
How to Use a .NET Project Within a D365FO Solution
I wanted to write today about why I utilize .NET projects for certain scenarios when developing X++ solutions for D365FO. How Is This Possible? How is it possible that you can have two different project types under one solution? I actually wrote about the changes that...
An Update to ‘Creating a Read Only Role for D365FO – User Interface’
I had a comment on one of my blog posts that Microsoft had updated the functionality that existed to help create a read only role from the D365FO user interface so I wanted to show how much easier it is to perform this process now. In my previous post, I showed how...
Issue With FieldObject Method on DictTable Class in D365FO
I recently ran into an interesting issue with using the FieldObject() method on the DictTable class when programming in X++ for D365FO. Scenario The scenario to replicate the issue is to create a DictTable object and then perform a fieldObject() method call on a field...
How to Grant Access to Navigation Modules in D365FO
A question I recently got asked was 'Is there an easy way to grant access to different modules in the navigation within D365FO?' I wanted to show how this can be done and provide some resources to hopefully help out! How is the Navigation Access Decided? Which...
Segregation of Duties in D365FO
I've referred to the Segregation of Duties (SOD) feature in Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations before but haven't really gotten into the specifics of the feature itself, what it allows you to do and the shortcomings/gaps. What is Segregation of Duties? The idea...
Presenting at Upcoming Microsoft Dynamics Conferences
DynamicsCon (virtual) When: March 15 - 17th 2022 Price: Free Register Here Session Information: Common D365FO Mistakes and How to Avoid Them I am co-presenting this session with another Microsoft MVP Andre Arnaud de Calavon. In this session, we will demonstrate...
Comparing D365FO Security Between Versions
A frequent request I get is with OneVersion updates in D365FO, how do we as end users know what security changes are occurring between D365FO versions? A fellow Microsoft MVP, Nathan Clouse, reached out to me asking about wanting to add the same information to his...
How to Use Temp Tables as Grid Datasources for Data Analytics in D365FO
I was recently asked to find a way to perform some simple data analytics across some data within D365FO. In my case, this was audit data that could easily be millions of records so just exporting to an Excel file to do this was not really an option. Instead I wanted...
Voting Now Open for DynamicsCon 2022 Sessions
Voting has now opened for DynamicsCon 2022 sessions! I have submitted two different sessions and there are many more great sessions to check out and vote for! Be sure to get your votes in before January 19th 2022! Successfully Navigate D365FO User Licensing Do you...
Automated Solution to Find Table Relations in AX 2012 and D365FO
Problem For anyone that has dealt with creating queries in AX 2012 and D365FO, you know it can be extremely difficult to determine possible table relations between tables. To help with this Microsoft released an ERD for AX 2012 (this can still be used for D365FO),...