How to Access the Dynamics 365 Login

There are several ways to log into Dynamics 365 / D365. To log into the Home portal, go to https://home.dynamics.com. This takes the user to the various Dynamics 365 apps available: Selecting an app will log the user directly into the app. Alternatively, a user can access the app directly from its URL. For example, change yourorg to your org – https://yourorg.crm.dynamics.com/: Note in the url, “CRM” may change with the region. … Continue reading How to Access the Dynamics 365 Login

Dynamics 365 CRM URL Regions

Below is a list of the Dynamics 365 CRM URL regions: CRM Identifier Region crm North America crm2 South America crm3 Canada crm4 Europe, Middle East, Africa crm5 Asia Pacific crm6 Oceania crm7 Japan crm8 India crm11 UK crm12 France

Plugin Registration Tool Logging In Issues

When logging into the Plugin Registration Tool in Dynamics 365, you may encounter errors. Below are some errors with logging in. Firstly, you may get the message: Error : You don’t have permission to access any of the organizations in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online region that you specified. If you’re not sure which region your organization resides in, choose “Don’t know” for the CRM region and try again. Otherwise … Continue reading Plugin Registration Tool Logging In Issues

What are the Web API Primitive Types in the Power Platform and Dynamics 365?

They are: Type Web API Type BigInt Edm.Int64 Boolean Edm.Boolean DateTime Edm.DateTimeOffset Decimal Edm.Decimal Double Edm.Double EntityName Edm.String Image Edm.Binary Integer Edm.Int32 Memo Edm.String Money Edm.Decimal Picklist Edm.Int32 State Edm.Int32 Status Edm.Int32 String Edm.String Uniqueidentifier Edm.Guid

Enabling Flow on Dynamics 365 Forms and Site Map

To enable Flow in Dynamics 365, go to Settings->Administration and System Settings: Select Show Microsoft Flow on forms and in the site map: Click to Enable: You will then see Flows. Click to Create a flow: This will take you to below. Click Continue: You may see “When a record is select (deprecated)”: Click Delete: Add a new Trigger, searching for Dynamics 365: Select your D365 Org: Click to add … Continue reading Enabling Flow on Dynamics 365 Forms and Site Map

Process Center and Processes Disappear from Site Map in D365

In D365, processes such as Actions, Business Process Flows, Dialogs and Workflows can be created and managed through Settings->Process Center in the Dynamics 365 site map: This option has been known to disappear for some organizations. If Process Center is missing, perform the following steps to re-enable the option in the site map. First, go to Settings->Customizations and customize the system. Open Client Extensions->Site Map: This will open the Site … Continue reading Process Center and Processes Disappear from Site Map in D365

Behavior of Merging Cases in Dynamics 365

In this post, we will look at the behavior of merging two cases in Dynamics 365. This situation may arise if you have duplicate or similar cases, and you would like to consolidate so one case exists. First, let’s create a new case. Go to Service->Cases: Create a new case: We will call it Case 1: Let’s create a new activity for Case 1: Click to add a new activity: Create … Continue reading Behavior of Merging Cases in Dynamics 365

Retrieving a Record using Web API by Id or Name in Dynamics 365

In Dynamics 365, we can use the Web API to retrieve a record. We can do this by using the Id of the record, or another identifier such as the name. Let’s use Accounts as an example. To get a record using the Id, the format is: https://yourorg.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.1/accounts(Id) Note there are no quotes around the Id. For example: https://yourorg.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.1/accounts(D494B650-73FF-E611-8104-E0071B669E61) Returns: To get by name (accounts has a name field), we … Continue reading Retrieving a Record using Web API by Id or Name in Dynamics 365

How Solution Version Numbers Work in the Microsoft Power Platform

Dynamics 365 Power Apps solutions contain a version number. These numbers are used to keep track of what functionality is contained in a particular solution release, as well as used by the Power Platform to determine if code being imported is a solution or a patch. When you create a new version, you will be asked to enter the version number. This defaults to 1.0.0.0: And must be in the … Continue reading How Solution Version Numbers Work in the Microsoft Power Platform

How to Find Dependencies when Deleting Resources in Dynamics 365 Power Apps

In this post, we will look at how to find dependencies in Dynamics 365 Power Apps solutions. First, let’s create a new solution, and add the Contact entity to the solution. We will then add 2 new fields, New Field 1 and New Field 2: And we will add these fields to the Contact form: Now, let’s say a user wants to delete the field New Field 1. They can … Continue reading How to Find Dependencies when Deleting Resources in Dynamics 365 Power Apps