Introduction: There is no limit to what D365 PSA can do. However, it has undergone some significant upgrades. since PSA v3 is a major shift from its previous version, some processes have changed which has greatly enriched the experience of using D365 PSA V3. Let’s quickly look at how you can assign resources and then … Continue reading D365 PSA v3 – Resource Assignment and Booking →

Introduction: All these years, I was calculating ‘Actuals’ as the billable hours on the project with the chargeable role. It was a myth that I continued to believe until I stumbled upon the solution that potentially demystifies this myth in PSA itself. Description: Below is how PSA helped to resolve this complex situation and this … Continue reading Actual vs Estimated hours myth →

Introduction: In recent deployments of Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation (PSA) V2 for customers, I’ve come to rely on the chargeability view as a way to modify a quotation and reach the appropriate pricing for a project. In V3, PSA has abandoned the chargeability view. But no need to worry, I will show you how … Continue reading Chargeability view substitute in PSA V3 →

Have you been added as a Delegate for a fellow colleague but not able to Read, Create or Submit Time Entries on their behalf? Let us see what you are missing. Scenario: William Contoso wants to make Veronica Quek as his Delegate and let her enter time on his behalf. Let’s say William added Resource … Continue reading Delegated Resource error for making time entries in D365 PSA 2.x version →

Background: One of the frequent requests we continuously get from our clients is for someone else to do Time entries on behalf of other resources. We know that this can be done using Delegations feature in Dynamics 365 PSA. You can read more about delegations here written by another D365 PSA Expert – Priyesh Wagh … Continue reading PSA – Create Time Entry Delegations for all resources →

Stages of Invoice Schedules are changed behind the scenes as you perform actions on the Invoice of the Contract. Let’s see what we have got here – So, when an Invoice Schedule is Ready for Invoicing, it will be considered in the Invoice you’ll end up creating. Now, if you create the Invoice for that … Continue reading Contract Invoice Schedule Status Change on Invoice Actions →

Introduction: This blog details steps for Run Report button on Project Entity in D365 PSA. Pre-requisites: 1. Ribbon Customizations solution installed in environment. Steps: Below are steps to configure Company Insights on custom form “FSA Account” for Account Entity 1. Create a new solution for Ribbon Customizations. Add project entity in the solution. 2. Add Another … Continue reading Enable Run Report button on Project Entity in D365 PSA →

Problem Statement: D365 Sales on CRM in general has ability to revise Quotes to track the Quotes revision. In sales, the process was to Activate the Quote, and then you get option to Revise Quote which will create the Copy of Quote with new revision number in Draft state. In Project Service quotes, we don’t … Continue reading Quote revision in D365 PSA →

Introduction: This blog explains how to view Resource Skills and Role in D365 Field Service / PSA. Scenario: We often get inquiry from Clients do we have option to view Resource Skills or Roles on Schedule Board before scheduling a Work Order to Resource. Steps: Open Schedule Board and follow below steps to view skills … Continue reading View Resource Skills and Roles on Schedule Board in D365 Field Service / PSA →

Introduction: Let’s look on a high-level of what Project Closure has impact on the Bookings on the Schedule Board. Now, while working in D365 PSA, I encountered that I needed to mark a Project as Completed even when I had some bookings in the future. This led me to notice its effect on the Bookings … Continue reading D365 PSA: Impact of Project Closure on Bookings →