Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2020 Wave 1 is coming in April. To get ready for it we are putting together some video guides to some of the new features. In the first video tip from the series we cover installing the 2020 Wave 1 preview, including how to create a canary environment and installing […]
Tip #1140: Get ready for October 2018 release
No, Microsoft didn’t invent the time machine (though you can buy one in store). As part of modernizing the way Dynamics 365 gets updated, the team has just released October 2018 release notes. Why did the notes get released 3 (and for some features 5) months ahead of schedule? So that customers and partners can […]
Tip #1069: Dynamics 365 for Marketing Preview is available
The shroud of NDA secrecy around Dynamics 365 for Marketing has been lifted and you can now watch Introduction to Dynamics 365 for Marketing. EDIT 08-Feb-2018 Official announcement is available as a post by Kishan Chetan, Principal PM Manager, Dynamics 365 for Marketing. Tired of reading? You can now listen to Steve “Mr SMB” Mordue […]
Tip #960: If your FetchXML-based report preview is not working
You are writing a FetchXML based custom SSRS report . When you click the “preview” tab in SQL data tools, the report runs without error, but does not display correctly. Maybe there are records missing, or you enter a parameter value that should return data, and it does not display any results. Is your report wrong? […]
Tip #539: CRM 2016 Postponed Features
As we mentioned last week, Dynamics CRM 2016 was released last week. But you may have noticed that some of the anticipated features are not there. The release preview guide has been updated with a revision summary on the last page. This table lists features which have been postponed. Some are postponed until a future […]
Tip #458: Tipster guide to Dynamics CRM App for Outlook
It’s Friday and CRM for Outlook is making its way into OWA. OWA, Karl! This video walks you through the new CRM App for Outlook that was released as a preview feature as part of the Dynamics CRM 2015 Spring Update 1. Derik shows you how to configure Exchange online to use the feature, how […]
Tip #383: Enable Preview Features and Use CRM in Outlook on a Mac
If you have CRM Online 2015 Update 1, there are several preview features that you can enable. For instructions on how to enable these features, see this link. Probably the most exciting preview feature is the new CRM App for Outlook. This is the Outlook client reimagined as an Office app. One of the more […]
Tip #351: Tracing for plugins and custom workflow activities
CRM Online continues to improve on the existing features, as Andre “I’ve got 88 in my handle” Margono noticed when looking at the tracing functionality. ITracingService was available to the savvy developers since CRM 2011, however, the catch always has been that trace is only available when things go wrong, exception kind of wrong. Enter […]