Slides of session at CEPRoNL meetup on 07-09-2017 What's new in the July 2017 Update for Dynamics 365 Developer features

1. Dynamics 365 – July update ‘17
voor developers
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2. Vector Image web resources
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3. • RESX web resources om vertalingen op te slaan voor je solutions.
• Xrm.Utility.getResourceString(webResourceName, key)
Support for localizable solutions
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4. • JavaScript libraries
• Images
• Attribute values
• RESX web resource for localized strings
JavaScript Web Resource dependencies
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5. • Execution context:
meerdere context-en afhankelijk van wat je doet
Xrm.Page => executionContext.getFormContext()
• Global context:
Xrm.Page.context => Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext()
Client API enhancements (1/6)
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6. Demo
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7. Client API enhancements (2/6)
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- relatedEntities
- getEntityReference
- isValid
- setPrecision
- isValid
- getUrl()
- getCurrentAppUrl
- getCurrentAppName
- getCurrentAppProperties

8. Client API enhancements (3/6)
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Xrm.Utility
showProgressIndicator(msg)
closeProgressIndicator()
getResourceString(webResourceName, key)
getAllowedStatusTransitions(entityLogicalName, statusCode)
getEntityMetadata(entityLogicalName, attributes)
getGlobalContext() <= replaces Xrm.Page.context
getLearningPathAttributeName()
invokeProcessAction(actionName, inputParams)
lookupObjects(lookupOptions)
showHierarchyPage(entityTypeName, entityId)
refreshParentGrid(lookupObject)

9. Client API enhancements (4/6)
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Xrm.Navigation (some new & some moved from Xrm.Utility)
openDialog(dialogName, dialogOptions, parameters)
openAlertDialog(alertStrings, options)
openConfirmDialog(confirmStrings, options)
openTaskFlow(name, entityContext, inputArgs)
openWebResource(webResourceName, windowOption, webResourceData)
openUrl(url, options)
openFile(file, option)
openForm(options, parameters)
openErrorDialog(options)

10. Client API enhancements (5/6)
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Xrm.WebApi
retrieveRecord(entityName, entityId, options)
createRecord(entityType, data)
updateRecord(entityType, entityId, data)
deleteRecord(entityType, entityId)
retrieveMultipleRecords(entityType, options, maxPageSize)
execute(request)
executeMultiple(requests)
online
offline

11. Client API enhancements (6/6)
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Xrm.Encode => Xrm.Encoding
xmlEncode(text)
xmlAttributeEncode(text)
Xrm.UI
addGlobaNotification(lvl, type, title, msg, action)
clearGlobalNotifications(id)
Xrm.Device
captureImage(options)
captureAudio()
captureVideo()
pickFile(options)
getBarcodeValue()
getCurrentPosition()

12. Demo
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13. • Defineer controls voor fields, grids, and sub-grids.
Create custom controls (1/3)
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14. • Custom Control Framework (CCF)
• Zelfde ervaring als web resources, maar (volgens Microsoft):
• Data benaderen gestandaardiseerd en makkelijker
• Metadata & configuration driven (XML Manifest)
• Betere performance
• Re-usable
• Kunnen genest worden
• Control wordt geïmplementeerd als Javascript object en bestaat
uit: HTML, CSS, Images & Javascript
Create custom controls (2/3)
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15. 1. Creëer Manifest met een ‘bound’ property
<property name=“value” type=“Currency” usage=“bound” />
2. Wanneer control gerendeerd wordt, dan wordt via de Control API
(aka Property Bag API) de waarde doorgegeven
propertyBag.parameters.value // currency value
3. Het control kan dan de data gebruiken om zijn UI op te bouwen
Create custom controls (3/3)
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16. • Zien er uit als normale entitities
• alleen organization owned
• alleen read-only (retrieve
retrieveMultiple)
• geen BPF’s
• kan geen workflows triggeren
• Integratie met data buiten Dynamics 365
• OData v4 provider
• Azure Cosmos DB provider (future)
• Custom data provider
(Plugin Registration Tool)
Virtual Entities
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17. Demo
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18. • Alternatief voor Azure Service Bus integratie
• Integratie naar je eigen custom code te bereiken dmv
WebHooks (Plugin registration tool)
• Security dmv authentication header of query parameter keys
WebHooks integration
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- change process state
- create record
- etc. Azure Service Bus
Webhook

19. Demo
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20. • v8.2 => v9.0
• Custom Actions that return EntityReference, Entity, or
EntityCollection types are available.
• GrantAccess, ModifyAccess en
RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccess messages beschikbaar
Web API improvements
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21. • CRUD en Admin acties
• Near real-time
• Integratie met O365 & Azure
Auditing logging
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22. • Data Export Service (https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/dynamics-365/mscrm.44f192ec-e387-436c-886c-879923d8a448)
• op basis van SQL Server Change Tracking
• Organization Insights (https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/dynamics-365/mscrm.04931187-431c-415d-8777-f7f482ba8095?tab=Overview)
“Technical” Apps in de Dynamics 365 Market Place
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23. • Dialogs zijn deprecated
• Flow, Logics Apps, Power Apps, Power BI, Forms, Azure
Functions
Future? Shift of Paradigm
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Thank You!
Rémy van Duijkeren
remy.vanduijkeren@dynamichands.nl