Category Archives: D365 General
Setting Unified Interface App Icons
Default App Icons for typical D365 environment look like these. But here’s what you can do to change these to put custom SVG icons. SVG Icons Regardless of dimensions, SVG icons work everywhere. So why keep them to just Ribbons, you can even change your App Icons to SVG Icons in your Dynamics 365 implementation. … Continue reading Setting Unified Interface App Icons
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Visual Studio Tip
Finance and operations departments in a company are quite crucial as they help the business to flourish and reach heights. Companies, therefore, should do everything from their end to better the processes in these departments. Using an ERP solution is one of the wisest and best ways to do this job. Dynamics 365 for finance … Continue reading Visual Studio Tip
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Using Templates from D365 CE in D365 App For Outlook
Using D365 App For Outlook’s Template feature, you can simply pull a template from Dynamics 365 CE and use it to send emails from Outlook itself. Here’s a typical example in this post below – In case you are also looking to get started with D365 App For Outlook, you can refer the post here … Continue reading Using Templates from D365 CE in D365 App For Outlook
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Enable Flow button on D365 Ribbon
This is a pretty simple tweak to either show or hide the Flow button on the entity Forms’ Ribbon. Flow Button Not Visible System Settings Navigate to Settings > Administration. Go to System Settings In System Settings, under Customization tab, look for Enable Microsoft Flow option. You’ll be asked for permission Now, this is turned … Continue reading Enable Flow button on D365 Ribbon
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Prevent Contact Creation in D365 on Tracking Emails from New recipients
Typically, when you track Email/Appoint records from Outlook, unknown senders are created as Contacts in Dynamics 365? A new Email from unknown recipient. And if you track this Email using D365 App For Outlook, a new Contact is created in D365 without you being notified about it. And the Email from the Saved Contact in … Continue reading Prevent Contact Creation in D365 on Tracking Emails from New recipients
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Setting Ribbon Icons on the Unified Interface in D365
So, since adoption of Unified Interface is growing, people are asking – “What happened to the Ribbon icons?”. Well, a simple answer to this is tweaking the implementation a little. Typically, you have custom icons on your classic Web UI that look like this – But the same looks like a puzzle piece in the … Continue reading Setting Ribbon Icons on the Unified Interface in D365
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Why blank locked fields won’t let you save the record – Quote ID example
So, I struggled some time in trying to make something just work as it was supposed to work. And for no conscious reason, I was able to figure out why. As to why my Quote wouldn’t save and auto generate the usual Quote ID? It kept asking me to enter it! Problem OOB, Quote ID … Continue reading Why blank locked fields won’t let you save the record – Quote ID example
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Count Number of files in SharePoint folder
Introduction: This blog explains how to Count No of files in SharePoint folder using MS Flow. Steps to be followed: Select “Send an HTTP request to SharePoint” from Actions. Enter below details:Site Address: Select the site address from the list. Method: GETUri: _api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(‘LibraryTitle/foldername’)/ItemCountExample: _api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(‘account/CFS Organization_584732FD1267E911A997000D3AA2C8D1‘)/ItemCount-> It will count the no of files in “CFS Organization_584732FD1267E911A997000D3AA2C8D1” folder. Output … Continue reading Count Number of files in SharePoint folder
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Create SharePoint Folder using POST request in MS Flows
Introduction: This blog explains how to create folders in SharePoint when new record is created in D365 CE. Use Case: When new account is created in D365 CE create “Contact Documents” and “Documents” folders in SharePoint. Pre-Requisites: D365 CE SharePoint Online Microsoft Flow Steps to be followed: Sign in to the Microsoft flow. https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/ Go to … Continue reading Create SharePoint Folder using POST request in MS Flows
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Hide Dashboards in D365
This being an obvious approach to how Dashboards are by default seen by all. And how you can disable/hide for users. Even for D365 System Administrators! Unlike usual forms, view or other records, And Deleting the Dashboard isn’t an option. Enable Security Roles way So a simple trick is to remove entire access from Enable … Continue reading Hide Dashboards in D365