Best practices while using RSO – Part 2

Simulation runs come quite handy when we set up a new RSO rule or adjust the existing settings in the scope and goal when there is an issue or when the requirements change. This allows us to review the resource assignment, keep adjusting the RSO parameters, and re-rerun until we are satisfied with the resource … Continue reading Best practices while using RSO – Part 2

Best practices while using RSO – Part 1

Below are the few best practices that I've learnt along the way of using RSO in my projects. I hope these tips will be helpful for anyone who is using RSO in their projects on achieving certain business functionalities or for anyone who is learning RSO. I have split this to 2 parts series to … Continue reading Best practices while using RSO – Part 1

Trigger RSO on-demand from Flow and Code

This blog post focus on how to trigger an existing RSO Schedule that's been set up. This post doesn't cover setting up an RSO schedule, we will see that in a different post. Before jumping into the action, a quick introduction about RSO. What is Resource Scheduling Optimization (RSO)? It is an add-on capability for … Continue reading Trigger RSO on-demand from Flow and Code

2020 release wave 1 feature for Dynamics 365 – a sneak peek

Microsoft had recently released the Dynamics 365 & Power Platform release plan for the year 2020 release wave 1. It has all the new features going to be released for general availability from April 2020 to September 2020. Release plan covers the features on Dynamics 365 Sales, Service, Marketing, Finance & Operations, Power Apps, Power … Continue reading 2020 release wave 1 feature for Dynamics 365 – a sneak peek

Tips for onboarding to D365 CE Unified Interface

With the release of Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement apps version 9.0, Microsoft has introduced a new user experience, Unified Interface (UCI) - which uses responsive web design principles to provide an optimal viewing and interaction experience for any screen size, device, or orientation. The new Unified Interface brings all the rich experiences to any … Continue reading Tips for onboarding to D365 CE Unified Interface

PCF Control 3: Sub Business Process Flow

Introduction: Business Process Flows (BPF) is one of the salient features that are available in Dynamics 365 but it doesn't have a provision to capture the sub-stages involved within a single stage, it can have various fields as steps but what if we can have a sub-business process flow that gives wide range of designs … Continue reading PCF Control 3: Sub Business Process Flow

Dynamics 365 Integration with Azure Cosmos DB – Part I

Introduction This is going to be a several part series where we will see how we can harness the power of Cosmos DB with Microsoft Dynamics 365. We will take a sample scenario of a multinational transportation network company offering services that include peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, etc. like Uber, let’s name it ‘Troopers’ (well, […]

An overview of Dynamics 365: 2019 release wave 2 features available for early access

How easy it would be if there is an option to customize the opportunity close dialog box? How elegant it would look if the grid can accommodate more records? Can't I have a Business Card scanner as a tool rather building it as a custom app? These are the few of the common questions or … Continue reading An overview of Dynamics 365: 2019 release wave 2 features available for early access