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Dynamics 365 Application Development

You're reading from Dynamics 365 Application Development

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Published in Jan 2018

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ISBN-13 9781788399784

Pages 418 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Enterprise Resource Planning

Authors (2):

Deepesh Somani

Nishant Rana

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Dedication

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Preface

1. Customize Application Navigation

2. Design Apps Using App Module Designer

3. Define Processes Using Visual Process Designer

4. Define Business Rules Using Business Rule Designer

5. Creating Custom Business Apps

6. Automate Business Processes Using Microsoft Flow

7. Develop Apps using Web API

8. Leverage Azure Extensions in Dynamics 365

9. Using Editable Grids in Apps

10. Configure Microsoft Cognitive services

11. Train the Users through Learning Path

12. Other New Features in Dynamics 365

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Index

Understanding the App Designer interface and adding components to the app

Now that we understand the app properties from the last section, it is time to configure our first Dynamics 365 app using the Dynamics 365 App Designer, and also understand the interface. The following steps can be taken to create a Dynamics 365 app:

Navigate to Settings | My Apps as shown in the following screenshot:

On the My Apps screen, you will be able to see a list of already configured apps out of the box, or any other custom apps already configured in your organization:

On the My Apps screen, select the Create New App button, available at the top right of the screen, as shown in the following screenshot:

Alternatively, you can also select the Create New App tile, available at the bottom of the My Apps screen, under the AppsBeing Edited option on the screen:

The next screen will show the App Designer screen with all the app properties that we described in the last section:

This image shows the App designer screen

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Authors (2)

Deepesh Somani

Deepesh Somani currently works as a Microsoft Dynamics 365 lead architect, a corporate trainer, and an author. He has been Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional awardee for 3 consecutive years, making his way into the top 90 CRM professionals in the world. He is currently working in an IT start-up called Dynamisity Private Limited, based out of Ahmedabad, India. With his fervor for the technology and constant adherence, Deepesh has been an active contributor to the global technical community and has been honored as a key contributor on leader boards from time to time. His blog has more than 270,000 hits and 500+ followers from 150 countries worldwide. It was recognized as one of the top 100 CRM blogs worldwide by Feedspot in 2017. He developed 14 free tools with 7000+ downloads, and a Dynamics app with around 1000+ downloads and a 4.4 rating. Deepesh has extensive experience working in different domains, such as banking, public sector, telecommunication, and retail, to name a few, with teams from different parts of the world and with renowned multinational companies such as Microsoft, Infosys, and SanDisk. As a passionate explorer, he enjoys travelling, interacting with people of various ethnicities, trying different foods, and dancing.

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Nishant Rana

Nishant Rana is a Microsoft MVP Business Solutions (Dynamics 365) with over 10 years of experience in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft SharePoint, and other Microsoft .NET technologies. He has worked as a consultant at Microsoft for 7 years. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, and Azure .NET. He is also a technical reviewer of popular books on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. He is an avid blogger and is also the author of Nishant Rana's Weblog, a technical blog on Microsoft.NET technologies, which has had more than 2.5 million hits and has 1,000 followers.

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