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Month: February 2020

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Microsoft Release 2020: Features (Template Access)

Continuing to the Microsoft Release 2020 features (Previous post: Kanban View feature)
Let’s learn about another new feature which make the users life easy while selecting the template.

  • This feature is available in the Unified Interface only.
  • This capability is available in Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise and Dynamics 365 Sales Professional.

We have seen in sales organizations that when CRM is implemented, then there are multiple scenario where users need to select templates for notifying there customers.

Then comes a situation where user needs to decide which available template to select and most relevant one. Before wave 1 release 2020, user didn’t had the option to view the template body of the selected template without being redirected to another screen.

Let’s jump and demonstrate the feature.

  • Go to Email template
  • Provide the customer name to whom the email needs to be sent
  • Click on Insert Template button on the ribbon
Figure 1: Insert Template

Now, user will get the access to list of all available email templates from which user needs to scroll and find the most relevant one among them.

This feature helps the user to look on the template content on the same screen and make decisions while selecting the template.

Figure 2: Email Template body
  • Hit the Apply template button.
Figure 3: Template applied.

Now, we see that the selected email template Subject and mail body has been auto-populated under the email activity.

Hope this post helps in understanding the email template feature.

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Microsoft Release 2020: Features (Kanban Control)

With the very latest Microsoft D365 Release 2020, Microsoft has come up with many new feature among which one is Kanban.

I will directly start with Kanban feature, how to enable it and it’s use.

To get the Kanban view feature, first we need to ensure that our environment has got the 2020 release wave 1 enabled. To check whether our environment is updated with Microsoft 2020 wave 1 release or not, we need to follow few steps.

Please follow the steps provide by Microsoft to enable the early access of Microsoft 2020 Wave 1 Release.

We have got our environment updated with the wave 1 release.

Let’s jump into enabling the Kanban feature for Opportunity entity. To achieve this feature we need to enable the Kanban control under Opportunity entity.
Step 1: Go to Opportunity entity
Step 2: Click on Controls tab

Figure 1: Click on Controls tab under Opportunity entity.

Step 3: Now click on Add control –> Serach for Kanban –> select Kanban and hit the Add button.

Figure 2: Adding Kanban control to Opportunity entity.

Step 4: Select the Kanban control for Web, Phone and Tablet option. This help us in maintaining a consistent view across all the devices.

Figure 3: Enabling Kanban view.

Step 5: Save and Publish the changes.

Now, Let’s navigate to Opportunity entity.
Here is our new Kanban view, where user has an two Kanban type option:

  • Status
  • Business Process Flow

Currently, I have opened the Open Opportunities view where the Kanban Type is Business Process Flow.
I see that Microsoft has provided their users a flexibility to segregate their opportunities depending on the business process flow stages the opportunities are currently residing.

Figure 4: Kanban View of Open Opportunities Kanban Type: Business Process Flow.

Now, lets open All Opportunities view where the Kanban Type is Status.

Figure 5: Kanban type is set to Opportunity Status
Note: If you are unable to find the Kanban feature after updating wave 1 release 2020. You need to click on the ribbon and select Kanban.
Figure 6: Kanban

Hope this helps!!!