Secrets of the Dataverse: The Report Wizard

Anyone who has been working with Dynamics CRM/Dynamics 365 at some point likely tried the Report Wizard. The Report Wizard was introduced in Dynamics CRM v4.0 as a way to quickly create ad-hoc reports. A video version of this blog post can be found on the 365.Training YouTube channel. Reports created using the Report Wizard… Continue reading Secrets of the Dataverse: The Report Wizard

You likely don’t need Dynamics CRM. You need a Power App.

Summary You don’t necessarily need to buy Dynamics 365 (Dynamics CRM) licenses to get the CRM functionality you need. Power Apps and the Common Data Service have the components to build a simple CRM app that looks and operates *exactly* like Dynamics CRM (without the features that you don’t need) Dynamics 365 is a Power… Continue reading You likely don’t need Dynamics CRM. You need a Power App.

Reasons to Use the New View Designer for Dynamics 365 and Model Driven PowerApps

The new updated view designer to customize and extend Dynamics 365 apps or to build your own model driven Power Apps became generally available (“GA”) this past week. Dynamics 365 and Model Driven PowerApps in their simpliest form are really just a excel list of data (“view”) and the details can be viewed in a… Continue reading Reasons to Use the New View Designer for Dynamics 365 and Model Driven PowerApps

Missing Sitemap after Dynamics 365 Update

Summary If your Dynamics 365 instance is set to “Application Mode”, when you update to Dynamics 365 v9, you might lose your main Sitemap Navigation menu. The Application mode checkbox is disabled in Dynamics 365 via the user interface or PowerShell commandlets. You can shut off the Application mode via the NEW Power Platform Administration… Continue reading Missing Sitemap after Dynamics 365 Update

Dynamics 365 Portals – Switching Portal Between Instances

Summary By default, there is only one Portal provided per Dynamics 365 Subscription with 5 plan 1 users. It is possible to configure multiple “portals” across different instances within a tenant (sandbox and production) but only one of these portal configurations can be connected to one “active” portal URL at any time. Portal solutions and… Continue reading Dynamics 365 Portals – Switching Portal Between Instances

Dynamics 365 Portals – Overcoming Entity List Roadblocks with HTML and Liquid

Summary Entity Lists are an easily configurable way to show list data on a Dynamics 365 Portal, but lack a couple of key features; Entity Lists do not have the ability to drill down to different records from the view. Cannot dynamically show/hide columns or highlight fields. Sorting requires fields to be displayed on Entity… Continue reading Dynamics 365 Portals – Overcoming Entity List Roadblocks with HTML and Liquid

Support Dynamics 365 Community Tools!

Imagine for a moment that on your current Dynamics 365 project that you needed to directly edit the RibbonDiffXml file via Notepad to add a button or menu command to a form.  How long would it take you?  Would you even get it right the first time? What about manually creating a REST query in JavaScript… Continue reading Support Dynamics 365 Community Tools!

How to Create Your First Dynamics 365 SSRS Report

April 2020 Update I know this is a popular post, and the information is still very relevant today and will work both with Dynamics 365 and Model-driven Power Apps projects.  If you want more in-depth information and become a SSRS wizard, then take a look at Megan Walker’s SSRS REPORTS FOR CDS & D365 online… Continue reading How to Create Your First Dynamics 365 SSRS Report

Set Up Your Workstation to Create SQL Server Reporting Services Reports for Dynamics 365 Revisited

UPDATE 2021: There is a new release of the Report Authoring Tools that will work on SSDT 2019. Check out the updated blog post here: Set Up Your Workstation to Create SSRS Reports for Dataverse, Model-Driven Power Apps and Dynamics 365 If you want more in-depth information and become a SSRS wizard, then take a look… Continue reading Set Up Your Workstation to Create SQL Server Reporting Services Reports for Dynamics 365 Revisited

Move Dynamics 365 Portal Configuration Data Using the XrmToolBox

Summary There are challenges copying Dynamics 365 Portal Data from one instance to another due to the complexity of the entity structure. Semi-official method of using the Configuration Data Mover has potential to leave gaps and data and other pitfalls. The XrmToolBox Portal Data Mover has been recently updated and when used correctly is an… Continue reading Move Dynamics 365 Portal Configuration Data Using the XrmToolBox