How Michigan State University Conquered Document Management and Storage Costs

Massive public universities like Michigan State University (MSU) juggle a constant challenge: streamlining operations while maintaining a large number of documents. But when it came to document management, MSU faced even more significant hurdles: an outdated SharePoint system and potential skyrocketing storage fees on their new CRM platform, Salesforce. Their saving grace? Getting all those…

Tip #1452: Compare dates in Power Automate

tl;dr Always use formatDateTime(), substring(), convertFromUtc(), convertTimeZone() to drop the time part and ensure the dates are in the same timezone. !tl;dr The datetime isn’t of any special type in Power Automate; it’s just a string representation of a timestamp in an ISO format. Yes, the format is sortable, so in theory, you could compare…

5 Reasons Why Dynamics 365 Sales and Microsoft 365 Integration Makes the Best Duo

As a business owner or professional aiming to heighten your competitive prowess and operational efficiency, you’re likely no stranger to the advantages of Microsoft 365 (previously known as Office 365). Yet, have you contemplated the true operational metamorphosis that can occur when Microsoft 365 is amalgamated with Dynamics 365 Sales?  In this article, we’ll dive…

Tip #1450: Create Dataverse app users like a boss using pac cli

In another universe we did talk about Tip #545: Create non-interactive user like a boss. Since then, the product name has changed at least 27 times, Marketing Pilot and Parature came and went, Dataflex and CDS left their mark but, most importantly, we’ve got ourselves app users based on service principals. It’s been quite a…

Alerts4Dynamics Webinar: Take Control of Alerts & Notifications within your Dynamics 365 CRM!

Imagine you’re drowning in Dynamics 365 CRM, switching between tasks like crazy (we’ve all been there!). A hot new lead pops up, but it gets lost in the email inbox. Or worse, you miss a crucial update on a major opportunity. Yikes! Wouldn’t it be amazing if your CRM gave you a heads-up about these…

Dynamics 365: A Guide to Architecture, Implementation, and User Adoption

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Kayla Rohde was featured on a recent episode of the Digestible Dynamics Podcast. This episode offers actionable advice for leveraging Dynamics 365 to its fullest potential. Dynamics 365 stands out for its intuitive design, ease of configuration, and rapid deployment capabilities. Despite these strengths, achieving maximum effectiveness often requires tailoring the…