Author Archives: Bernado

About Bernado

Based in Australia, I am a freelance SharePoint and Dynamics CRM developer. I love developing innovative solutions that address business and everyday problems. Feel free to contact me if you think I can help you with your SharePoint or CRM implementation.

Auto-deployment of linked items in new version of CRMQuickDeploy

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Bernado

Since a couple of versions back, CRMQuickDeploy has a “link item” feature that allows you to share source code (Liquid/HTML, CSS and JavaScript) between multiple Portal artefacts (web pages, entity forms and web forms). When you deploy the source item … Continue reading →

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Use web templates as functions in Dynamics 365 Portal Liquid

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Bernado

In Dynamics 365 Portal, web templates are most often used to define reusable page layouts. Web templates however can also be used to create “functions” that “return” values, which you can then use to streamline your Liquid code. I have … Continue reading →

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Fixed bug with web file deployment in CRMQuickDeploy 3.5.3

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Bernado

The previous version of CRMQuickDeploy introduced a new feature where it was possible to use folders in the Visual Studio project to specify the targeted language for Portal web page deployment. This means that you no longer have to name … Continue reading →

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Improved password management in new version of CRMQuickDeploy

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Bernado

In previous versions of CRMQuickDeploy, if your connection string requires a password, then the password needs to be specified as clear text in the connection string. While the password is not checked in to source control, and is not saved … Continue reading →

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Better support for localised Portal web pages in new version of CRMQuickDeploy

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Bernado

Background When deploying Portal web pages, CRMQuickDeploy uses the web page’s name in CRM (and the filename of the project item) to identify the target web page for deployment. Since version 8 of CRM Portal however, we have the ability … Continue reading →

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How to set value for date-time field by JavaScript in CRM Portal

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Bernado

Date-time fields in CRM Portal is a bit tricky when it comes to setting value dynamically using JavaScript. Behind the scene there are two HTML input fields that we need to worry about. First is the field that actually contains … Continue reading →

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Introducing VSTS Quick Reply: a Chrome extension that helps you collaborate quicker in VSTS discussion

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Bernado

Teams often leverage the discussion feature, in particular the ability to @mention team members, in VSTS for work items to collaborate on requirements, tasks and bugs. In large teams it is common to @mention several team members on messages to … Continue reading →

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How to get current user info in VSTS web by JavaScript

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Bernado

I have been exploring extending the VSTS web interface and I needed to get the display name of the current user in JavaScript. It turns out there is a JavaScript variable that is available on all pages, namely __vssPageContext. This … Continue reading →

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Getting VSTS user ID by display name using REST

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Bernado

I have been exploring the VSTS REST API lately. While there are quite a few services that require the user ID as parameter, it isn’t very obvious how you can obtain that user ID for a given user in the … Continue reading →

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How to edit related entity in CRM Portal web form step

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Bernado

In CRM Portal, different web form steps of a web form can operate on different entities. Imagine you have an Enrolment web form that allows students to enrol in courses. The first step of this form might capture student details … Continue reading →

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