Dataverse events capturing using Webhook

This repository demonstrate how to capture Events from Dataverse world using power platform Webhook plugin and Azure functions (as webhook implementation) to save events data to Azure storage Table.

Prerequisites

• Azure function tools
• Java JDK 17+

**Note:** In the case of using the dev-container and VSCode, all dependencies are already installed.

Get Started

Test locally

• Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/CSE-Neutrino/dataverse-webhook-sample.git.
• Open the folder using VSCode
• Add your local settings file local.settings.json
• Update Azure storage connection string AzureWebJobsStorage config to valid connection note: storage emulator can't be used inside dev-container
• Press F5 to start Azure function host
• From Azure extension tab on the extensions left bar, right click on Workspace> Local Project> Functions> DataverseEventHandler and click Execute Function Now then file request body

Test on Dataverse and Azure environment

• Create new Azure function App with Java as runtime
• Deploy function to the newly created function App
• Update storage account connection string Configuration > AzureWebJobsStorage
• Get function url and Access Key from Azure portal
• Register new webhook to Microsoft dynamics environment using Plugin registration tool
• Create new Step to handle specific event (update) for dataverse entity (account)
• Update dataverse table record using Power platform make portal
• Check data has been created using data explorer on Storage Account > Tables > DataverseEvents

Resources

• GitHub Actions for Microsoft Power Platform
• Power Platform ALM using GitHub Actions
• Power Platform Solution concepts