In this next video, we cover how to work with RegEx. RegEx let’s us manipulate text variables in a way that standardizes output. Example could be to remove all names from “firstname.lastname@company.com” -> where the desired output would be “@company.com“. Go ahead and give it a try with the sample code I have on my GitHub page 😊
In this next video, we cover how to work with Currencies. While you may think it’s similar to Integers, it’s surprisingly quite different. Luckily all of this code is premade so you can copy/paste it from my GitHub page.
This will be the first visual plugin for the end user. Here we will learn how to work with integers that are added together. A + B = C. It’s a simple yet powerful understanding of how the logic of a backend code works.
The very first running plugin will be the alert. I chose this because of the very important lesson of knowing what data you are working with. Once you master alerts you have the tools you need to create more advanced functions.
One of the most important things to succeed when developing is the development environment. Once you have control over this, you will be able to produce lots of cool things! This shows how to download my FREE solution on GitHub so you can get your own developer environment with the correct data.
In this video, we create the very first project in Visual Studio. If you are not a developer this might seem a bit scary🎃👻, but I promise you it’s not!!
Installing all tools necessary for creating our very first plugins. Most of these tools are well-known for most, but I cover them for anyone that is new to the platform.
Did you recently see the update from Power CAT announcing the 3 dev environments pr user?!?! The topic of more than one dev environment has been discussed in several forums over the last years, but finally, it is here. Go check out the video on YouTube about the details:
In short a few key takeaways:
3 Dev environments PR user
2 GB of data pr environment (does not count against storage)
Premium Connectors included for testing
ALM setup for getting to know solution management better
Automatic cleanup of environments over time (if inactive).
Or should I say https://make.preview.powerapps.com <- for now:) Depending on when it will be released to everyone, the ability to add environments from make.powerapps portal is not yet rolled out. Go to the PREVIEW make, and you should be able to see it there. This is important for users without access to the admin.powerplatform.com.
Go ahead and try it out and see where the limitations are. The important part here is to learn new things by trying them out. Enjoy!
Initially, I was just going to explore some possibilities with Custom Pages, but decided to make a solution out of it instead. This way you can just download the solution and do the required modifications for your project (GIPHY API key), and you are good to go😁
I am really excited to hear your feedback after seeing/trying this out, and hopefully, I will be able to make it a lot better in next revisions of the Custom Page!
Go to my GitHub to get a hold of the solution. It’s a pretty “thin” solution that should be easy to configure and easy to delete if you no longer need it.
I have also included a video displaying how you install and use the solution
Installation and setup
Because of ribbon changes, I was forced to create a managed solution for this. The only way it wouldn’t overwrite the current opportunity ribbon.
If you want to play around with the solution, download the unmanaged. Just make sure you don’t have any other ribbon customizations on Opportunity. If you do back it up first!!
For everyone else, you have to download the managed solution to be on the safe side.
On my Gihub page I have written what components get installed, so you can easily remove it all at a later point in time.