. To implement a footer, we need not only the paging (see my blog about paging), but also the selected records. This way the footer will look similar to standard grids. This blog post explains how I've implemented the selection. This...

Dataset PCF using FluentUI: Paging

This is a part of my blog “My Checklist for a Dataset PCF using FluentUI“. The footer has to show the navigation buttons and the selected/available records. In this blog post I'll talk about how I've implemented the paging and how I've integrated it in my footer. Paging component For the footer, I've made a...

Dataset PCF using FluentUI: Full Height (100%)

This is a part of my blog “My Checklist for a Dataset PCF using FluentUI“. We saw in the other blog, how to handle the height of a subgrid. But there are a few cases when the height of the grid is defined or we need to fill the whole place available (css 100%). That...

Dataset PCF using FluentUI: Grid Height

This is a part of my blog “My Checklist for a Dataset PCF using FluentUI“. What's the right height for the grid pcf? Dataset PCF as a Home Grid If the PCF is used for the home grid, it is pretty easy: we need to fill in the whole height, and fortunately it works by...