PPTB - Metadata Browser

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Being involved from the outset of the https://PowerPlatformToolBox.com has been hard work, tiring and worth every hour.

To ensure the PPTB gets as much impetus as possible, providing equivalent tools as what is in the XrmToolBox was part of our goals. It is all very well to have a sexy looking multi-os framework, but without the core tools it would never take off.

This is why the talented Mohsin Mirza (MohsinoXrm) has created the FetchXML Studio and our glorious leader Danish Naglekar has made the [PCF Builder](https://www.powerplatformtoolbox.com/tools/ fca7fd3c-54e1-4d2f-877c-ca29d1f4cd47)

To that end, I have created Metadata Browser. Still going strong on the XrmToolBox the legend that is Tanguy Touzard created the original, and my version respectfully (with his permission) copies that with a reimagined interface to take advantage of the capabilities of the Electron PPTB, with a REact, Fluent based app with an AG-Grid grid to provide a performant interface.

Using the tool

The tool is pretty (hopefully) self explanatory. Select a solution, or all tables and select a table for start looking at the various parts of the table as defined, whether it be fields, relationships, keys or everything else that is connected to a table.

If you choose a solution, a drawer will appear allowing you select Managed or Unmanaged solutions in your environment.

The list of tables will then display all the tables associated with that solution.

This icon opens the table as a new tab
The grid is sortable and searchable
You can add or remove columns to display in the list, displaying a popout like below

Here you can add one more columns against the table. This applies to each subsequent tab, you can add columns to display further details on column attributes, relationships etc.
Save updates the current list
Set Default saves the configuration as your default next time you open the tool.

Note

The columns you select here also affect the columns exported for each tab. It does not impact the Excel export.

Selecting one of the tables opens that table as a new tab.

Each table is added as another tab
More tabs below give you further details for that table
You can search to find an attribute.
This button exports the details of the table, each tab has similar for the data shown.

Each sub tab (Columns, Keys, Relationships, Privileges and Solutions) will retrieve the relevant data from your environment, to quickly see the information that is stored in your system and export it.

Selecting this option allows you to define which tabs will be created in an Excel report, with seperate sheets per option.

This will prompt you to save 1 Excel workbook per table.

Please let me know if you have any issues or requests for improvements Metadata Browser

PPTB - Environment Manager

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Much as I love XrmToolBox, and loved making tools for the toolbox, I have always thought that the visual aspect of the tools left some thing to be desired. As it is based on WinForms technology, over 20 years old, it is from an era before my kids were born, suitable for us back then, with our long hair, leather jackets and mobile phones that didnt work and were the size of a brick.

So, when Danish Naglekar proposed late last year that we re-imagine the XTB, I jumped at the chance! If you haven’t seen the Power Platform ToolBox, go download it, check it out and give us feedback!

(Mostly I am excited by Dark Mode, but creating apps that use React/Fluent for wider use is exciting, and look great!)

My first tool on the XTB was the OrgSettings Tool, a take on the solution that Sean McNellis has made.

If you are un-aware, there are several under the cover settings in your Power Platform environment that can alter the way some of the parts work, such as Server Side Sync, Security and other parts of a standard CRM environment. And, updating these settings is not a click in the admin centre.

Whilst it is true to say, the product team are moving towards more clickable, or at least via the PAC CLI update of settings, these settings still keep getting added to and updated.

With that said, I thought why not re-imagine the interface for it in the PPTB, hence I am proud to announce the Environment Manager in PPTB!

Connecting and Reviewing your settings

Environment Manager supports 2 connections, to compare environments. It will also work if you chose just one.

For a single connection, you are presented with one column of values.

For multi connection, you are presented with 2 columns of values.

Here, you can sort, search and compare configuration settings across your environment(s).

If you want to find out a little more information on the setting, there is a little i icon which will firstly show you information dragged from the Github repository, maintained by Sean.

If I have added more info on my blog here this will be available in the LinkeD365 Info button.

Editing a variable

On the left of the grid is a little pencil. Clicking on it enables the values to be changed.

Once happy to update that value, hit the save button on top of the grid, which will give you a progress check and save back the configuration

If you want to revert to the original value, hit the revert button.

Thats it! Hope it helps someone.