SSRS - Performance and images
If you are using SQL reporting services to display or generate a table and want to display against each row a trend indicator. Do not use...
Links and Tools - Short Cuts
A set of useful links Portal - New release information https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3181191/portal-capabilities-for-microsoft...
Do you have a client which insists on a service account having an expiring password, but not monitor
A useful poweshell script to return a set of windows users (service accounts) and when they expiry and their passwords, returned in a csv...
Dynamics 365 Permissions - Imports
I found myself searching for the permissions required to be able to give the permissions to import. It's not as simple as one might...
Dynamics 365 Quick way to get a record's guid, and what the source data looks like
Often when testing and generating reports it's useful to get the guid of a record. There are lots of ways but the quickest and most...
Charts - Changing labels format
Just a quick one. I had a requirement to change a Pie Chart from showing the sum of money to showing % split and money. To do this you...
Dynamics 365 Permissions - Editable grid
I found myself searching for the permissions required to be able to use the new Editable grid function in Dynamics 365. It's not as...
Calculated Fields - Limitation no.1
Just a quick one, I've started to use calculated fields more and more and came across a new restriction the other day. Problem You can't...
Launch a Workflow from a button on a form
Making a system as user friendly as possible is always harder than we give it credit for. Sometimes end users need to trigger manual...
Emails not appearing in Dynamics 365
I've been working with a client to deliver a Contact Centre management system built in Dynamics 365 online. The basic principle of the...
