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I've been out of the technical weeds for many years, but I have a few ideas I am trying to implement within dynamics. After hitting roadblock upon roadblock using the out of the box dynamics features. I decided to try PCF. And to be honest it's driving me nuts.

I think my frustrations are partly being rusty, partly trying to run before I can walk but mostly dynamics itself.

Environment Details:

Region: UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Environment Type: Sandbox

Integration: Finance & Operations linked environment

Version: Current Dynamics 365 (created May 2025)

What Works:

PCF control builds successfully (npm run build)

Solution packages without errors (dotnet build --configuration Release)

Can see the interface I am building OUTSIDE of dynamics

Solution imports successfully into Dynamics

Control appears in Solutions → Components as "Custom Control"

No import errors or warnings

What Doesn't Work:

Control never appears in Canvas Apps → Insert → Get More Components

Control doesn't show in Model-driven app form field controls

Control not available in Custom Pages component library

Silent failure - no error messages anywhere

Configuration Verified:

"Power Apps component framework for canvas apps" enabled in admin center

User has System Administrator privileges

Manifest includes bound property (usage="bound")

External service usage properly declared

Standard control type (not dataset)

Manifest Structure:

Bound property (first)

Input properties

Output properties

External service declarations

Standard feature usage (WebAPI, Utility)

Question: Is this a known limitation with UAE region, F&O integrated environments, or sandbox environments? Or are there additional configuration steps needed for PCF controls to appear as usable components after successful import?

Additionally, when I go to Canvas Apps → Insert, I don't see any 'Get More Components' or 'Add Components' option at all - not just missing my PCF control, but no component insertion capability whatsoever.

What am I missing here???

Categories:

General Questions