B2B collaboration is great. For example, you can share a canvas app with guest users or invite users to use with Azure Active Directory B2B collaboration . One of the steps in the process is adding B2B collaboration users in the Azure portal. But when you try adding a license assignment you maybe faced with […]
Tip #1336: Find your plan in Power Platform
So you want to build a model-driven app or use CDS or some other premium feature. Your boss tells you that you have Power Apps and Flow access. However, you need to know if it is just the version that comes with Office 365 or “full” Power Apps or Power Automate. How can you tell […]
Tip #1325: Identify restricted entities
How can I get a list of entities that are not restricted in CDS for people who do not have Dynamics licenses? some guy on Twitter There is no up to date published list that I am aware of, but here is an easy way to identify the CDS entities that are not restricted:
Tip #1265: Dynamics 365 for Marketing prevents solution imports
Some Dynamics 365 administrators have found that installing Dynamics 365 for Marketing in their dev environment prevents them from moving their configuration changes to production. Trigger warning–licensing talk ahead (but trust me, it will be worth it) To understand why this is, you first have to understand how the marketing solution is licensed. Unlike almost […]
Tip #1124: Flow Approvals May Be Exactly What You Need
Back in Tip #880, we mentioned Approvals in Flow. Specifically, we said: …use the flow approval framework and even have people who don’t have Dynamics licenses approve stuff. Given the implications of this for Dynamics, it is worth exploring further. If you have not explored Approvals in Flow, it is worth a review. A unique […]
Tip #963: Minimum portal licensing requirements
Only someone as thorough as Feridun “Best Twitter Handle for CRM MVP” Kadir would spend their time analysing changes in the new (July 2017) edition of Dynamics 365 Enterprise edition Licensing Guide. As it turned out, it was a very good idea. Until now, one could purchase just a single Team Member license, and get […]
Tip #920: Smart licensing with dual use rights
One of the key features of Dynamics 365 is the choice of the deployment platform: go online, on-premises or partner-hosted. With Dynamics 365 Online leading the way, licensing has evolved beyond simplistic “pay-per-server-plus-cal” model of the past. For penny savvy customers, the recommended bedside reading is Dynamics 365 On-Premises Enterprise Edition Licensing Guide. If you […]
Tip #765: Dynamics 365 for Team Members – fine print
One of the new licenses is Dynamics 365 for Team Members Enterprise Edition, starting at $10 per user per month. As attractive as it sounds, this license comes with some caveats. Before shelling out your credit card and getting this license for all of your users, read the Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition Licensing Guide, and […]
Tip #672: You may be an enterprise
If you are in the business of Dynamics CRM, especially CRM Online, it’s worth from time to time look up the latest Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online pricing and licensing guide. Goal posts move as does the food derived from milk by coagulation of the milk protein casein. CRM licensing team listens to the feedback from […]
Tip #648: Are you Power BI Pro?
When you’re trying to connect Power BI to Dynamics CRM by entering Dynamics CRM OData Service URL, you may receive an obscure message “Parameter validation failed. Please make sure all parameters are valid.” What Power BI is trying to tell you is that the license assigned to you is the Power BI freebie and not […]