Microsoft power BI is a collection of features and online services that enables you to share your findings, analyse and visualise data in the form of dashboard and reports and the whole process is termed as power bi analytics. Utilizing the Microsoft Power BI Integrations, you can import information that is huge from different sources into the Power BI work area. You can alter the information or plan on changing it in the wake of bringing in to your framework.  The Microsoft Power BI Service now and then is alluded to as Power BI or app.powerbi.com. You can keep awake to date with all the fundamental data that truly matters to you. Force BI arrangement will assist you with conquering the greater part of the issues you are looking for effortlessly.  Introduction: In this article, we will see how to embed Power BI in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Operations. Steps: Register your Dynamics 365 Operations as a web app on Azure AD. Open link: http://dev.powerbi.com/apps Login to your Power BI account Fill the required details: App Name App Type: Select as ‘Server-Side Web app’ Enter a redirect URL: Your instance URL with /oauth at the end Enter a homepage URL: Your instance URL Choose API access you need. Click Register App. Once the app is registered, you will get Client ID and Client Secret. Copy these 2 keys, you will need it later. Navigate to Power BI settings in Operations which is under System Administration section.  Enter the details in Power BI configuration: Client ID: Paste the Client ID Key from Power BI registration Application Key: Paste the Client Secret key from Power BI registration Redirect URL: Your instance URL with /outh at the end Enable the Power BI Navigate to Reservation Management for instance and you will see a Power BI column. Click on Get Started. Authorize Power BI by clicking on ‘Click here to provide authorization to Power BI’ You will be redirected to the new window with authorization success message Now, you can select reports and dashboards from Power BI and pin them to your workspace.

Dynamics 365 for finance and operations is the ultimate solution for all the modern-day organisations facing issues on ERP level and this is the reason it is the most trusted software in the world which all modern-day organisations have adapted. Get a live perspective on the entirety of your numbers and information investigation from Microsoft elements for money related administrations. This cloud-based Microsoft ERP framework gives the important data you have to convey vital, information-driven bits of knowledge to key divisions. Mechanize your stockroom procedures to lessen operational expenses. With Microsoft ERP, your distribution center supervisors can all the more likely control their set aside, quality-control, and picking activities. Furthermore, with an adaptable work process motor, they can quickly react to changing business needs. Introduction This article describes how to deploy Microsoft Dynamics NAV database to Microsoft Azure SQL Database. To deploy a Microsoft Dynamics NAV database to Azure SQL Database, the database must be exported as a data-tier application (DAC) file, which is known as a .bacpac file. This can be performed by using the SQL Server Manager. Pre-requisite Microsoft Azure subscription and access to the Azure Management portal Microsoft Dynamics NAV database is installed on a SQL Server Database Engine instance. SQL Server Manager is also installed on the same computer. Access to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation media (DVD). Purpose: The purpose of this article is to deploy NAV Database on Azure SQL database and to access the deployed Database from Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment. Steps: 1. Create and configure an SQL Database Server in Azure a. Create a SQL database in Azure. Click the New button found on the upper left-hand corner of the Azure portal. Select Databases from the New page, and select SQL Database from the Databases page Enter the Database name, resource group, select source Under Server, click Configure required settingsand click on Create a new server. Fill in the details Server name – valid server name Server admin name, password, Location. Here location is the location name where the Virtual Machine is stored When completed the form click on Select. Click Pricing tier to specify the service tier and performance level for your new database. Use the slider to select 20 DTUs and 250 GB of storage. For more information on DTU see what-is-a-dtu After selected the amount of DTUs, click Apply. Click Createto provision the database. On the toolbar, click Notifications to monitor the deployment process b. Create a server level firewall rule The SQL Database service creates a firewall at the server-level that prevents external applications and tools from connecting to the server or any databases on the server unless a firewall rule is created to open the firewall for specific IP addresses. To set a server-level firewall rule, click on SQL Database > Overview page > click Set server firewall on the toolbar as shown in the following image: The Firewall settings page for the SQL Database server opens. Click Add client IP on the toolbar to add the IP address of the computer that is currently being used and then click Save. A server-level firewall rule is created for the current IP address. Make a note of the SQL Database server name because it will be required later. 2. Deploy the existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV Database to an Azure SQL database. Deploy a databse to SQL Azure wizard is used to deploy database between an instance of the Database Engine and an Azure SQL Database server. The wizard uses a Data-tier Application (DAC) BACPAC archive file to deploy both the data and the definitions of database objects. Limitation and Restriction: The Deploy Database wizard supports deploying a database: From an instance of the Database Engine to Azure SQL Database. From Azure SQL Database to an instance of the Database Engine. Between two Azure SQL Database servers. The wizard does not support deploying databases between two instances of the Database Engine. Using the Deploy Database wizard: In the VM, open SQL Server Management studio(SSMS). Click on File > Connect Object Explorer. Connect to the location of the database you want to deploy. You can specify either an instance of Database Engine or a Azure SQL Database server. In Object Explorer, expand the node for the instance that has the database. Expand the Database Before deployment, remove the windows authenticated users as these will cause failure of the transfer process. To remove the windows login user, navigate to Security under the Database in NAV > Users >Click on the Windows user then delete. Right click the database you want to deploy, select Tasks, and then select Deploy Database to Microsoft Azure SQL Database. This opens the Introduction page, click on Next. In the Deployment settings page, click on connect and specify a path to store the .bacpac file in the Temporary file name. Specify the Azure SQL Server name, authentication is SQL Server authentication and enter the login name and password for the server and click on connect. Specify the Edition of Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Maximum database size and service objective then click on Next. This information can be viewed in the Overview of the Azure SQL Database. The progress of the deployment can be viewed in the summary tab. This may take few minutes. The Result is displayed after completion of the deployment of NAV Database to Azure SQL Database. The Database deployed can be viewed in Azure SQL database. Below is the figure showing the deployed database ‘Demo Database (10-0)’ from NAV to Azure. 3. Set up endpoints for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV client services. To add the endpoint you need to follow the below steps, Click on the Virtual Machine( VM) > overview > Resource Group . This will open an overview for the resource group. select NetSecurity (Network Security Group)  then click on  Inbound Security Rules. 4. Configure a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance on the virtual machine. To configure SQL Server authentication: Set up an Encryption key Configure SQL Authentication on Database Configure SQL Server authentication on Microsoft NAV Sever Instance (Non-Multitenant) or Configure SQL Server authentication on Microsoft NAV Sever Instance (Multitenant Deployment) Follow the below steps to set up an encryption key and configure SQL Authentication on … Continue reading Deploy a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Database to Azure SQL Database →

Introduction: This blog explains how to configure Create Customer Assets Page in D365 Partner Field Service Portal. Steps of Implementation: 1. Create a new Entity Form in D365 Field Service. Create a new Form for Customer Asset Entity with name “Portal Customer Asset – Create” and publish as shown below. Create Entity Form with name “Create Asset” as shown below. Open “On Success Settings”, set On Success as “Redirect” and Web Page as “Assets” as highlighted below. Set Submit button on Entity Form, Click on “Submit” Action and enter label as “Create Asset”, as shown below. Create a new Entity Form Data to set “Expose to Customer” equals “True”. Select Type as “Attribute” and select Attribute Logical Name as “Expose to Customer”. Check on “Set Valule on Save”, select Type as “Value” and enter Value as “true”. 2. Create a new WebPage in D365 Partner Field Service Protal. Open Assets Page. Click on New => Child Page in Administrative Panel. Enter details as below and click on Save button. 3. Add Create button in Assets Entity List in D365 Field Service. Open “Assets Customer Web View” record in  Entity List as highlighted below. Open Grid Configuration Section in Options Tab. Create new Action “Create”, Select Target Type as “Web Page” and select Redirect to WebPage as “Create Assets ( Partner Portal )” as shown below. Conclusion: Above description in blog helps users to create Customer Assets from D365 Partner Field Service Portal. Create button on Asset List Page. Create Asset form. New Asset record is shown in list. Blog Tips: How to redirect to page after a record is created successfully by using “On Success Settings” tab. How to set data on record from D365 Portal automatically by using Entity Form Metadata. How to show data created in D365 Field Service Portal as soon as it is created by setting field “Expose to Customer” equals to true.  

Introduction: With Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017, we can increase or decrease the inventory of an item from the item card itself. Steps: 1. Navigate to Item card. 2. Select assist Edit next to Inventory and enter the New Inventory. 3. If New Inventory is less than current inventory a Negative Adjustment will be passed behind the scene. 4. If New Inventory is greater than current inventory a positive Adjustment will be passed behind the scene. 5. As soon as we enter new Inventory and click ok. 6. System Looks for an Item Journal template, Create a New Batch for the Item Journal. 7. Insert a New Item Journal Line with Default Location as Blank. 8.Post the Transaction. Important points to remember: 1. All the Transaction posted with this will always post with Blank Location Code. 2. The process will not work if item is Mandatory Serial / Lot Tracked. 3. Unit of Measure will be picked from Item Base Unit of Measure.

For the modern-day organisations that have global scalability and digital intelligence, dynamics 365 for finance and operations is definitely the need of the hour. Make more precise interest estimates to improve your items’ accessibility and limit your stock expenses. The apparatus utilizes Microsoft SQL Server determining calculations, Microsoft Excel perceptions, and Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations models—for conjectures you can rely on. Get perceivability across associated circulation, client assistance, deals, and promoting frameworks so you can develop your items and procedures to meet rising desires.  Get continuous data on practically any gadget, whenever. Elements 365 for Finance and Operations improves and quickens business process changes. What’s more, it’s situated in the cloud, so it coordinates with inheritance frameworks and scales universally effortlessly Introduction: Job is collectivity of tasks and responsibilities which are required of worker who perform a job. Pre-requisites: Before setup jobs, need to create below elements: • Job Title • Job Function • Job types • Compensation level • Survey company • Skills and skills level • Certificate type • Test type • Education • Screening type • Job tasks • Areas of responsibilities Steps: Below are steps to create department- Click Human resources > Jobs > Jobs. Click New In the Job field, enter a name for the job. In the Description field, type a brief description of the job. In the Title field, select a title for the job. In the Maximum number of positions field, indicate the number of positions that are allowed for the job: Maximum positions – Select this option and enter the maximum number of positions that are allowed for the job. Unlimited – Select this option to indicate that an unlimited number of positions are allowed for the job. In the Full-time equivalent field, enter an employment factor from 0 to 1. The value 1 indicates a full-time job. For part-time employment, enter a number between 0 and 1. For example, enter .5 for a half-time job. In Description Fast tab, enter detail description of the job. Click on the Job classification fast tab In the Job type field, select a job type to associate with the job. In the Function field, select a job function. Click on Compensation fast tab. In the Level field, select a wage level for the job. In the Survey company field, select the survey company that is responsible for the survey that was applied to establish the market-based pay range for this job. In the Reference job field, enter the job code that the survey company uses for this job. In Market Price Range information, specify market based pay range in source field. In Low threshold, control threshold and high threshold, specify minium, basic and maximum amount that paid to worker who assigned for this job. On Skills fast tab, enter skills required for the job. In level field select skills level and in importance field, select importance level (From1 to 6) On the Certificates fast tab, optionally enter certification requirements for the job and importance of the certificate On the Tests FastTab, enter tests for workers are required to pass for the job. On the Education FastTabs, optionally enter educational requirements for the job and the importance of the education. On the Screenings FastTab, optionally enter any screening that workers are required to pass for the job. On the Job tasks FastTab, optionally enter job tasks to the job template. On the Areas of responsibility FastTab, optionally enter areas a worker is responsible for in jobs. Conclusion: By attaching job to position you can assign position to worker and it will help to maintain and track Job tasks, responsibilties, Skills, education, certifications, tests.

Introduction: This blog consists of steps to change the name of the custom app in Dynamics 365. Initially the app name is “Dynamics 365-custom” as shown below. Steps: We can change the name to our organization name as shown below: Navigate to Settings–> Administration–>System Settings In General Tab–> Set options for the default app:Dynamics 365-custom–>Change the default app name The App name is changed to “CloudFronts Apps” and will be visible as below: Conclusion: Like this way, you can change the name of custom application in Dynamics 365.  

Introduction : In AX 2012R3 Commerce Data Exchange, Async Server is a part of the asynchronous system that shares data between the Microsoft Dynamics AX database and channel databases. Async Server is installed at headquarters and communicates with Microsoft Dynamics AX. In addition to Async Server, Commerce Data Exchange includes Commerce Data Exchange: Async Client, which is installed at channels and communicates with the channel database. Below are the steps which need to follow: Step 1: Start Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup. Under Install, select Microsoft Dynamics AX components. Advance through the first wizard pages. If the Setup Support files have not yet been installed on this computer, the Select a file location page is displayed. The Setup Support files are required for installation. Provide a file location or accept the default location, and then click Next. On the Ready to install page, click Install. Step 2: On the Select installation type page, click Custom installation, and then click Next. On the Select components page, select Async Server, and then click Next. Step 3: Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. For more information about how to resolve prerequisite errors. When no errors remain, click Next. Step 4 : Configure Async Server page, select the check box to configure Async Server by using Setup. If you clear this check box, the application files are installed, but Async Server is not configured. If you’re configuring Async Server, enter the following information: Application name – The name of the web application that hosts Async Server. App pool name – The name of the application pool that the web application runs under. Website name – The name of the website that Async Server runs on. User name and Password– The credentials for the application pool identity. HTTPS port – The port on which Async Server receives HTTPS requests. You can specify any available port. Verify that the port is open in Windows Firewall, and record the port number. The port is used to create the URL for Async Server in the following format: https://<server name>:port/<web application name>. This URL is required when you configure instances of Async Client that connect to this instance of Async Server. TCP port (optional) – The port on which Async Server receives TCP requests. Specify a TCP port if your environment uses high-performance data synchronization. You can specify any available port. Verify that the port is open in Windows Firewall. AOS service user – The user account that the instance of Microsoft Dynamics AX Application Object Server (AOS) runs as. SSL certificate thumbprint – The thumbprint for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption certificate. You must obtain a valid, registered certificate from a provider. Step 5: Select Server Name and Message Database Name. if DataBase does not exit then mention the Name. Setup will create the database. Step 6: the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. For more information about how to resolve prerequisite errors. When no errors remain, click Next. Step 7: Click on Install button. Conclusion: By following above steps, you can install Async Server for Retail HQ.

Introduction: Finally, one of the most sought after feature is here in the D365 July 2017 Update. The Multi-Select Option Set! A new attribute type added to D365, you can now create Multi-Level OptionSets in D365. Creating a Multi Select OptionSet: A new attribute type is now available that lets you create Multi-Select Option Set. 1. When you create a new field, you’ll see an option to create a Multi-Select Option Set. 2. Here, I’m creating an Option Set for choice of Subjects for Newsletter Company. I’ve named the field as Subjects and I’ll let users select which all subjects is a particular customer interested in in the Enrollment entity. 3. The Multi-Select Option Set looks like a usual option set and my options look like this 4. And I’ll add the same in my form as well and Publish all my changes. Using Multi-Select Option Set: Below is how you can select multiple values in the Multi-Select Option Set. Once on the form, here’s how you can use the Multi Select Option Sets 1. They come with auto-complete feature, so you can start typing the options and they will show up 2. Now, I have selected 3 options namely Technical, History and Science and my subject of interests. 3. Once selected, they appear separated by semicolon (;) And I’ll save the record. Multi Select Option Set on Views: You can see selected values in the Multi-Select Option Sets on the entity views as well. Some Features: Below are the features of the Multi-Select Option Sets Auto-complete the results. Can hold up to 150 values Can be used in Advanced Find as well as FetchXML queries. Hope this was helpful!  

Introduction: This blog focuses on displaying the captions of all action buttons of NAV Pages in Arabic language. The requirement was such that the user wanted to view Microsoft Dynamics NAV in Arabic. To suffice this, we installed Arabic module for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 RTC, Server and web client. After installation, only the standard functions e.g New are converted into Arabic language. other functions, buttons are viewed in English. Hence, we need to change the caption labels of these buttons, text constants in Arabic. Pre-requisites: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Steps: 1. Install Arabic Module for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 RTC, Server, Web Client. 2. Select the objects then Tools > Translate > Export. 3. Change the language code of English i.e 1033 to Arabic 1025. Get translation of English text into Arabic. 4. Save the text file in UTF-8 Encoding. 5. Copy the text file to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\Translations And C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\Instances then Restart your service Conclusion: After restarting Dynamics NAV services, all the captions buttons of the Pages  appear in Arabic language.

Introduction: In reports, we always a requirement to display header rows of the table on every page. In this article, I will be explaining the steps to do the same in Dynamics NAV. Pre-Requisite: 1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2. Visual Studio Report design Environment Procedure: 1. Under layout of your report, click on the arrow under Column groups and then click on Advanced Mode. 2. Now click on (Static) under Row Groups section. 3. Navigate to the properties window of the (Static) under row groups which is displayed on the right. If it is not present, you can open it by navigating to View->Properties Windows or using ‘F4’ button. The properties window will then appear on the right. 4. Now, you need to modify the following properties. Set ‘FixedDate’ property to ‘True’. Set ‘KeepWithGroup’ property to ‘After’. Set ‘RepeatOnNewPage’ property to ‘True’. Using the above steps, your table header rows will be displayed on every page of your report. In the above screenshot, my table header row which includes the captions for the column i.e. row containing ‘No’ and ‘Name’ will be displayed on every page of the report.