We all love the tips that are short, straight to the point, and very useful. Hmmm, that sounds somewhat like a dating profile. Anyway, the tip from Rick Lyle is precisely all of the above (except the dating profile, that is). I’ve found that if you’re installing Project Service Automation (PSA) into an existing Dynamics 365 […]
Tip #829: Project Service Automation – When are Actuals actually created
Matt “Almost Resident” Johnson is definitely into PSA these days, learning and sharing what he learned. Here’s a quick reference for anyone interested in when the Actuals are created during a Project in PSA. Maybe this will save someone a bit of investigation time or make things clearer in their mind. Time and Materials Project […]
Tip #819: Project Services Lead to Opportunity
Today’s tip is from Matt “Almost Resident” Johnson. I recently came across this little conundrum when progressing a Lead through to Opportunity. Maybe this will save someone else a head scratching moment or two. If you convert a Lead to Opportunity by pressing the Qualify button. It will work but the Opportunity it creates will […]
Tip #809: When You Can’t Remove Project Service
Say you installed the PSA solution in your sandbox environment, and you decided that you aren’t quite ready for it, so you want to remove it. However, when you try to uninstall the solution, the process fails, but the log gives you no indication about what is causing the conflict. This was where we found […]
Tip #787: Creating records in Project Service
When creating records for one of the Dynamics 365 solutions, you may find yourself in the same situation as Guido “Trekkie not Star Wars fan” Preite. The simplest possible code to create msdyn_actual (part of the Project Service) generates “The given key was not present in the dictionary” error. One of the advantages (and curses) […]
Tip #697: Move to Seattle until August
Damian “Unleashed” Sinay has been putting Project Service Automation in CRM Online through its paces but discovered that when he creates a new project from a template he would get the following error when going to the Work Breakdown Structure: “There was an error copying the project. Please delete this project and try again.” When […]
Tip #693: Tipster Guide to Dynamics CRM Project Services – Sales Automation
Depending on your role in your organization, Dynamics CRM Project Services Automation can be used in several different ways. One of these ways is to manage you sales process as you quote and sell out your projects. This video shows you how to accomplish this. Give us your feedback, all of it: good, bad, and […]
Tip #688: Tipster Guide to Dynamics CRM Project Services – Overview Part II
Continuing where part I left off, we look more at the management options available with Project Services. We show you how to add and assign Tasks, manage work, submit and approve time sheets and expenses, and perform basic reporting. Give us your feedback, all of it: good, bad, and ugly, I’m sure we can take […]
Tip #683: Tipster Guide to Dynamics CRM Project Services – Overview Part I
In this video we take our first look at the new Project Service Automation feature for Dynamics CRM Online 2016. We look at how the project works and discuss some of the key concepts. Give us your feedback, all of it: good, bad, and ugly, I’m sure we can take it. Suggest new topics either […]