CDS Virtual Entities with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations

Hello the Community,

In this article, I will talk about a new feature that will be in GA with the version 10.0.12 of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, coming in July 2020.

During MBAS 2020 in May, Microsoft already presented this new feature. I was really wondering how it could work well, especially since we already have the CDS DualWrite in terms of sync CDS with Finance and Operations Data. But you will see that it’s here to achieve completely different use cases and the configuration is very simple. How can you access in the Common Data Service, data coming from an external data sources like here D365 F&O without to sync it. How can you achieve that in order to use this Data like in a PowerApps Portal with the Supply Chain Management template, PowerApps CanvasApp or even PowerAutomate. Let’s jump in !

Dynamics365Aurélien ClereJuly 1, 2020CDS, VirtualEntities Comments

PowerApps Portal with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations

If you have seen my previous article about Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations with the CDS Dual-Write, I especially highlighted that this feature will be used in order to have a bidirectional sync between F&O and CRM of Dynamics 365. BUT, we can achieve a lot more now, since all DATA for F&O can be available of course in the Common Data Service (CDS), we can NOW use PowerApps Portal to bring a private or public Web Portal on top of your loved ERP. Indeed, if you have been like me as an AX 2012 Consultant, you are still wondering how I will replace my Enterprise Portal that was part of the solution with a Sharepoint. So here we are, we can now do that in a faster & easier way, thanks to the PowerPlatform ! Let’s deep in….

Dynamics365Aurélien ClereApril 7, 2020PowerApps, PowerApps Portal, CDS Comment

Bring Dynamics365 ERP and CRM together with CDS Dual-Write !

Dual Write is the magic that Microsoft has created that allows near real time syncing of data between CDS and F&O auto-magically! Dual Write provides a tightly coupled near-real time and bi-directional integration between Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and Dynamics 365 Sales. Once an entity is enabled for Dual Write, any create, update change in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations results in writes, in near-real time, to the Common Data Service and vice versa.

For example, a change in the Customer entity in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations is reflected in near-real time in the Account entity in the Dynamics 365 Sales and vice-versa. While all this happens with minimal setup, an advanced user interface is provided with drag and drop mapping and transformation capabilities for all your customization needs. Quite magical!

Let’s jump in !