Power BI > Development Cycle – DEV, TEST & PROD environments

Nowadays, Power BI is used by many large organizations to collect information that helps their organization grow in the market. The increasing use of Power BI in such organizations, demands, mostly a development team that takes care of the reports’ development & deployment from A to Z. This demands the team to follow best practices… Continue reading Power BI > Development Cycle – DEV, TEST & PROD environments

Object Detection AI Builder Model in Power Platform

Object Detection AI Builder Model in Power Platform To learn how to train the Form Processing AI Builder Model in Power Platform and to use it in the PowerApp, read our previous post. In this blog, we will share with you an overview of Object Detection AI Builder Model and a small example illustrating how… Continue reading Object Detection AI Builder Model in Power Platform

Power BI > The magical BLANK row in table

We all know how the basic components in Power BI should work. But as soon as you think that now you have reached the stage where you know almost all about Power BI, it leaves you open-mouthed. Recently, I came across a very weird issue – “A BLANK row getting added to the Table from nowhere”… Continue reading Power BI > The magical BLANK row in table

Form Processing AI Builder Model in Power Platform

Form Processing AI Builder Model in Power Platform In the previous post, we have learned how to configure the AI Builder in Power Platform and an introduction to the different types of AI Models. In this blog, let’s learn how to train a Form Processing Model and to use it in a PowerApp with a… Continue reading Form Processing AI Builder Model in Power Platform

Microsoft Business Intelligence: SSRS > Shared Dataset > Not detecting NEW fields > a simple fix

For many reasons, we may feel the need of bringing additional fields to the SSRS dataset. A common issue faced when using SSRS i.e. Microsoft Business Intelligence shared datasets is when we change the backend query to bring additional fields for reporting, the dataset fails to recognize this change. Let us try to regenerate this… Continue reading Microsoft Business Intelligence: SSRS > Shared Dataset > Not detecting NEW fields > a simple fix

Configuration of AI Builder and Types of AI Model in Power Platform

Configuration of AI Builder and Types of AI Model in Power Platform The Power Platform is a low code platform offering many attractive and useful products and features that can be used to create interactive apps, automated processes, virtual agents and many more. For more details, read, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/powerplatform/ AI Builder is the artificial intelligence platform… Continue reading Configuration of AI Builder and Types of AI Model in Power Platform

Use Google maps to measure distance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Part 3 of 3

Story so far… In the previous blogs, I gave a brief overview of what we need and how to get the API key from Google Maps. In the final part of the blog, I will tell you how to measure the distance. In this part we will be dealing with the CRM side of things.… Continue reading Use Google maps to measure distance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Part 3 of 3

Use Google maps to measure distance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Part 2 of 3

Previously on Inkey Solutions blog… In the last blog post, I discussed some basics about integrating Google Maps into Dynamics 365 for Sales. You can check it out if you still haven’t. Now let’s go into details. In this part of the blog, I will tell you about what you need from Google. So, Google.… Continue reading Use Google maps to measure distance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Part 2 of 3

Use Google maps to measure distance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Part 1 of 3

Google is everywhere and thanks to Android based smartphones, so are Google Maps. But in the case of Microsoft Dynamics 365 or the entire Microsoft ecosystem, we do not need Google Maps. Microsoft already has Bing Maps and there are many solutions on AppSource which integrate Bing Maps in a number of ways. So why… Continue reading Use Google maps to measure distance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Part 1 of 3

Steps to move existing Legacy(Classic Interface) to UCI(Unified Client Interface) in Microsoft Dynamics 365

As of September 2019, Microsoft has announced that the legacy web client is deprecated. Customers must transition to Unified Interface before October 1, 2020. Microsoft will continue to provide support, security and other critical updates to the legacy web client until October 1, 2020, but won’t release any additional functionality beyond what has already been… Continue reading Steps to move existing Legacy(Classic Interface) to UCI(Unified Client Interface) in Microsoft Dynamics 365

Solve error while deleting a custom Business Process Flow – Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales.

This is a blog intended to let the readers know the way to solve the error that you get normally when trying to delete a custom Business Process Flow. Many times when you try to delete the custom Business Process Flow, a pop-up would be opened saying that you cannot delete this Business Process Flow… Continue reading Solve error while deleting a custom Business Process Flow – Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales.

Disable recent item selection in the Lookup field of the Unified Interface form – Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales.

In the Unified Interface form, the lookup field shows up the recently searched records as shown in the below screen-shot. It is a very useful feature. But in some scenarios, it conflicts with the implemented functionality. For example, If you have applied a custom filter logic to the Contact Lookup field on the Case entity… Continue reading Disable recent item selection in the Lookup field of the Unified Interface form – Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales.

Attach files to Notes record of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM/CE from the D365 CRM Custom Portal

From the D365 CRM portal, it is now very easy to attach files to the Notes record of an entity. In the Additional Settings area of the Entity form, there is a section named “Add Attach File”. You just need to select the checkbox for “Attach File”. Doing this will add a File Control on… Continue reading Attach files to Notes record of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM/CE from the D365 CRM Custom Portal

Power BI > How to fetch Dynamics 365 CE data

Power BI provides several different ways to fetch data from Dynamics 365 CE and today I will share my know-how on them. 1. Dynamics 365 Online Connector This method is mostly used to fetch data from Dynamics 365 CE. Initially, this was the only method to fetch data from CE. To use this, go to Get… Continue reading Power BI > How to fetch Dynamics 365 CE data

Filter subgrid based on the lookup field value in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE

Let’s learn today how to filter the sub-grid on a form based on the lookup field value. Below is an example where we will create a sub-grid of a custom entity named “Agents” on the Contact entity form which will display records based on the “Account Name” lookup field value on the Contact form. For… Continue reading Filter subgrid based on the lookup field value in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE

Power BI > Dynamic Scales & Values

Hello DAX-sters! We have already created a report where we can choose what data we can show – dynamically. You can refer to the blog here. How about we get the freedom to choose even how the data can be shown, i.e. weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly? Every so often we need the availability of… Continue reading Power BI > Dynamic Scales & Values

Power BI > Size limits to consider while choosing the right capacity

Many of us often face difficulties understanding the dataset size limits in different scenarios and different capacities. So, here is a quick understanding of the same. Different type of capacities: 1. Shared Capacity 2. Premium Capacity 3. Azure Power BI Embedded Capacity Power BI provides either Shared Capacity or Premium Capacity. Power BI, by default,… Continue reading Power BI > Size limits to consider while choosing the right capacity

Power BI > Sharepoint Online List as Data Source

Power BI has been growing day by day with the new features that the Power BI team is bringing every month. One of the great features for those who are working with Sharepoint Online is that we can use “Sharepoint Online” List as a data source in Power BI to get an overview about Sharepoint… Continue reading Power BI > Sharepoint Online List as Data Source

Error Handling in Microsoft Flow

The Microsoft Flow provides us no-code solutions which help us to achieve the requirements faster. But, what if we want to manage the things based on the errors or breaks in the flow and if the flow is failed due to some reason? In this blog, I will explain to you how to handle errors or… Continue reading Error Handling in Microsoft Flow

Automatically schedule the SSRS Report and send it as PDF attachment with the email in Microsoft D365 CE/CRM

The Microsoft D365 CE/CRM provides the feature to run the selected SSRS reports manually. But I had the requirement to schedule the execution of report on a user-specified frequency like daily, weekly or monthly and send the report to the user via email as an attachment. But I did not find any OOB feature in… Continue reading Automatically schedule the SSRS Report and send it as PDF attachment with the email in Microsoft D365 CE/CRM