Today I will be explaining about the new design of Import/Export feature in Dynamics CRM. Also I will introduce you with Immersive Excel Experience released in Update 1 of CRM 2015. Challenges in old design Before introducing to new enhancements in Import/Export design of CRM 2015, we will go through challenges users are facing in … Continue reading Redesigned Import/Export capabilities in CRM 2015 Spring Update →

Note:  This article assumes experience on Scribe Insight for Data Integration/Migration and understanding of CRM Online Activities like Email, Letter, phone Call etc. have Attributes of type Party List that have to be set up using Activity Party entity as the source and destination. Steps for filtering Activity Party: Select Primary data object as Activity … Continue reading Filtering Activity Party using Scribe Insight →

In this blog, we will learn how to use Role based forms in Dynamics CRM and the best practices that should be followed when using Role based forms. What are Role Based forms Microsoft Dynamics CRM allows configuration of security roles in Entity forms. It is quite a common requirement for organizations where they want … Continue reading Role Based forms →

Key Technologies: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Exchange Online, Outlook 2013 Introduction 1. Server Side Synchronization(SSS) is setup for Email processing between Microsoft CRM Online and Exchange Online within Office 365. 2. Appointments, Contacts and Tasks in CRM can also be synchronized using SSS. Pre-Requisites An Office 365 user must have the following licenses to setup … Continue reading Server Side Synchronization for Synchonizing Data with Dynamics CRM →

The CALCULATE function in DAX is the magic key for many calculations we can do in PowerPivot. Below is the syntax: CALCULATE( <expression>, <filter1>, <filter2>… ) The expression that we put in the first parameter has to be evaluated to return the result (i.e. a value, not a table). For this reason, the expression is … Continue reading Powerful DAX CALCULATE() Function →

Key Technologies: CRM Online, Scribe Insight Note: This article assumes understanding of CRM Online entities and relationships. Knowledge of Scribe insight tool for data integration. For more information on Scribe Insight refer https://www.cloudfronts.com/scribe-integrationsmigrations/ Connections can be used to define the relation between the two entities. You can have an account related to any contacts. With … Continue reading Connections migration in CRM Online through Scribe Insight →

Inventory dimension are used to determine physical characteristics of product, storage of products well as track inventory transactions for product. There are three type of inventory dimension group 1. Product Dimensions: Product dimensions are characteristics that serve to identify a product variant. The following table shows the storage dimensions that are available. > Size > … Continue reading Dimensions Group AX 2012 R3 →

A CRM project of 3 to 6 months’ time is a good medium sized project, a medium scale organization looks for. It allows them to do proper resource allocation and extend their horizon to showcase their talent to bring out the best from the venture. But, this needs to be handled well with a full … Continue reading Project methodology to run a mid-size CRM Project successfully →

Introduction Adding sub-domain to UCC SSL 5 certificate and revoking existing SSL Certificate. Problem Statement: We have sub-domain called salesportal.mywebsite.com hosted on windows azure. Salesportal.mywebsite.com associated with SSL binding but that SSL is expired and we want to revoke that certificate and add it to UCC SSL 5 certificate from Go-daddy. => We have salesportal.mywesite.com … Continue reading UCC SAN SSL Certificate–GoDaddy/Azure →

Key Technologies: Power BI, PowerPivot, Business Intelligence Note: This article assumes experience on PowerPivot for Excel 2013/2010 Many a time data needs to be imported and processed from systems belonging to different locations and hence having different time zone. For example, consider the following scenario. A user residing in India having IST time zone might … Continue reading Resolving Time Zone Issue in PowerPivot →