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 #1297: Base your base role on the CDS User role
The very first tip of the day I wrote was Tip 2: Use a Base Security Role. The point of this tip is don’t jam every permission needed by each group into each role–use a common role that includes the minimal permissions needed to log into the application for all users, then create smaller roles […]
Tip #1167: Impersonation does not grant extra powers
I did write before about impersonating users. It’s a very straightforward “manoeuvre” and is commonly used when there is a service account (could be either non-interactive user or, better, application user) that needs to act as a specific user. There is even a built-in role Delegate which contains an absolute minimum set of privileges required […]
Tip #194: When automatic update is not your friend
tl;dr Nuget is a great tool and a real timesaver but beware of automatic updates that can unexpectedly bring incompatible or broken builds of third-party libraries and that will, in turn, break your plugins or workflows. The real story or “I saw the whole thing” Friday, August 1st, 6:00PM All users logoff and CRM is […]
Tip #135: What to check if on-disk plugin registration fails
Registering plugin on disk has its benefits but can be tricky business. Plugin registration tool that comes with SDK is very coy about the errors and display the following message (in the log section of the form): ERROR: Occurred while checking whether the assembly exists You can opt to see more details about fault exception […]