05 JAN 2022 | Imperium Dynamics

How to use Locally hosted Api’s in Custom Connectors

A custom connector is a wrapper around an API that allows Logic Apps, Power Automate, or Power Apps to communicate with that...

04 JAN 2022 | Imperium Dynamics

Components in Canvas Apps

In this blog, we are going to learn about components in canvas applications. Components are reusable elements that save time and effort of creating ...

03 JAN 2022 | Imperium Dynamics

ACCEPTANCE TESTING (Part III)

What is Beta Testing? Beta testing is another testing type of Acceptance testing. Usually Beta Testing performed by real users or customers...

29 DEC 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

POWER PLATFORM AND DYNAMICS 365 MAILBOX CONFIGURATION

In this blog, we will be going through the steps required to enable mailbox on Power Platform or Dynamics 365. Almost all Dynamics...

28 DEC 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Event Framework and Event Execution Pipeline

In this blog, we will be learning about the event framework of Microsoft Dataverse as well as the event execution pipeline and how it relates ...

27 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Get list of undeliverbale emails using power automate

Power Automate brings mutliple actions for outlook. We are going to use one of its action in this article...

24 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Working with Modal Dialog forms

Modal Dialog forms are helpful whenever we need prompt the user to input the information on the current screen. With this new feature, it enhances ...

23 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Dynamic Dashboards – Power Platform Model-Driven Apps

Dashboards have always been an easy way out to monitor data. Even mobile phones have this feature to represent phone efficiency, power, and different type of ...

22 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

ACCEPTANCE TESTING (Part II)

What is Alpha Testing? Alpha Testing is also a type of Acceptance Testing. This software testing performed to identify bugs before releasing the software product to ...

21 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Convert HTML to PDF using Power Automate

In this blog, we’ll see how we can use HTML to make PDF using Cloudmersive’s Document Conversion Connector in Power Automate. If you are new to whole concept of Power ...

20 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Responsive Layouts in Canvas Apps

In this blog, we are going to learn how to make a canvas application responsive. A responsive layout responds to any type of screen size or device for an optimized ...

16 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

What is a Boilerplate code? Boilerplate code, also known as boilerplate, is the part of code that has to be repeatedly in use with no or a little modification. Programmers that use boilerplate code ...

15 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

UNIT TESTING

What is Unit Testing? UNIT TESTING is a sort of software testing that examines individual software units or components. The goal is to ensure that each unit of software code works as ...

10 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

ACCEPTANCE TESTING (Part I)

What is Acceptance Testing? Acceptance testing is a type of software testing which is performed to validate either software system met requirements specifications ...

09 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Command Designer with Power FX

With the 2021 release wave 2 of Dynamics 365, Microsoft has introduced new features with significant capabilities to transform our businesses. One of the features is ...

08 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Integrate Apps with Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is one of the fastest growing application of today’s time, where messaging, calling and conference calls hold significant value. When it comes to ...

07 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Intro to Logic App And Workflow

What is a logic App? A logic app is the Azure resource you create when you want to develop a ...

06 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

HTML Helper functions

In this blog, two Html helper functions will be discussed and we will see that how they can be implemented in ASP.NET MVC razor pages. But first we will understand that ...

03 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Business Rules in PowerApps

A business rule is an easier and quicker way of applying logic and validations to an entity’s fields without any complex Javascript web resource or plug-ins. It has a simple interface where you ...

02 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How Power Automate Works

Power Automate is one of fundamental parts of Power Platform that helps us streamline repetitive tasks. Power Automate is the ultimate solution when it comes to automating ...

01 Dec 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

RAZOR PAGES

What are Razor Pages? ASP.NET Razor Pages is a server-side, page-focused framework that enables constructing dynamic, data-driven web sites with clean separation ...

23 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Different Levels of Testing SYSTEM TESTING (Part-2)

What to Test in System Testing? In System Testing tester performs End-to-End testing to make sure that all functionalities are working as same as Unit and Integration testing. It verifies ...

19 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Maximum Character Limit in Power Portals and How to Avoid It

Recently while working on Power Portals, I came across something unusual. While uploading my code on one of the Web Pages that I was working on, I got an ...

18 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Field-level security in Dataverse

Dataverse offers three different tiers of security which are Organization level, Record Level and Field level, and a user’s level of access is determined by ...

17 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

What are Models in MVC?

In MVC, M stands for Model which is like a normal C# class. Model is responsible for handling database related changes and also responsible ...

15 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Different Levels of Testing SYSTEM TESTING (PART-1)

System testing is a third level of Software Testing. It validates the complete and fully integrated software product. Basically it will start after ...

12 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Applying Rules to Customer Cases

Every one out of three Organization highly depends on Customers. Managing client inquiries and keeping up with an efficient ...

11 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Multiple Power Apps Portals in Single Environment

Create several portals of the same kind within a single environment of different languages. This feature allows you to Create several portals of ...

10 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Lambda Expression in C#

Lambda Expression in C# is an anonymous function, which contains either an expression or a bunch of statements and the operator used to ...

09 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Rollup Fields

A Rollup field contains an aggregate value which is calculated from records related to a specific record. When you create a ...

08 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Custom ways to use data in Power Portals

Sometimes in Power Portals we need to work with data differently that sometimes might not be catered by its solutions or components ...

04 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Add PCF controls to form fields

PCF stands for PowerApps Control Framework are components that can be used across full breadth of Powerapps capability. The PowerApps component ...

03 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Portal Migration

Follow the follwing steps for portal migration: Create a blank portal in your new environment where you are going to migrate data. Then, download ...

01 Nov 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Environment's Variables in Canvas Apps

In this blog, we are going to look at how we can use environment variables in Canvas Apps and how they can be useful in applications which are ...

29 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Fast And Slow Patching in Canvas App

Patching in Canvas app can be done in different ways. But the main concern of developer is to deal with speed of operation ...

25 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Getting Data on Power Portals Using Fetch XML Query

Working with the web has always been a valuable experience. In Power Portals we use XML queries to retrieve ...

22 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Enable Search and Add Filter Conditions in List Power Portals

Lists are used to show records to external users (Contacts). We are here to discuss how to add filter conditions and ...

20 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Custom Connectors in PowerApps

Connector: Connectors in Power Apps make it simple to integrate with other applications or services. The connector acts as a connection between the data source and the ...

19 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Customer Service

Microsoft has developed great tools for managing Customers worldwide, with publishing different types of solutions. With the capability of every service, Customer relationship can be ...

18 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Different Levels of Testing INTEGRATION TESTING (Part 2)

Following are the methodologies or strategies or approaches which are used to perform Integration Testing in a ...

15 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Different Levels of Testing INTEGRATION TESTING (Part 1)

Integration Testing is a type of software testing in which combined modules are testing. In this type of software testing software modules ...

14 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to get value from fields of a Basic Form in Power Portals

Recently I was working on a project and wanted to fetch values from specific fields of a Basic Form whenever user selects an item from ...

13 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Adding CSS files in Power Portals

As we all know, Basic Forms are used to add a record to the dataverse. We create Basic Forms from model-driven apps and then we use them in Power Portals so that ...

12 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Dynamic Dropdown in Power Platform Custom Connectors

In this blog, we will be looking at custom connectors in Power Platform and how we can add dynamic dropdowns to request parameters in custom ...

11 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Different Levels of Testing

In general, there are four levels of testing: unit testing, integration testing, system testing and acceptance testing...

08 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

CRUD Operations in Canvas App : Part II

In this part of CRUD Operations in Canvas App series , we will see in deep of Create and Update operation....

07 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

POWER BI

When it comes to utilizing and gathering data based on the processes running behind, or even real-time scanrios, Power BI comes in playing a major role. The real-time dashboards ...

06 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

WEBHOOKS

Webhooks are one of several techniques for web apps to interact with one another. It lets you transfer real-time data from one application to another if a specific ...

05 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Link-entity in FetchXML to Query Data in Power Portal Apps

FetchXML is vastly used to query data in your Power Portal Apps and in this blog, we are going to dive deep into how to use link-entity in our projects ...

04 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

CRUD Operations in Canvas App : Part I

In this part of CRUD Operations in Canvas App series , we will see in deep of Read operation.....

01 Oct 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Canvas Apps: Using Attachment Control without a Form

In Canvas Apps, an attachment control is only available inside a form. You can’t directly insert an attachment control from ...

27 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Imperium Establishes Corporate Sponsorship of Pakistan Children Relief

Imperium Dynamics has established a corporate sponsorship partnership with Pakistan Children Relief, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit...

14 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Canvas Apps vs Model Driven Apps vs Portal Apps

With Microsoft’s Power Platform everything revolves around the data which is stored in a central database service known...

13 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Field Level Security Overview

Power Platform provides with several functionalities, with many customizable options. But it does not compromise on the...

09 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Software Testing Environment (Part 1)

What is Test Environment? Test environment is a type of setup in which software, hardware and network configuration are combined...

08 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Getting Started with Modern App Designer (Preview)

When you create a new Model-Driven App, you are presented with two options: Classic App Designer, Modern App Designer...

07 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Add Javascript to Form Controls

We populate data in our entity by the help of forms which allows us to input data in specific fields (after modification) and then display...

06 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Canvas App and Benefits

With technology taking new heights every now and then, Microsoft has made some of the efficient ways in marking its name...

03 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Requirements Traceability Matrix

What is Traceability Matrix? A traceability matrix is a document that correlates any two baseline documents...

02 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Evnironment Variables in Power Platform

In this blog, we are going to look at environment variables in Power Platform and how they can be beneficial for applications deployment...

01 SEP 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Mohsin Ahmed Qureshi Named Development Manager at Imperium Dynamics

Imperium Dynamics LLC has promoted Mohsin Ahmed to Development Manager, announced Mohammad Mohsin, Imperium CEO...

27 Aug 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Defect/Bug Life Cycle in Software Testing

What is Bug? Bug is defined as the consequence of a coding fault. It occurs due to incorrect...

25 Aug 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Advanced Find in Microsoft Dynamics356 CE PowerApps

Being a user of Microsoft Dynamics365 CRM and PowerApps, we always need xml queries and quick search on data...

20 Aug 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Black Box Testing Techniques

What is Decision Table? First, break the name into two pieces, “Decision” and “Table”. The word Decision means...

12 Aug 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Scheduled Cloud Flow Power Apps

Scheduled flow allows you to run an automated flow on a specific date or time, on daily or weekly basis...

05 Aug 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Power Platform and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) (Part 3)

In the last part of this blog series, we built our first ALM pipeline for Power Platform. That pipeline was meant to export a solution from our sandbox...

02 Aug 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Imperium Dynamics Welcomes Director of Products

Microsoft's rapid digital transformation partner Imperium Dynamics brings on board Sara Camden Hou as Director of Products. Previously the Product Manager...

29 July 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Power Platform and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) (Part 2)

A form is a way to create, edit or view details of a record on Power Portals. We have two types of forms available in the power portal...

22 July 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Difference Between Basic Form and Advanced Form

A form is a way to create, edit or view details of a record on Power Portals. We have two types of forms available in the power portal...

16 July 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Power Platform and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

In this blog, we are going to look at the current state of ALM tools available for Power Platform. Primarily, we will be...

09 July 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How To Create a List In Power Portals

Most of the time we need to create one-to-many or many-to-many relationships while dealing with databases. Canvas Apps function library...

09 July 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Canvas Apps - Relate and Unrelate functions

Most of the time we need to create one-to-many or many-to-many relationships while dealing with databases. Canvas Apps function library...

05 July 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Start Black Box Testing with its Techniques

Black Box Testing is a software testing method in which the functionalities of software applications are tested...

29 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Write, Register and Debug a Plugin in Dynamics 365 Part 3/3: How to debug a plugin

After successfully completing the registration process of the plugin, If there are some errors then we need to debug a plugin to see what is causing...

28 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Perform Regression Testing

Regression Testing is defined as the type of software testing to confirm that a recent program or a change in code has not adversely...

22 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Write, Register and Debug a Plugin in Dynamics 365 Part 2/3: How to register a plugin

After the creation of the plugin, we have to register our plugin on events like Create, Update, Delete etc according to the business...

21 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Start Non-Functional Testing

Non-Functional Testingis a type of software testing to test the non-functional parameters like performance, load test, reliability, security...

16 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Write, Register and Debug a Plugin in Dynamics 365 Part 1/3: How to write a plugin

A plugin is a custom business logic code that you can integrate with Dynamics 365 to modify the standard behaviour of the platform...

15 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Polymorphic Complex Form Fields in Canvas Apps – Part 2

In the last part of this 2-part blog series, we looked at polymorphic lookup columns in Dataverse (CDS) and how they cannot be easily...

14 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How To Start Functional Testing

Functional Testing is a type of Black box testing. It is concerned about “does this actually work?”. This type of testing...

09 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Import Email/Meeting (Activities which use Multiple Activity Parties) using Default Import Tool of D365 and Power Automate

So, we all know that Microsoft Default Import Tool does not allow us to import Multiselect Choices. It also does not allow us to import Party...

08 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Polymorphic Complex Form Fields in Canvas Apps – Part 1

Have you ever tried using polymorphic lookup data type Dataverse (CDS) fields in Canvas Apps? If you have, then you will know that...

07 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How to Create Test Cases in Detail

A Test Case is a set of actions executed to verify a particular feature or a functionality of your software. A Test Case contains test steps, test description...

01 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Creating a workflow in Dynamics365

Workflows are used to automate business process that do not require user interaction. Each workflow has some triggering condition...

01 June 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Getting Started with Forms in Canvas Apps

To create a canvas applications on Power Platform. You will start by navigating to the maker portal(make.powerapps.com)...

27 May 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

How To Test the Model Driven App

First, gather the requirements of the app then create Test Cases or Test scenarios according to the given requirements. Create Test Scenarios...

27 May 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Canvas Apps - Is “For All” really a For loop?

How many times have you run into a scenario where you had a collection to work with and all you wanted to do was to iterate through the collection...

24 May 2021 | Imperium Dynamics

Populating a lookup on Power App Portals

Problem statement: I have the unique identifier’s(GUIDs) of the Contact and Customer tables respectively which in this case are stored in my session local storage...