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Tip #1424: The user does not have sufficient access right to run flow with custom connector
I’ve tried all the right things: Created, deployed, and configured custom connector into the target environment before importing the solution that uses the connector. All tests pass. Created a manual Power Automate flow as part of the solution. Shared the flow with the user (should not need to for the solution flows but just in […]
Tip #1407: How to secure Power Apps portal from making the news
You are a CEO of Rykita, a worldwide manufacturer of power tools used by millions. You wake up invigorated and ready for action only to see the news headlines “Rykita injures more than a thousand customers”, “Calls for Rykita to blunt their tools”, “Rykita customers bleed profusely”, “Users of Rykita tools risk infection if injured”, […]
Tip #1380: “Sign in required” error when signing in to Power Apps
You try to log in to https://make.powerapps.com, but you can’t log in because you get a “sign in required” dialog with the error “a silent sign-in request was sent but none of the currently signed in user(s) match the requested login hint.” If you get this error, clear your browser cache or recreate your browser […]
Tip #1313: Blocked by conditional access
We are back from the travel bursts, some reorganization, and “hold my beer I’m too busy to do it myself” spurts. The first post after this short hiatus is not going to be about Power Automate, however tempting it might be. We’ll get to that subject later on this week. In the meantime, something a […]
Tip #1309: 213 revisited: Embedded user role list
Seth Bacon commented recently on tip 213 letting us know that it still worked in classic UI to embed a subgrid of security roles on user records, but this approach does not work in unified interface. Well it is 2019 now and we now other methods. Hardit Bhatia explains how to do this with an […]
Tip #1260: Use App Access Roles
If you use any of the new Microsoft solutions/apps for Field Service, Customer Service, PSA, or marketing, you will notice some new roles appear in your security role list that contain the works “app access.” We’ve discussed all of the reasons that model-driven apps may not work correctly for users. The most common reason is […]
Tip #1232: Dynamics 365 v9 on iOS
If you try to use the Dynamics 365 mobile app on iOS and experience the app repeatedly returning to the login screen, there is a simple fix. Log in to D365 in Safari. Safari will prompt you with the question “would you like to increase the database size for (URL of your D365 environment)?” Answer […]
Tip #1212: Where are my apps?
I attended your webinar about model driven apps.Our sandbox has been upgraded to V 9.1 and our production environment will be upgraded tomorrow. In preparation for this, I have created and published an app . I have added the appropriate security roles to the app, but it is still not showing up for selection for […]
Tip #1207: Check applied entity permissions in portals
Liquid is a great templating language adding flexibility to your Dynamics 365 Portal templates. However, as any abstraction, it hides some of the things happening under the hood, including some security filtering. Consider this fragment running on authenticated page: And… the count is 2 while expected to be the total number of contacts in this […]