Leverage the Power Platform API to create a Capacity Report

Power Platform Capacity Report Blog Cover

As Solution Architects, we’ve all encountered the question from customers about monitoring the entire platform. While we have various methods to collect data (audit, application insights, system jobs, plugin trace logs, and more), we often find ourselves in a quandary when it comes to storage capacity. In this article, we’ll explore ways to harness these data sources effectively and endeavor to automate the reporting process. Dataverse Capacity Storage As you may know, Dataverse storage is divided into three components: Database, File, and Log. The available capacity is primarily determined by the licenses held for a tenant, allowing for storage expansion,...

2024 Wave 1 Release Highlights: Dynamics 365 & Power Platform’s exciting features

2024 Wave 1 Release Highlights: Dynamics 365 & Power Platform’s exciting features

In this blog post, we’re stepping into the dynamic realm of Dynamics & Power Platform’s latest release – the 2024 Wave 1. While I won’t be delving into every nook and cranny, I’ve handpicked a selection of top features that caught my eye. Join me as we explore the power-packed enhancements, revolutionary tools, and game-changing capabilities that define this release. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a curious enthusiast, get ready for a curated journey into the heart of the 2024 Wave 1, where each feature has been chosen to leave a lasting impact. Let’s unravel the excitement and discover...

Getting Started with Power Platform Approvals

Power Platform Approvals

Having worked primarily with D365 modules, it is quite common to set up approval systems for specific business cases. In this article, we will focus on the Power Platform’s standard ability to set up an approval system. Definition & Business Scenarios Before getting into the technical solutions, I thought it was essential to look at the approval process itself.Let’s start with two quite simple cases where an approval process can be implemented: Business Case: Order Management A basic and frequent scenario would be a case to handle order approvals based on a threshold amount. A salesperson placing an order of...

Custom Connector: Extending your Power Apps using Azure Function and OpenAPI – Part One

Custom Connector Extending your Power Apps using Azure Function and OpenAPI Part One

As I am a big fan of Azure services and in particular Azure Functions, I recently focused my attention on the possibility to create a custom connector from an Azure service. Indeed, the field of possibilities becomes unlimited once you are able to add an abstraction layer between two services with a custom connector to provide Power Platform makers what they need to take their Power Apps to the next level. Power Platform Custom Connector Before getting to the heart of the matter, and especially if you are new to the term “Custom Connector”, it is essential to understand what...

Analyzing your Dataverse environment using Application Insights

Analyzing your Dataverse environment using Application Insights

Why monitoring is important for your environnement? What is included in this telemetry? Application Insight basics What about Dataverse analytics data? Telemetry type Application insight table name Unified Interface page loads pageViews Unified Interface outbound network requests Dependency Dataverse API incoming calls Request Plug-in executions Dependency SDK executions (Retrieve, RetrieveMultiple, FetchXML transformation, and so on) Dependency Exceptions during the execution of plug-in and SDK calls Exceptions Telemetry types and tables name Setting up your environment to export telemetry to Application Insight Analysing OOB analytics data As soon as the export is set up, you will quickly see that data is already being collected...