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Thoughts on Dynamics 365, the Power Platform and occasionally other stuff
Dynamics 365 Portal tracking
Dynamics 365 Portals include site settings for tracking logins and page view (though in a simple way only). However, these settings are now deprecated and we need to look to other methods. From my research the method recommended by Microsoft is to use Azure Application Insights as described at Portal Deprecated Features . Setting up Azure Application Insights is relatively easy. You will need to add code to the portal and this is done by adding the code to the Tracking Code c
Jun 3, 20191 min read
Changes to storage costs for the Common Data Service
Starting April 1st 2019, a new pricing model is available for storage costs for the Common Data Service (this applies to PowerApps that use the CDS and Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement plans and apps). This article describes the "old" and "new" models. Old Model Under the old model, all storage is charged at the same price per Gbyte (USD $5 per Gbyte per month) regardless of the type of data that is stored. Many companies were surprised at how much storage they needed for the
Apr 1, 20194 min read
Dynamics 365 Entitlements
Entitlements replaced contracts in Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement/CRM some time ago, This article describes some scenarios I've encountered. Date Coverage only Looking at an entitlement form, the Allocation Type and Decrease Remaining On fields are business required. The only options for Allocation Type are: Number of cases Number of hours The contracts entity template had a dates coverage option which meant that number of cases or hours was not relevant. But this isn't
Mar 7, 20191 min read
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