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Building a Fuzzy Search Lookup PCF Control with React

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Dynamics 365 Business Central

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Oct 11, 2024

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  • The process of creating HTML PCF controls for Dynamics 365 remains complex and requires technical expertise beyond most Power Platform functional consultants.
  • The community around PCF controls has significantly developed, with new features like the ability to wire up controls to Lookup data types and add PCF controls to all aspects of the Power Platform.
  • The idea of incorporating search suggest functionality from Dataverse to address client needs for handling typos in lookups led to the development of a new control.
  • Developing the control involved specifying a framework, learning React and TypeScript, and leveraging resources from other developers in the community.
  • Tripped up by issues like Fiddler auto responder details not working as expected and struggling with handling JSON data in TypeScript, the author sought solutions from various sources.
  • Enabling the Search API in the environment and configuring the entity for search are necessary steps for the control to function properly.
  • Adding the control to a form requires modifying an existing Lookup field properties and selecting the 'LookUpControlReact' component.
  • The control demonstrated in a demo scenario successfully utilizes fuzzy logic search to assist users in finding relevant information.

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