I’ve recently had the opportunity to preview a new Dynamics 365 book. I wanted to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to the author, Rami Mounla. His book is available here: The book walks the reader through technical concepts, starting at the basics, with no code extensions, and moving slowly into the meat of... Continue Reading →
Integration of Dynamics 365 (CRM/Sales) to Operations
As it stands right now, the CRM and former AX functionality has been wrapped under the Dynamics 365 umbrella. All nice, but with the changes made to the former Dynamics AX to bring it to a modern state, and a cloud model, the old style integrations have to be “adjusted”. As announced by Microsoft, there... Continue Reading →
CRM 2016 On-Premise Install Error–InstallWindowsSearchAction failed
I’ve just done recently an install on-premise where I’ve encountered a number of issues. One of them is the following error message: Action.Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.InstallWindowsSearchAction failed. The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070422) The message is pretty explicit, in that... Continue Reading →
LCS – what is it and why do I care?
For those of us coming from a sales force automation background, in particular the Dynamics CRM realm, the introduction of Dynamics 365 adds a very important missing piece, along with a new learning curve and additional challenges. First off, we have the two added modules, Financials and Operations. That rounds up an already comprehensive set... Continue Reading →
The evolution of a platform
With the current and future business evolution models, globalization and ease of reach into new markets, and the increased ability of companies to reach to existing and new customers, a robust CRM system is at the core of most organizations. If it’s not, well, it should be. Microsoft, as one of the big players in... Continue Reading →
