Introduction: In this blog article, we will explain about the new Visual of Power BI: Ribbon chart! Ribbon Chart: The visual is like a stacked column chart, but each column’s inner categories are sorted according to their rank for that column. Additionally, the inner categories are connected by ribbons across the columns. Refer below Screen Captured: You’ll find this new chart option to the right of the combo chart. The chart’s field well and formatting options are the same as a stacked column chart with some extra formatting options for the ribbons. There’s a Ribbon card in the formatting pane that lets you control the ribbon style: Spacing between ribbons – You can use this option to set a gap width between the ribbons. By default, there is no spacing. Match series color for ribbons – By default, the colour of the ribbons is to match the category’s color, but you can turn this off and the ribbons will be grey in color. Transparency for ribbons – You can control the transparency of the ribbon’s color. By default, it is set to 30. Border for ribbons – By default, the ribbons don’t have a border, but you can turn borders on.  

Since integrating your ERP takes time and resources, you want to make sure the project is worth it before you dive in. There are many common signs that indicate that you need microsoft dynamics nav upgrade . Without integration, retailers rely on manually entering the same data into multiple systems. If you have teams or individuals solely dedicated to spending hours manually moving data, then you’re ready for automation. All these hours moving the data yourself could be better spent, like improving your customer experience. Relying on manual data entry is also more prone to human mistakes. All it takes is a typo in one system to offset your data. Bad data can lead to inconsistent product information across sales channels, inaccurate delivery addresses for online customers, and wrong inventory counts Introduction: Microsoft Dynamics NAV control add-ins can be created using the NAV .dll assembly viz. Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Extensibility.dll assembly. This .dll binds the NAV control add-in and the NAV environment. This control add-in has to be implemented in Visual Studio and then registered in Dynamics NAV by navigating to Control Add-ins. Pre-Requisite: Microsoft Dynamics NAV Purpose: In this article, I will be demonstrating the steps to create and use a Client control add-in in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Procedure: Open Visual Studio. Create a new C# class library project and add a reference to the Dynamics.Framework.UI.Extensibility.dllassembly. This assembly is present in the following directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\RoleTailored Client. In the Visual Studio project namespace, create a new interface and add code for the control add in. The code is mentioned below:[ControlAddInExport(“NAVaddin”)] The name ‘NAVaddin’ will be used while registering the control add-in in Dynamics NAV. Now you need to sign the assembly. Navigate to properties->Signing->select Sign the assembly. In the Choose a strong name key file drop down list, select ‘New’. In the Key File name enter an appropriate name and clear the ‘Protect my key file with a password’ check box. The next step is to generate a unique public key in Visual Studio for the project as this public key is required while registering the control add-in in Dynamics NAV. Navigate to Tools->External Tools. Parameters to be filled are as below: Title: Get &PublicKey Command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\bin\NETFX 4.5.1 Tools\sn.exe Arguments: Get &PublicKey Now, ‘Get PublicKey’ will appear as an option under Tools which on clicking will generate the public key for the project. After clicking ‘Get PublicKey’->the public key is generated and displayed as below: Save and Build the solution. After successful build of the project, the .dll file will be generated.   Creating the Resource .Zip File.You must create a single .zip file containing manifest and any of the resource files used in Visual Studio. This .zip file has to be used while registering the .dll in Dynamics NAV. The next step will be to copy the .dll file to two locations in Dynamics NAV as given below: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\Add-ins C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\RoleTailored Client\Add-ins Go to NAV administration and restart NAV services so that the changes are reflected. Navigate to ‘Control Add-ins’ in NAV windows client and create a new Control add-in. Add the same control add-in name which is mentioned is step 2: Click on ‘Import’ action to import the .zip file containing all the Visual studio resources as created in step 7. After performing these steps, the client control add-in will be registered in Dynamics NAV and the triggers defined in Visual Studio, if any will be visible in the NAV Development environment if the Control add-in is selected in the properties of the control. Conclusion: Using this procedure, you can create complex functionalities in Visual Studio and use the .dll control add-in file in Dynamics NAV. I have created SMS functionality from NAV and Digital Signature functionality in NAV using the above procedure of adding a client control add-in.

Disconnected systems cause your business processes to be inefficient. How quickly can you get new products up on your eCommerce store? How long does it take you to update inventory counts? When these processes are too slow, it negatively impacts your performance. You can’t keep up with your competitors. Overall, these issues can lead to poor customer experience. You won’t be able to process orders quickly enough or give customers the accurate information they need to make a purchase. Coordinating with CRM NAV integration permits you to consequently synchronize information between your ERP and different frameworks. You don’t need to contact any catches. You get the opportunity to characterize rules on how information is shared by your operational needs. Introduction: SMS Messages can be sent from a D365 CRM Online to an individual using the Twilio Web Services. In this blog, we will see how can we send SMS Messages from CRM using Twilio Web Service Scenario: We will create a message record from CRM which on save will call the Twilio web service via a plugin and send the message to the destination based on the information passed to Twilio from the D365 CRM. Process: Step 1: Creating Entities Create the following 2 Entities which are ‘SMS Configuration’ and ‘SMS Message’. The SMS Config entity will only consist of three fields which are Username which will have the value of ‘Account Sid’. Password which will have the value of ‘Authentication Key’. From which will have the value of Twilio ‘Account Phone number’. The SMS Message entity will consist of the following two fields which are as follows To which will have the value of the ‘Receiver’s Phone number’. Message Body which will have the value of the ‘Message text’ that the receiver will receive.  **Note: The purpose is to provide dynamic data and to not hardcode any value. Step 2: Creating Plugin Code to Call the Twilio Web Service The plugin code will be consisting of two main code blocks: Web Service Code Block Main Execute Code Block Web Service Code Block We will be using the Web Service code in our plugin code while calling the Twilio Web Service from CRM. For more information on how to call Web Service using plugin refer the following link : https://www.cloudfronts.com/call-web-service-plugin-dynamics-crm/ In this case we need to make modifications to the Web Call Service function block of the Web Service plugin code. Changes made to the ‘Try Block’ of the Web Service Call. We won’t require to make any changes to the WebClientEx code block of the Web Service Call Code. Main Execute Code Block In the Main Execute Code Block we will be calling the above Web Service Code Block. Retrieving of the SMS Configuration Record can be done using fetch XML method. Conclusion: Thus, in this way we can send SMS Messages from D365 CRM Online using Twilio Web Services. Hope you find this helpful.

Introduction: This blog explains how to add learning path to your solution. Prerequisites: Dynamics 365 (online – latest version, or Dec 2016 update installed). Steps to be followed: Steps for enabling learning path Steps for adding users to Learning Path Authors Creating Learning Path content Stpes to create Guided Task Steps to create Sidebar 1. Steps for enabling learning path: Opt-in to Learning path by going to Settings->Administration->System settings (under General tab). Select Yes for Enable Learning Path and Enable Learning Path Authoring. Confirm that Use Custom Help for customizable entities and Append parameters to URL are set to No. OK. 2. Steps for adding users to Learning Path Authors: Go to Admin Portal. In Admin center Groups->Learning Path Authors security group. Click Edit in the Owner row to add owner of the group. Click + Add Owner, and then select the user from list or search for the user(s). Click Edit in the Members row to add users to the group. Click + Add members, and then select the user from list or search for the user(s) you want to add to the group. Save and close. 3. Steps for Creating Learning Path content: Go to help. Click on content library button Content Library will open. There are two types of learning path content: Guided Task: Interactive “bubbles” which form a sequence to provide help or guide users on specific tasks. Sidebar: Vertically formatted help content, which is initially shown as a “table of content” with items that the user can expand, revealing relevant webpages, videos, or links to existing guided paths content in Dynamics 365. 4. Steps to create Guided Task: Click on + Guided Task to create a new Guided Task. Fill Details. Save. Click on + Add New Steps to add steps to your Guided Task. Step with Next Button: This step has a Next button that can be used to navigate to the next step in the flow. Step with User action: This step does not have a Next button. The user is prompted to click the UI element on which the step is pinned. User action with Next Button: This step does have a Next button. Clicking the Next button has the same effect as clicking the UI element on which the step is pinned. Learning Step: This step can only be at the end of a guided task flow. Drag and drop the step where you want. Give step title. Click on content type to add content it can be text or video. Save. Repeat step number 5 until all steps are added. Click on Preview to see how it will work before publishing. Click on publish select your publishing environment. Output of Guided Task:   5. Steps to create Sidebar Click on + Sidebar to create a new Sidebar. Fill Details. Save. Select the section and add what type of content you want to add in that. Repeat step number 4 to add more sections to sidebar. Click on Preview to see how it will look. Click on publish select your publishing environment. Output of Sidebar: Conclusion: Using learning path newly created  users can easily navigate through the system with ease. It provides basic guidance to the users.

I tried many ways to figure out why the “Project Information” form is not opening in Opportunity when a lead is Qualified in D365 PSA. I tried manually opening the “Project Information” form on Opportunity, but, it turns back to default “Opportunity” form. I figured out lastly that the tweak was with one of the fields in Lead form. To open the Project information form on opportunity, the “Order Type” value should be “Work based” this ensures the lead is for Project Service. If we select “Service-Maintenance Based”, it opens “Field Service Information” form on opportunity. Lastly, “Item Based” open the default “Opportunity” Form.

Introduction: In this article, we are going to learn how to embed Power BI Tiles in your Dynamics 365 / CRM Dashboards. Steps: Sign-in to Microsoft Dynamics 365 as a user with the system administrator security role Go to Settings > Administration > System Settings. On the Reporting tab in the Allow Power BI visualization embedding option, select Yes to enable or No to disable. Click OK. Create Dashboards in Power BI and publish it. Then Create or edit a Dashboard in CRM. And insert Power BI Tile in TAB. Select a Power BI dashboard and a tile. Complete the dashboard, Save, and close. You are all set!

D365 Field Service is about something other than having the correct instruments for the activity regardless of where you are. It’s tied in with having the option to associate with your most significant resource, your clients. With Dynamics 365 and field administration the board arrangements from PowerObjects, you can make a client support story that traverses different channels, amplifies your workers’ effectiveness, and surpasses client desires.  Accomplish total hierarchical arrangement with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and Field Service groups for client records. Deal with all gear parts for complete perceivability into guarantee and administration understandings; all out income and related expenses; and review history. Field Service Management platform providing enterprise companies with tools to streamline their business processes – from real-time mobility across every major device, to routing and workflow automation. Introduction: This blog explains how to embed D365 Field Service Views  in Dashboard of D365 Online Portal. Steps of Implementation: Create a new Entity List in D365 Field Service. Set key on Entity list as highlighted below. Add View to Web Template as shown below. Note: You can refer blog how to configure Dashboards in D365 Online Portals by referring to link – https://www.cloudfronts.com/embedding-d365-field-service-charts-d365-online-portals/ Conclusion: Above description in blog helps users to embed D365 Field Service Views in Dashboard of D365 Online Portal.

D365 Field Service has everything to manage your complex business needs from scratch till the end. On the off chance that Field Service is a fundamental piece of your everyday business, Dynamics 365 for Field Service is a start to finish arrangement that can enable your association to oversee complex assistance understandings, track resources and stock, oversee administration orders, rapidly distinguish and dispatch assets, and addition the insight expected to offer prescient and preventive assistance and backing.  Robotize and improve booking to dispatch the correct professional and get the most incentive out of your assets. Upgrade your administration experience by proactively recognizing, investigating, and settling issues so a specialist is dispatched just when vital. Give clients self-administration entries, proactive updates, and expert following to guarantee a positive involvement with each progression.  Introduction: This blog explains how to embed D365 Field Service Charts in D365 Online Portals. Steps of Implementation: 1. Get Guid of Chart and View used for Chart in D365 Field Service. 2. Create a new Web Template, Portals -> Web Templates and write code in Source field with Chart ID and View ID  as copied in Step 1 as below. 3. Create a new Page Template, Portals -> Page Templates and set details as highlighted below. 4. Create a new Web Page in D365 Online Portals and set Page Template created in Step 3. 5. Create a new Link for Dashboard in D365 Online Portals. Hover Mouse on Home button and click on Edit option. Click on New button as highlighted below. Enter details as shown below and click on Save button. Conclusion: Above description in blog helps users to create Dashboard in D365 Online Portals by embedding D365 Field Service Charts as below.

Whether you are a small sized business, a mid-sized one or a large business, Microsoft dynamics nav upgrade is all you must do to gain new heights in your business. Elements NAV clients are passing up the genuine advantages of moving up to Dynamics NAV in the present cloud-based condition. Microsoft is persistently seeing approaches to ad lib the Enterprise Resource Planning Systems or ERPs.  In the event that you overhaul Dynamics NAV, you will be exploiting improved usefulness, new highlights, and upgraded abilities, you can help efficiency, diminish costs, and improve client assistance. Utilizing Microsoft Dynamics NAV Inventory Management, organizations can do errands, for example, setting up elective merchants, mind stock gathering the executives, and get the necessary investigation report easily. Introduction: To track changes that are made to records in a particular table and to store them sequentially in NAV, logs have to be created. Using logs we can record changes that are made to standard or custom fields in a table. In this article, I will be demonstrating the steps required to setup logs in NAV. Pre-Requisite: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Procedure: 1. Navigate to ‘Change Log Setup’ Page using the NAV windows or web client. 2. In the actions tab, choose ‘Tables’ under Setup group to select the tables and the fields on which changes are required to be logged. 3. A list of all the standard and custom tables will be displayed. Logs can be created on three events: Initially when the record is created, log will be created with the initial value of the selected field to be logged. When the record is modified, log will be created in the system with the old and new value of the selected field to be logged. When the record in deleted, log will be created in the system. 4. You can either select some fields to be logged or select the All fields option. If you select ‘some fields’, click on the ellipses (…) to select the fields on which log will be created. If ‘All fields’ has been selected, by default all the table fields changes will be logged. 5. I have created a log entry on ‘Item’ table on two fields ‘No.’ and ‘Car status’. Car status is a custom field with option datatype. 6. On clicking the ellipses (…) when ‘Some Fields’ is selected, the table field list will be displayed. Select the event when a log record has to be created i.e. Log Insertion, Log Modification or Log Deletion. 7. Now on the Change log setup page, select the ‘Change Log Activated’ checkbox. 8. After creating a record in ‘Item’ table and modifying the values of the ‘Car status’ field, the following logs are created in the system. Date and Time when the log is created is stored which will be useful to get history of events performed in the system at any point. The user ID who is creating and modifying records will be stored. Table caption stores the table name which is selected. Primary Key Field 1 Value stores the Item No. i.e. the unique field in the table. Type of change will be stored i.e. Insertion, Modification or Deletion. For option fields, the old value and new value is stored. Conclusion: These are the steps required to create logs in NAV which will track changes made to the fields selected in the change log setup.

Introduction: In this blog, we shall see how can a user install multiple Portal Instances for Microsoft D365 CRM Online. Pre-Requisites: D365 CRM Portals D365 CRM Environment Overview 1. A user can set up more than one Portal for a given D365 Environment provided that the second portal is different from the first portal that is installed. For eg: If the user has already installed a community portal then the user will have to install a different type of portal like partner portal , employee portal etc. 2. The user cannot install two portals of the same type. For eg. If the user has already installed a customer portal then he cannot install multiple portals which are customer portals. 3. As we know that a user can have multiple portals associated with the same D365 (CRM) instance and along with a single D365 Subscription the user gets out of the box a single portal license, which means that the user gets only one free portal add-on. 4. The user can go to the Instance page and install multiple portals as shown below in the available multiple options. In order to have a second portal add-on on the D365 instance the user will have to follow the Steps given below: Step 1: Opening the Admin Center.  Go to D365 and open admin as shown below. Step 2: Opening the Purchase Service In the Admin Center Page click on the Billing option in the left side menu bar and select Purchase Services under that. Step 3: Selecting the Subscription In the Purchase Services, we will have to find the following subscriptions which are as follows: Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition – Additional Portal Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition – Additional Portal Page Views **Note: These Licenses are only shown to the user if they have a purchased license and are not using trial version of the license