Tip #1378: Update Common Data Service user photo from Office 365 profile

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I had things stolen from me, I gave things away on many occasions. But I never ever lost anything. What’s the secret? Time perception. I do not lose things, I only temporarily misplace them The Enabler Consider this. Last year I created a folder for all the good tips coming in from the fellow tipsters, […]

Tip #1365: Dynamics 365 App for Outlook checker

Checkers are everywhere. It used to be a game immortalized for me by Segura and Wormold in Our Man in Havana. Nowadays it’s ubiquitous software that just keeps poking their nose into the intricate world of citizenmanship. We have Power Apps checker, Flow checker, Solution checker, Portal checker, Power BI checker (phew, got carried away […]

Tip #1351: Flows not triggering after environment copy

Today’s tip from Ankita Chavan – a good reminder to get your housekeeping in order while copying the environments. Got a tip of your own? Send it to jar@crmtipoftheday.com! We were working on the full copy of data from UAT Environment to dev Environment and we were testing existing functionality. We found that flow was […]

Tip #1344: Video guide to 2020 Wave 1: Improved Event Management in Dynamics 365 Marketing

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In today’s tip, MVP Amey Holden reviews the revamped event management experience in Dynamics 365 management. From the official documentation: Use marketing forms in events: Event planners are able to use forms within the Marketing application to create forms for event registration, which enables event planners to build registration forms using a familiar drag-and-drop interface […]

Tip #1341: Video guide to 2020 Wave 1: Time entry in Dynamics 365 Field Service

Traditionally, doing time entry in field service required customization of the application. In Wave 1 2020, time entry becomes a native feature of Field Service. In today’s video tip, MVP’s Scott Lefante and Shawn Tabor show how to configure time entry, including how to automatically record time from work orders.

Tip #1340: Video guide to Wave 1: Next generation schedule board in Dynamics 365 Field Service

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Dynamics 365 2020 Wave 1 includes a major makeover for the schedule board. In today’s video tip, MVP’s Shawn Tabor and Scott Lefante show how the new board loads faster, is more accessible for people with visual challenges, and makes users more productive.