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MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 FIELD SERVICES KEY AREAS

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>Dynamics 365 Field service a full feature set of field service capabilities including scheduling.

> You want to make sure that you are taking time to consider how your implementation will work in the 4 key Areas:

>> Work Order Creation
>>Scheduling and Dispatching
>> Service Delivery
>> Reviewing and Billing

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MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 FIELD SERVICE

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Field Service at a Glance

work order generation –> Schedule & Dispatch –> Service Delivery –> Review & Bill   

Field Service Capabilities help organisations deliver to customers outstanding onsite service
> Work Oders
> Schedule Assistant 
> Schedule Board
> Resource Management 
> Asset Tracking 
> Multi – Warehouse Inventory
>Mobile
> Geocoding
> Manage RMAs and RTVs

>> Work Oders
> Captures essence of what needs to be preformed
> Used to coordinate and schedule resource and activities
> Can be used for different types of work such as installations , repairs, or preventative maintenance

>> Smart Scheduling:
Schdule the right resource with the right equipment to the right location,
meeting SLAs and ensuring a fast first time fix.

>> Schedule Board
> Drag & drop interface for scheduling and rescheduling
> Filter by resource type services etc,,
> Scheduler settings allow configuration of dispatcher time zone, grouping etc..

>> Schedule Assistant
> Allows applying constraints to query the for resources
> Duration
> Radius
> Start & End Days
> Territory
> Resource Types

>> Resource Management
> Define Users,Equipment, Accounts, Contacts, etc.
that are used to service work orders
> Use Characteristics (skills & certifications) and category associations can be included for better scheduling.
> Manage Schedules

>> Mobile field enablement
> Keep your technicians nimble and in the know whether they are using a hand-held device, smartphone or laptop.

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BUSINESS PROCESS FLOW ENTITIES IN DYNAMICS 365

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What kind of entities you can use while creating BPF?

Entities that can use business process flows in Dynamics 365

Only entities that use the updated forms can use business process flows. This includes custom entities and the following system entities:
  • Account
  • Appointment
  • Campaign
  • Campaign Activity
  • Campaign Response
  • Competitor
  • Contact
  • Email
  • Entitlement
  • Fax
  • Case
  • Invoice
  • Lead
  • Letter
  • Marketing List
  • Opportunity
  • Phone Call
  • Product
  • Price List Item
  • Quote
  • Recurring Appointment
  • Sales Literature
  • Social Activity
  • Order
  • User
  • Task
  • Team
To enable a custom entity for business process flows, select the Business process flows (fields will be created)check box in the entity definition. Note that you can’t undo this action.
Note
If you navigate to the business process flow stage that contains the Social Activity entity and choose the Next Stage button, you’ll see the Create option. When you choose Create, the Social Activity form loads. However, because Social Activity isn’t valid for Create from the Dynamics 365 application user interface, you won’t be able to save the form and you’ll see the error message: “Unexpected error.”
I hope this helps..
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CREATE SSRS FETCH BASED REPORTS WITH DYNAMICS 365

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I  have a requirement to develop ssrs reports on dynamics 365.

These are the steps you need to follow to develop reports on the visual studio 2013 for Dynamics 365:
 Make sure you have installed report authoring extension for the dynamics 365 on visual studio 2013:
Here is the link for it.
Once the tool is installed on the system and then you can see the screen like below screen shot:
It will prompt  for connection string &  username and passport .
Design the Query using Querybuilder:

Then select the fields required for the report.
Build the report and deploy to CRM, go to solutions and select the solution which you are working for the reports and then select the report then click on add existing, select the rdl file, then you are good to go..
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