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Update to generating App Password in Office 365 / Microsoft 365

Introduction: In my previous blog on setting up the App Password for Outlook after enabling Multi-Factor Authentication, refer to How to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication This blog is an update on the changes made to the process creation of App Password and is relatively easier to follow. I faced an issue where the ' View Privacy Link ' button was missing in Settings & Privacy > Privacy View Privacy Link Missing - Office 365 / Microsoft 365   Pre- requisites : Microsoft 365 (a.k.a Office 365) Demonstration: In portal.office.com, go to the Users icon on the top right and select ' View Account' View Account Head over to the ' Security Info ' navigation on the left side and click on ' Add Method Adding Method in Security Info You need to select the Method as ' App Password ', provide the ' App Name ' and copy the password generated for further use Adding a Method Adding AppName Copying App Password I tested the copied password in SMTP Ma...

Setup Jet Reports Add-in in Excel for Business Central

Introduction: While going through the Setup of Business Central with Jet Reports as per the article from Jet Global, I noticed that for some reason I wasn't finding the same options as mentioned in the article. Hence, I decided to try somethings on my own, and here are my findings. In this blog, I would like to cover the JetReport Setup with Business Central Sandbox or Production. Pre- requisites : Microsoft Excel Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Jet Report Extension Setup in Business Central Jet Report Add-In installed References: https://support.jetglobal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010307533-Create-A-Business-Central-Public-Cloud-Web-Services-Data-Source Demonstration: As you know that the setup wasn't exactly as mentioned in the article. 1. Data Source Type: Goto App Settings > Data Source Type > Select WebServices DataSourceType as Web Services 2. Authentication   For Authentication, select the NavUserPassword. Use the Username and Web Service Key from Users. Use...

Resolving error 'The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send' in NAVISION / Business Central

  Introduction: Today, as I was working with Real-Time Integration with TCI Scribe, I noticed that the integrations which were working prior stopped working. Although the URL when triggered through the POSTMAN app it works fine. The error that was received is ' {​​​​​"The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send."}​​​​​ ' Pre- requisites : Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central Understanding of .NET Interoperability Postman App Test Endpoint for API Procedure: I have used NAVWebRequest or HTTPWebRequest as .NET interoperability in NAV referring to https://dynamics.is/?p=2739   1. Debugging the issue: In order to make sure that the coding is correctly triggering the URL with POST call and JSON Data Payload, I created an endpoint on Request Bin and the solution seems to be working. Request Bin Also, when triggering the URL through Postman, the response is correctly generated. Postman Trigger 2. Finding the issue and possible solution u...