If you use the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook (the new Outlook interface), when you set regarding, you may notice that not all of your entities are available. Yet there is no “Outlook” checkbox on the entity. How do determine which entities are available to be selected as regarding objects for email from the D365 […]
Tip #1023: Go directly to any entity in Dynamics 365
Today Leon Tribe gives us a great time saving tip. Send your tips to jar@crmtipoftheday.com. Want to save time and go directly to a specific entity? Let’s say that you want to find a KB article. Rather than log in to CRM and then go to KB articles, why not go directly to the KB […]
Tip #1020: Dynamics 365 mobile offline limitations
The following functionality does not work offline: Workflows Plug-ins Cross-entity business process flows Entity-level business rules Limitation for mobile offline JavaScript client SDK for Create Record and Update Record The client SDK can’t be used to create or update intersect entity records; offline disabled entity records; or activity party entities records. No upfront validation of […]
Tip #1019: Understand decimal precision in Dynamics 365
There are three places in Dynamics 365 that determine the number of decimal digits are displayed on money fields in Dynamics 365. If you find a money field is not behaving as expected, you need to know how these three settings work. Currency level: On the currency record, set the decimal precision. This will determine […]
Tip #1018: Automatically create Dynamics 365 records from Social Engagement
This tip comes from Amy Pritts. Send your tips to jar@crmtipoftheday.com. One of the really cool features of Microsoft Social Engagement is the ability to automatically create records in CRM from social posts. However, you should be aware that there are several steps to make this work. To automatically create D365 records from MSE posts, […]
Tip #1016: App Designer and disabled sitemap subareas in Dynamics 365
If you “comment out” subareas in the Dynamics 365 sitemap or disable them with the XRM Toolbox sitemap editor, you should be aware that if you edit the sitemap with the Dynamics 365 App Designer, the disabled subareas will be removed from the sitemap. Why is this a big deal? The reason this matters is […]
Tip #1011: Case subject/category code strategies
Whether you use the standard Dynamics 365 Case Subject tree, or you use an alternative method and hope that the subject tree dies, categorization of your cases is important if you want to report on them later and analyze your case history. By assigning subjects to cases, you can group cases by category, identify related […]
Tip #1008: Learn PowerApps
If you are a long time “CRM Person” like me, you may be interested in PowerApps, but if you try out PowerApps, you see that the process of building a PowerApp is significantly different than customizing Dynamics 365 forms. So I asked PowerApps MVP Daniel Laskewitz What are the best training materials for “CRM people” […]
Tip #1007: What is the Common Data Service (CDS) today?
Much digital ink has been spilled about the Common Data Service (CDS) and the vision of what it will be in the future as the glue that connects Dynamics applications and model driven apps. But what is the CDS today? The Common Data Service is a service that provides one or more databases that include […]
Tip #1006: Case management vs. ticket management in Dynamics 365
Dynamics 365 customer service functionality includes case management, which is used for a wide variety of purposes. Many companies use Dynamics 365 for management of incidents (cases), which can be everything from a service issue, a customer complaint, or a request. Dynamics 365 cases have rich functionality, just a few examples: Hierarchical parent/child cases Queues […]