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Dynamics 365 Developer Cheat Sheet

A practical reference for developers building and supporting solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Dataverse.

This repo is designed as a quick working guide for common development, integration, and delivery concerns rather than formal product documentation.

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Who this is for

This cheat sheet is aimed at:

  • Dynamics 365 developers
  • Dataverse and Power Platform developers
  • integration developers
  • solution architects
  • teams supporting enterprise or government CRM platforms

Core Areas Covered

  • Dataverse concepts and practical design considerations
  • plugin development patterns
  • Dynamics 365 and Dataverse Web API basics
  • Power Automate usage in Dynamics-centric solutions
  • solution packaging and environment promotion
  • CI/CD and deployment considerations

Typical Use Cases

  • extending Dynamics 365 with plugins and custom logic
  • exposing or consuming Dataverse data through APIs
  • automating business processes with Power Automate
  • delivering managed solutions across environments
  • integrating Dynamics 365 with Azure services and external systems

Notes

This repo is based on practical implementation experience. Always validate technical and architectural decisions against Microsoft's official documentation, solution governance standards, and project-specific non-functional requirements.

Useful Links

Microsoft Documentation

Power Platform

Development Tools

Azure Integration

Community & Support

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Contributions

Issues and pull requests are welcome.

Author

Maintained by Matthew Brunsdon.

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Practical cheat sheet for Dynamics 365 developers covering Dataverse, plugin development, Web API usage, Power Automate, solution management, and DevOps practices.

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