Blog Posts: Thinking Forward - Page 9 of 31

Power Apps Tips

Using SVG icons in Power Apps Canvas apps

To create high quality visualizations for apps that can both scale to high resolutions as well as be dynamically manipulated via formulas, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) would be a great choice for Canvas Apps. While there is no native support for SVG features in Power Apps, you can bring in their XML definition and work with it to create a gallery to browse a complete library of icons imported from open source repositories like GitHub.

January 12, 2020

Analysis

Year 2019 in Microsoft Business Applications

What were this year's top 3 most notable themes in the world of MS business applications? We saw the rise of the low-code movement, a number of changes in the already complex licensing model of Power Platform, and the evolution of Microsoft's data story to help organizations make better use of new AI innovations. Here are some thoughts on why these will continue to have an impact in 2020.

December 27, 2019

Features

Why would you store images and files in CDS?

Binary data is getting better support in Common Data Service, thanks to the new image and file datatypes. How could we leverage these in Power Apps? Here are some use cases for binary data storage in CDS, as well as comparison to the familiar Attachments feature and the built-in SharePoint document management integration.

December 13, 2019

Miscellaneous

Life after CRM: farewell to SurvivingCRM.com

Welcome to Thinking Forward - my new blog built on top of the foundation that was laid by Surviving CRM in 2008-2019. As we're approaching the turn of the decade, it's a great moment to push myself into more actively exploring the world beyond CRM.