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  Introduction: In my previous blog , I discussed on what is Microsoft Dataverse and how to setup Dataverse Connectivity with Business Central. In this blog, I will be attempting to share my experience on fine-tuning various parameters  involved in Business Central integration to Dataverse provided in connector  Pre- requisites : Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Microsoft Dataverse Basic understanding of Dataverse and Business Central Books & References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/admin-how-to-set-up-a-dynamics-crm-connection Demonstration: 1. Dataverse Connection Setup: For any setups related to Dataverse Connectivity the first step is you go to Dataverse Connection Setup You search for Dataverse Connection Setup All the setups related to Dataverse Connection Setup are in the actions of the Dataverse Connection Setup 2.  Connection Actiongroup: The actions in the Connection Actiongroup are mentioned as follows - Assisted...

Introduction: Yes, you heard it right. Business Central Table Data is editable!! There was always an issue where the Users could not update data directly in Business Central Table which always posed as a problem if it comes to data correction and manually updating the data or using Configuration Package required a lot of efforts. I stumbled across Teddy's blog  https://thatnavguy.com/d365-business-central-edit-table-data-directly/ and I knew I had to try this. NOTE: Please try this at your own risk Pre- requisites : Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Understanding of User Rights and Permissions Understanding the Risk of User manipulating the data Books & References: https://thatnavguy.com/d365-business-central-edit-table-data-directly/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-web-client-urls Demonstration: The steps are as follows - 1. Directly visit the URL: In order to view the table, you can go to https://businesscentral....

UPDATE: Business Central Sandbox Tile in Microsoft 365 will be removed! When I logged into Business Central, it occasionally shows me the warning that the Business Central Tile will be removed from Microsoft 365 Apps Tile as follows.  Before the change, there was separate tile for Business Central Sandbox and Business Central Production. After the change, there will be single tile for Business Central Sandbox and Business Central Production. Please note that this feature will be in effect from April 2022 and will be in General availability in June 2022. For more details, refer the Business Central Documentation link below. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/single-tile-go-business-central

Introduction: In one of my blog on Setting up OAuth Authentication for Webservices and APIs in Dynamics Business Central, I shared how to setup OAuth Authentication. With Dynamics 365 Business Central releasing version 20, the Webservice Key Authentication has become OBSOLETE and all your integrations are to be moved to OAuth Authentication. There are few more steps in addition to the steps I mentioned in the blog above and those will be seen in the demonstration. Pre- requisites : Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Understanding OAuth Authentication Understanding Azure App Registration Demonstration: 1. Complete all the Azure App Registration : Complete the Azure App Registration process as mentioned in the blog  Setting up OAuth Authentication .  2. Change the Redirect URL in Azure App Registration: Change the Redirect URL in Azure App Registration > Authentication to https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/OAuthLanding.htm 3. Azure Active Directory Application: In Bus...

Introduction: Dataverse is a single platform where you can store all your data in the cloud and comes API and plugins to connect with the Tables stored. Dataverse also acts as a Database for Dynamics 365  CRM (Sales, Marketing, Field Service  etc..), PowerApps and Power Platform. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-intro In this blog, I will be attempting to share my experience in connecting Business Central to Dataverse using the out of the box connector provided by Microsoft. Pre- requisites : Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Microsoft Dataverse Basic understanding of Dataverse and Business Central Books & References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/admin-how-to-set-up-a-dynamics-crm-connection Demonstration: 1. Start the Setup Wizard by going to Assisted Setup: You can search for Assisted Setup > Setup Connection to Dataverse This will open the Dataverse connection setup wizard. Go ahead a...

Introduction: Business Central Updates after updating to version 20.x, there is a common problem which is observed. The Business Central environment starts blinking as per the video below - Pre- requisites : Business Central Online  v20 Demonstration: 1. Restart the Business Central Environment: Go to Business Central Admin Center > Select the Environment >Sessions > Restart Environment. 2. Ensure that your URL contains Tenant ID: When you login into the Business Central Environment, make sure that your links are in the following formats Sandbox : https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/<SandboxEnvironmentName>/?sandbox=true Production : https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/<ProductionEnvironmentName>/ If you URL like https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/SandboxName or any other format without Tenant ID, chances are that you will end up with the issue. Also, you can login through Admin Center URL -  Connect from URL in BC Admin Center 3. Check the status if ...