Dynamics 365 CE – Set State using a plugin

Below is a code sample that demonstrates how to set the state of a record in Dynamics 365. The plugin Step must be registered on both the SetState & SetStateDynamicEntity…

Get started with Azure Analysis Services

I was looking for some documentation online that would help me run Azure Analysis Services on an Azure SQL DB using Visual Studio 2019. Documentation is sparse so I thought…

Table is required for Copy Activity

I've seen a lot of people manually create tables in Azure SQL when doing a data migration from a source system to SQL DB as the Sink. For those that…

Data import/export framework parameters – Directory c:\temp\dixf\ does not exist

I was working with the on-premise Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations instance, specifically the Virtual Machine when I came across an error setting up a BYOD.

Integration testing with Data Factory, Data Lake, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operation

Just for fun, I decided to play around with Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operation VM. I wanted to see…

Dynamics Plug-in profiler does not show any logs

Summary Recently I started trying to debug a plug-in using the Plug-in Registration Tool and the 'Persist to Entity' feature. This feature allows debugging to occur without having to go…

Designing a Modern Data Warehouse – Available Options

I recently spent some time with Microsoft to look at the various options for building our big data pipelines. Here are the final options that exist for anyone considering doing…

Transfer an Azure Subscription between tenants

Here's a quick tip for those that have subscriptions between tenants, that want to manage or transfer a Subscription between Azure tenants.

Create a custom RBAC in Azure

This post demonstrates how to create a custom role. The best practice for creating custom roles is to base it on an existing role.

Create a Microsoft Cloud account and link with Azure Active Directory

Microsoft recommends that you create at least two Microsoft cloud accounts (onmicrosoft.com) and make them Global Administrators (GA). One should have Conditional Access and the other MFA enabled.