Anything works in a demo. Built Properly is about what happens after go-live: the patterns, the pitfalls and the working code behind Power Platform, Dynamics 365 CRM and Business Central solutions that still hold up a year later.
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01Apps and automation
Canvas and model-driven apps on Dataverse, with Power Automate taking over the work that currently lives in a spreadsheet and somebody’s inbox.
Read the notes02Sales and Customer Service
Sales and Customer Service on Dataverse: tables, forms, business rules and plugins, plus the integrations that keep customer data consistent everywhere it lives.
Read the notes03AL extensions
AL extensions written to survive the next upgrade. Posting routines, pricing logic, permission sets and the reports finance keeps asking for.
Read the notes1// Block posting when the customer is over their limit2[EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Codeunit, Codeunit::"Sales-Post",3 'OnBeforePostSalesDoc', '', false, false)]4local procedure CheckCreditLimit(var SalesHeader: Record "Sales Header")5begin6 if SalesHeader."Amount Including VAT" > CreditLeft(SalesHeader) then7 Error(OverLimitErr, SalesHeader."Sell-to Customer No.");8end;Business applications on Microsoft’s stack, from the data model to the last integration. The Power Platform, Dynamics 365 CRM and Business Central, and the integrations that make them work as one. No slideware. Code that works, and writing that explains it.
The stack I build on, 22 platforms and tools
AL
Azure DevOps
Azure Functions
Azure Logic Apps
Azure Service Bus
Business Central
C#
Copilot Studio
Custom Connectors
Dataverse
Dynamics 365 CRM
Dynamics NAV
OData
Power Apps
Power Automate
Power BI
Power Fx
Power Pages
PowerShell
REST APIs
SQL Server
WebhooksWebhooksSQL ServerREST APIsPowerShellPower PagesPower FxPower BIPower AutomatePower AppsODataDynamics NAVDynamics 365 CRMDataverseCustom ConnectorsCopilot StudioC#Business CentralAzure Service BusAzure Logic AppsAzure FunctionsAzure DevOpsALWriting
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