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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016

By : Deepesh Somani
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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016

By: Deepesh Somani

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics CRM is the most trusted name in enterprise-level customer relationship management. The latest version of Dynamics CRM 2016 comes with some exciting extra features guaranteed to make your life easier with Dynamics CRM. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of Dynamics CRM 2016 and helps you make your tasks much simpler while elevating you to the level of an expert. The book starts with a brief overview of the functional features and then introduces the latest features of Dynamics CRM 2016. You will learn to create Word and Excel templates, using CRM data that will enable you to provide customized data analysis for your organization. You will understand how to utilize Dynamics CRM as an XRM Framework, gain a deep understanding about client-side scripting in Dynamics CRM, and learn creating client-side applications using JavaScript and Web API. We then introduce visual control frameworks for Dynamics CRM 2016 mobile and tablet applications. Business Process Flows, Business Rules, and their enhancements are introduced. By the end of this book, you will have mastered utilizing Dynamics CRM 2016 features through real-world scenarios.

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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Title Page
Title Page
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
History of Dynamics CRM
History of Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 overview
Marketing
Working with Campaigns in Dynamics 365
Service
The XRM framework
Analytics with CRM
Workflow development
Client-side enhancements in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016
Enhancements for mobile
Plugin development
Business Process Flows and Business Rules
New features in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016
Summary
2
Working with Sales
Working with Sales
The stages of the sales process
Entities in Dynamics CRM
Case studies
Summary
3
Working with Services
Working with Services
Entities in the Service module
The Interactive Service Hub
Case studies
Summary
4
Working with Marketing
Working with Marketing
Contents of the Marketing module
Marketing list
Campaigns
Quick campaigns
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
A note on Microsoft Dynamics Marketing
Summary
5
Working with the XRM Framework
Working with the XRM Framework
Scenario walkthrough
Adding resources
Relationships
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Entity forms
Entity views
Summary
6
Analytics with CRM
Analytics with CRM
Word templates
Scenario
Uploading the template to Dynamics CRM
Excel templates
Summary
7
Workflow Development with Dynamics CRM
Workflow Development with Dynamics CRM
Types of workflow
Scenario walkthrough
Summary
8
Client-Side Scripting
Client-Side Scripting
Scenario 1
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Web API
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Scenario 4
Summary
9
Enhancements for Mobile
Enhancements for Mobile
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 mobile application requirements
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 tablet application requirements
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 tablet web browser support
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Visual controls in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016
A scenario for visual controls
Summary
10
Plugin Development with Dynamics CRM
Plugin Development with Dynamics CRM
Event execution pipeline
Writing a plugin
Scenario walkthrough
Summary
11
Business Process Flows and Business Rules
Business Process Flows and Business Rules
Key components
Key changes
Creating a business rule
Scenario walkthrough
Business Process Flows
Creating a Business Process Flow
Scenario walkthrough
Summary
12
New Features in CRM 2016
New Features in CRM 2016
Scenario 1 – using customer field types
Scenario 2 – working with solutions
Scenario 3 – feedback
Scenario 4 – configuring relevance search
Summary

Key components

The following are some of the key components of a business rule:

  • Scope: The scope of a business rule defines the execution context of a business rule. It can acquire the following values:
    • Entity: Business rules will be executed in all entity operations, including the server-side events happening on the entity
    • All forms: Business rules will be executed on all the entity forms. However, the rules will not apply to server-side execution
    • Specific forms: Business rules will only be executed on specific chosen forms while setting up a business rule
  • Condition: Condition refers to the criteria or the requisite state evaluated before a business rule action is executed. The conditions basically refer to the state of the entity and its attributes. For example, you may write a business rule that refers to a condition that checks the values on a created field.
  • Action: Action refers to the process that will be executed by the business rule once the condition governing it is met. The following...
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