Chris Munro

Admin & Automation Tips

  • Dynamics 365 & Power Platform / Power Automate Cheatsheet

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    📚 Common Resources & URLs Tool/Resource URL Power Platform Admin Center https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com Microsoft Learn – Power Platform https://learn.microsoft.com/power-platform Dynamics 365 Docs https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365 Dataverse Table Reference https://learn.microsoft.com/power-apps/maker/data-platform/reference Power Automate Docs https://learn.microsoft.com/power-automate Power FX Reference https://learn.microsoft.com/power-platform/power-fx/reference Power CAT Samples https://github.com/microsoft/PowerCATCodeSamples ⚙️ Power Automate – Key Actions Action Type Common Use Example Expression Get label as text from…

  • God Mode – unlock all columns/ fields without browser add-ins

    You can unlock all the locked columns/fields on a form by opening the developer console (CTRL + SHIFT + I) and pasting this in the console and running it: Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.forEach(function (attribute, index) {    let control = Xrm.Page.getControl(attribute.getName());    if (control) {      control.setDisabled(false)    }  });

  • Power Automate Flow for New User Setup

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    Here are a couple of ways to automate new users setup tasks via Power Automate Flows rather than e.g. XRMToolbox Set the timezone The key is to select the table as usersettingsconfig, via update a row – which will resolve to User Settings. You want to set timezone to e.g. 85 for London. Details here:…