Dynamics 365 Sales Solutions: Are You Doing It Right?

Let me ask you a question. I give you two options and ask you to choose. I will ask you to give the reason for your choice. Simple? Wait. Hear the options and you will realize just how sadistic I actually am. Give yourself some time to think and you will sympathize with me. You… Continue reading Dynamics 365 Sales Solutions: Are You Doing It Right?

Migrate Audit records from Dynamics 365 CRM to Azure SQL Server

Storage space comes at a premium in Dynamics 365 world. So, we need to manage it carefully and aggressively. When audit is enabled, the space it occupies creeps up steadily and silently and we only notice it when we get a message from Microsoft telling us we have run out of storage space. So, a… Continue reading Migrate Audit records from Dynamics 365 CRM to Azure SQL Server

Set Default Font style and Size of Email in Dynamics 365 Sales

In this blog we will see how we can set default font style and font size for the Email records in Dynamics 365 Sales. To achieve this, we need to follow the steps below: Create a new web resource Bind the new Web resource to the required email form where the changes need to be… Continue reading Set Default Font style and Size of Email in Dynamics 365 Sales

Dynamics 365 Sales data import. Anomalous materials and unforeseen consequences

We all have imported data into CRM at some point in our life. And a part of the process of importing data is cleaning up the data the is to be imported. I am sure almost all of us have encountered some unusual data that we had to clean up and some unusual data that looks… Continue reading Dynamics 365 Sales data import. Anomalous materials and unforeseen consequences

Load metadata of all entities and get Object Type Code based on Entity name in Dynamics 365 for Sales.

In this blog I’ll be taking you over how to get the Object type Code for the particular entity based on the Entity name. Suppose we need to get object type code for different entities in a loop in an stand alone .Net application. Generally, people are writing a fetch into the loop but not… Continue reading Load metadata of all entities and get Object Type Code based on Entity name in Dynamics 365 for Sales.

Setting up the Custom Columns of SharePoint with Power Automate Flow and displaying them in Documents Grid in Dynamics 365 for Sales

Many times while uploading the documents of Dynamics CRM to the SharePoint we require that the fields of Dynamics CRM be reflected in the SharePoint column and we could also see the value populated in SharePoint Column in CRM. If you have any such requirements, stay tuned, as this blog is going to cover all… Continue reading Setting up the Custom Columns of SharePoint with Power Automate Flow and displaying them in Documents Grid in Dynamics 365 for Sales

Secure Authentication of SharePoint with PnP Framework with C#(Code)

For a while, we had been using a NuGet Package named SharePointPnPCoreOnline(as shown in below image), which can be used for authentication to SharePoint and other SharePoint Client Side Object Model (CSOM) tasks for managing SharePoint Online Data. This is what we used in our previous blog posts part1 and part2 to connect using clientid/client… Continue reading Secure Authentication of SharePoint with PnP Framework with C#(Code)

How to preserve Modified By and Modified On fields during Migration in Dynamics 365 for Sales

In this blog I’ll be taking you over how to preserve “Modified On” and “Modified By” fields during migration or data import. Generally, when we migrate the data, the records’ “Modified On” field value takes system local time and in the “Modified By” field it takes Current logged in User. But our requirement is when… Continue reading How to preserve Modified By and Modified On fields during Migration in Dynamics 365 for Sales

Append Content Dynamically in Document Template and Generate the Merged Document in Dynamics 365 for Sales and SharePoint

We all have been using Document Templates which are directly available by system and these templates contains static content for all records. What if we need to append some content dynamically in one Word template and need to send the whole document in email attachment? We have come across a solution for this. For one… Continue reading Append Content Dynamically in Document Template and Generate the Merged Document in Dynamics 365 for Sales and SharePoint

Connection to Dynamics 365 and SharePoint Authentication Using ClientId & ClientSecret: Part 2

In our previous post, we saw what needs to be done in Azure and Dynamics 365. Now we will see the code part. Before we start with coding, the below nuget package should be installed. Nuget Package: Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.CoreAssembly Reference link: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.CoreAssembly For installing the package, open the Visual Studio -> Tools -> NuGet Package Manager… Continue reading Connection to Dynamics 365 and SharePoint Authentication Using ClientId & ClientSecret: Part 2

Connection to Dynamics 365 and SharePoint Authentication Using ClientId & ClientSecret: Part 1

I have come across various requirements from clients where it was more feasible to go with creating the C# console application for bulk processing the records in D365 CRM based on complex scenarios like updating the closed case entity records or uploading the files to SharePoint at specific location, or any scenarios that needed custom… Continue reading Connection to Dynamics 365 and SharePoint Authentication Using ClientId & ClientSecret: Part 1

Show LOOKUP field as dropdown in PowerApp & update value in D365 Sales

Recently, I got a case where I need to show a lookup field as dropdown in Canvas App and update its value in D365 Sales. I have searched a lot over the internet but failed. In my opinion, there is no handy material available for this problem at internet. So, after lots of struggle I… Continue reading Show LOOKUP field as dropdown in PowerApp & update value in D365 Sales