Did you know there's an XrmToolBox plugin that gives you a real-time monitor for the Power Platform solution import process, as well as import job details after completion? Well, I didn't, until I saw _n.SolutionManager in the Recently Updated list of Plugin Catalog:
https://xrm.jukkan.com/store/plugin/Greg.Xrm.SolutionManager
...And the award for the first Power Platform community tool update of 2026 in XrmToolBox Plugin Catalog goes to:
Plugin Trace Viewer by Jonas Rapp!!!🏆👏🎉
A modern site to browse and discover community tools for the Power Platform and Dynamics 365: XrmToolBox Plugin Catalog.
https://jukkaniiranen.com/2025/12/find-the-right-tool-in-xrmtoolbox/
The crazy part is that I'm not a developer. I could not create a new tool for #XrmToolBox since I'm just a #lowcode guy.
But with AI coding tools like Lovable and Claude Code, I was able to "vibe it". A modern React site on top of an OData feed from the main XrmToolBox site. No private data stored, not much of a risk in visualizing it with the help of LLMs.
Technically, I'm sure there are gaps and things to be tweaked. But getting this out there is pretty awesome.💪
Anyone who builds or administers Power Platform or Dynamics 365 CRM solutions should be using XrmToolBox. The community tools are essentially for filling the gaps that Microsoft has left in the products, especially for power user scenarios.
"How can we make #XrmToolBox more approachable?" I thought, and then decided to try and build a modern catalog for the 380+ plugins. Now it's live:
🟦 Top 3 XrmToolBox plugins for Solution Architects
Boost Dataverse productivity with three XrmToolBox plugins I use daily. 🚀
💡 SQL 4 CDS — run SQL queries, perform bulk ops, and convert results to FetchXML.
🔍 FetchXML Builder — craft advanced views and generate
⚖️ Data Transporter — migrate tables, playlists, and preserve lookup integrity.
Ready to streamline your builds? What’s your go-to XrmToolBox plugin?
🚀 Just moved from raw DLLs to full-blown Plugin Packages using Power Platform Tools in Visual Studio?
This blog is your complete step-by-step guide, from project setup to deploying and debugging in Dataverse, with real screenshots and code.
🔧 No more manual plugin registration chaos.
💬 Curious, are you still deploying DLLs manually or gone full package mode?
👇 Drop your setup in the comments!
#PowerPlatform #Dynamics365 #Dataverse #PluginDev #XrmToolBox
🚨 Plugin Developers, it’s time for a reality check!
Still deploying your Dynamics 365 plugins the old-school DLL way? 🧩
👉 There’s a better, cleaner, ALM-friendly way to do it. If you're serious about DevOps, versioning, and scaling your Power Platform apps this shift is non-negotiable.
💬 Curious what others think.
#PowerPlatform #Dynamics365 #DevOps #PluginDevelopment #XrmToolBox #MicrosoftDataverse #SolutionArchitecture #ALM #PluginPackage #CDS #DataverseDev
Don't even bother with the #PowerPlatform Admin Center security role editor anymore.
Use this new _n.RoleEditor in #XrmToolBox, to see 33 rows instead of 3 in one screen. Plus tons of powerful features for viewing and editing the intricate details of #Dataverse security model.
3 examples of how people confuse #PowerPlatform UI layer as a valid security boundary:
🚫 Assuming users won't see #SharePoint list data via other means than the Power Apps UI.
🚫 Thinking that the use of #XrmToolBox tools is "hacking" your way into the #Dataverse environment.
🚫 Publishing #PowerBI reports with a semantic model that contains information that should be hidden from users.
Read more: https://www.perspectives.plus/p/ui-layer-is-not-security
Jukka Niiranen
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