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Recently, I was involved in investigating a performance issue. The initial thought for the issue was within the standard SysQuery::countLoops() method, but after some more deep dive, the culprit was due to some calculation of virtual fields. In this post, I will elaborate on the purpose and behavior of the SysQuery::countLoops() method and how the performance was impacted by virtual fields.

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Startup Pages technical

A few weeks ago, I shared a small solution to be able to configure additional workspaces as the default startup page. I got some feedback already which is now updated in a new version of the solution. In this post, you can read the technical details of how the new startup pages are added and visible on the form.

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Development tools productivity

When evaluating the PEAP version of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation version 10.0.25, I found a nice improvement which is worth to mention. There will be a small new feature in the developer tools which will speed up the selection of models to be included in a build or as package reference.

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Progress status chart

The Microsoft Dynamics team is continuously improving their solutions. We read a lot about new features from a functional perspective and some expected platform updates to unify and simplify the experiences of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations with Dataverse and the Power Platform. Some investments, like the new grid control, saved views and a new HTML editor control, are announced in the release plans. One development extension is not announced, but appeared as preview in the options for form controls: the Progress status chart control. In this post you will find a video how you, as a developer, can use this control. You can also download the demo form to get started.

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