Tip #1339: The easiest CDS/Dynamics 365/CRM connection ever

Question I need to write a small console app that can authenticate to an online CRM instance with multi-factor authentication turned on. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to accomplish this? Stephen Smith We’ve been through the topic of connections a few times before but this conversation is just too good […]

Tip #1338: Video guide to 2020 Wave 1: Enhanced work hours calendar in Field Service

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Dynamics 365 2020 Wave 1 introduces a more modern work hour calendar that makes it much easier to quickly update your employees work hours for field service. In today’s video, Business Applications MVP’s Shawn Tabor and Scott Lefante demonstrate how to update work hours in the new work hour calendar.

Tip #1332: Open forms as a dialogs in model-driven apps

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Today’s tip comes from Eric Regnier. You can send your tips to jar@crmtipoftheday.com. One of the small but awesome new features in 2020 Wave 1 are the modal dialogs. In many implementations, common feedback we hear from customers is around UX with too many clicks or navigation between screens. With this new feature, it enhances […]

Tip #1310: Using Flow to test concurrency

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Today’s tip is from Shidin ‘D365fanboi’ Haridas – thank you! Got a tip of your own? Why won’t you send it to jar@crmtipoftheday.com when you have a minute? Now, over to Shidin. Most CRM implementations, at some point, would have required to implement a bespoke auto-numbering system. However, testing the custom built auto-numbering solution end-scenarios, […]

Tip #1307: PowerApps designer makes your work in progress easier

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Today’s tip is from EY Kalman. Got a tip? Send it to jar@crmtipoftheday.com (and include either your Twitter handle or LinkedIn profile link for the eternal appreciation link). Late last night I decided to start playing around with entering the data fields directly into the entity first (the aim is to drive a Model App […]

Tip #1306: Business rules do not work on editable grid

Today’s tip is from Eric Regnier. Got a tip? Send it to jar@crmtipoftheday.com (and don’t forget to include either your Twitter handle or LinkedIn profile link for the eternal appreciation link) Do you know that business rules (scope = entity) work on editable grids? Pick one of the following answers: Nope didn’t know but will […]

Tip #1300: CDS vs Dynamics 365 instances

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Dynamics 365 Apps are built on top of Common Data Service Citizenship in IT, 2019 edition If that’s the case, we should be able to install/uninstall Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Apps at will, right? Yes. In theory. In the future. Decoupling Dynamics 365 CE from the underlying platform is a long and painful process. Our […]