In this episode, George and Nick dive into Wave 2 2023 and what it's going to wash out for Power Pages. What's in store? 

• The integration of DocuSign 
• Bootstrap 5 and transition to it 
• The capabilities and future potential of the Power Pages Copilot
• Upcoming features for administration and governance 
• Enhanced collaboration features in the Power Pages Design Studio
• Introduction of managed environments
• New updates on user analytics

Cover image by Matt Ragland on Unsplash

• Set up DocuSign integration | Microsoft Learn
• Overview of Power Pages 2023 release wave 2 | Microsoft Learn
• E-Signatures and Payments in Power Pages - ESPC Conference, 2023 (sharepointeurope.com)

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• Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code
• George Doubinski @georgedude

What you hear in the opening is a sound clip titled "money count bills". Not sure about that, sounds more like soliders marching on gravel. Why did I pick that sound? Because it was available in the sound effect library I have already paid for. If I didn't have to pay for things, I would have definitely included Pink Floyd. Classic. Or Jerry McGuire saying "Show me the money". In this episode of Refresh the Cache Nick and I talk about how to take the nice customer's money using nothing but Power Pages.

Cover Image by Image by Olya Adamovich from Pixabay.

• Add a payment gateway to your event website (Dynamics 365 Marketing) | Microsoft Learn
• Bring data from anywhere with Dataverse virtual table and Power Automate cloud flow integration in Power Pages| Microsoft Power Page
• Configure Power Automate cloud flows in Power Pages (preview) | Microsoft Learn

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• Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code
• George Doubinski @georgedude

Everyone misplaces things from time to time. Keys, airpods, sunglasses, wallet; anger, confidence, sense of entitlement... JavaScript in Power Pages is no exception. I know there is script, I can see that annoying debugger keyword, I just have no idea where the fuck did it come from. In this episode of Refresh the Cache Nick and I discuss all the possible locations where script can be hidden in Power Pages while contemplating using Dropbox as a source control alternative.

And remember - we never truly lose any material possessions. We only temporarily misplace them.

Cover Image by 2211438 from Pixabay. 

• Using Fiddler AutoResponder: https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/developer/model-driven-apps/streamline-javascript-development-fiddler-autoresponder
• Browser dev tools: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/devtools-guide-chromium/overview
• Engineered Code
  • Where’s That Dynamics 365 Portals Code? Part 1, 2, 3, and 4.
  • Power Pages Tip #212 Stand alone JS File using Web Template
  • Power Pages Tip #215 Web Template MIME Type

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• Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code
• George Doubinski @georgedude

Raising kids is not an easy task. Nor it is cheap. If you need to talk to your bank about refinancing your mortgage to renovate the house according to the building permit you are yet to apply for and, in case your house is old and potentially has some led paint or asbestos, you would also be trying to keep the kids out of that very house as much as possible by enrolling them in the after-school classes THEN you are in pure luck. All your challenges can be solved by installing a trifecta of Power Pages scenario-based templates.

In this episode of Refresh the Cache, Nick & I dive into the Power Pages templates; the good, the bad, and the ugly sides, what they are good for and where they shouldn’t be touched. We also answer some important questions such as are there any assets with the prefix "new_", is numbering your pages bad, and who gets a participation medal? To find out, as they say, listen ’till the end!

Cover image by Christiana Mergan from Pixabay.

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• George Doubinski @georgedude

In the good old days (insert an old man yelling at the skies image) we didn't have release waves. Instead, every 2-3 years we had a tsunami.

Since those days Microsoft has transformed releases into a pacifying surf ranch with persistent but not exactly heart stopping waves. Starting Wave 1, 2023 Power Pages now have a well-deserved their own break in the release plan. Of course, Nick and I couldn't resist dusting off our surf boards.

But if you're not excited by Export to CSV feature, we have nothing to talk about.

• Power Pages release plan
• Content management in Power Apps portals, bork-bork style.
• Package/solution deployer
• XrmToolBox Portal Record Mover
• Alternatives to Bootstrap
  • Materialize
  • Pure CSS
  • Tailwind
• Migrate to Bootstrap 5 🤕

Cover photos by David Cleverley and Eduardo Drapier on Unsplash

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• George Doubinski @georgedude

In today's episode (technically, last year's) episode of Refresh the Cache, George and Nick talk to Dileep Singh, Principal Program Manager Lead for Power Pages. We discuss Gimli Glider, security, and growing with the product.

Acronyms casually dropped in the conversation

• MAU - Monthly Active Users
• IdP - Identity Provider

 References

• Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World: Parker, Matt: 9780593084687: Amazon.com: Books
• Microsoft Power Pages Community - Power Platform Community
• Power Pages Ideas · Community (microsoft.com)

Copyrights and licenses

Artwork by @dreamstudioai

The following music was used for this media project:

• Music: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
• Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4519-there-it-is
• License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Get in touch

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• Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code
• George Doubinski @georgedude
• Dileep Singh @rulesrchange https://www.linkedin.com/in/rulesrchanged/ 

Long, long time ago, in the universe far away, Nick Doelman and Colin Vermander had a dream of making a podcast about ADX Portals, I mean Dynamics 365 Portals, I mean Power Apps portals, I mean Power Pages that would rival the entire Microsoft's media department. As often is the case, Microsoft decided to put an end to it by buying out hiring the entire population of Canada both. In this episode of Refresh the Cache we talk to Nick Doelman about his journey from a humble IT guy to MVP to a portal go-to trainer, and now chief explainer senior content developer on Microsoft docs team.

Why the move, how did it change the work/life balance, what did Nick do for Canada (unlike his football team) - those are just some of the things we talk about. We talk pretty much about everything except curling. Which is a shame if you ask me.

Get in touch

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• Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code
• George Doubinski @georgedude
• Nick Doelman @readyxrm

Artwork by @dreamstudioai

Daily logins are like daily gym visits: everyone says they do it every day, but reality begs to differ. Nick and George talk about new Power Pages licensing, monthly active users and more in episode 29 (or 2 in "After Nick Doelman" era). 

https://powerpages.microsoft.com/pricing/ https://alexacrm.com/plugin 

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• Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code
• George Doubinski @georgedude

One of the Nicks is back but Doelman variety decided to take a pill and has gone to greener pastures of the mothership. To fill in the void of his large shoes, George "The Enabler" Doubinski has joined the crew and broken all-Canadian camaraderie. Both Nick & George are rusty after a long break, so the only hot topic of the day is "Who moved my cheese and is it still cheese?" aka "Power Pages" and "I can do Power Apps portals - do I still have a job?". 

Also turns out, logins are like exercise - everyone says they want to and will do it daily but in reality...

Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code

George Doubinski @georgedude

The Nick's are back after a brief break to bring you the news from the Power Platform 2022 release plans for Power Apps portals.

Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code

Nick Doelman @readyxrm

Details

In this CRM Audio podcast episode Elaiza Benitez talks to Luke Hopton based in Jersey, United Kingdom, and Matt Ngan based in Toronto, Canada. Elaiza, Luke and Matt previously worked for the same Microsoft Partner in New Zealand where Luke and Matt were CRM Developers. Since then, both of them have moved away from being Dynamics CRM developers and Elaiza talks to them about their decision and what they're doing now in their current roles. Elaiza also quizzes them to see how much they remember about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 as a developer. Note: Elaiza refers to Dynamics 365 as Dynamics CRM in this podcast episode to avoid confusing Luke and Matt. When Luke and Matt were developers, it was called Dynamics CRM at the time.

What we talked about Background to how Luke, Matt and I know each other.

Matt and Luke introduce themselves.

Matt worked for a product company in London that specialized in Wealth Management where Dynamics CRM was the platform and he now lives and works in Toronto for an HR software company that has nothing to do with Dynamics CRM.

Luke moved to a Senior .NET developer role before leaving New Zealand and then moved to London in 2015 where he joined two other product companies. Eventually he moved home to Jersey and is now a Solution Architect where he works with RegTech (Regulatory Technology) solutions – due diligence and KYC (Know your Customer) for Wealth Management companies.

The decisions Luke and Matt made to move away from being a Dynamics CRM Developer.

That last Dynamics CRM version Luke and Matt worked with was Dynamics CRM 2013, possibly Dynamics CRM 2015 for Matt.

Matt talks about the frameworks and tech he is using now.

Both Luke and Matt talk about applying what they've learnt in their time as Dynamics CRM Developers in their roles now.

What they use for source control now.

Matt talks about the differences in Application Lifecycle Management for product development compared to consultancy projects.

What Luke and Matt use for source control these days.

Who would be in their search results when Googling for issues experienced in Dynamics CRM and tools used.  

Who showed Matt the ropes in being a Dynamics CRM developer - Rex Wessels, Sophie Khun-Hammond, Maryse Botros, David Brown mentioned.

Elaiza quizzes Luke and Matt on their knowledge of being a Dynamics CRM Developer

• Question 1 – Matt
• Question 2 – Luke
• Question 3 – Matt
• Question 4 – Luke
• Question 5 – Luke
• Question 6 – Luke
• Question 7 – No one
• Question 8 – Matt

What Luke and Matt miss about New Zealand.