Course Description
In this 5 day accelerated learning environment, this boot camp incorporates the following Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016) courses:
Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016) Customization and Configuration
Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016) Development (Extending) (Workflows Plugins)
This instructor-led, hands on lab course is intended Individuals wishing to learn or obtain certification in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016) Customization and Configuration. The primary audience configures and customizes Dynamics CRM by using the tools available in Dynamics 365 (CRM). This audience typically includes implementation consultants, technical support technicians, and system administrators. Candidates need a working knowledge of Dynamics 365 (CRM) features and functionality, as well as a working knowledge of development, implementation, and data structures. This course prepares you for the MB2-716 Dynamics 365 or MB2-712 Dynamics CRM 2016 Customization and Configuration exams.
Course Outline
Module 1: Configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Lessons
Configure Dynamics CRM settings
- Configure auditing, document management, and collaboration; configure business units; perform user management; configure email; manage teams
Manage Dynamics CRM security
- Understand security roles; define permissions and privileges; configure access levels; configure security roles; assign security roles; work with multiple security roles; manage access; manage security hierarchy
Module 2: Manage and Implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM Entities, entity relationships and fields.
Lessons
Manage Dynamics CRM entities
- Manage entity ownership; manage entity properties; understand system and custom entities Configure field customizations
- Understand and configure fields; configure field properties; use calculated fields; use rollup fields; configure global option sets; create alternate keys; configure field-level security; understand status and status reasons
Implement entity relationships
- Understand relationship types; understand cascading rules; work with hierarchical data; understand and configure entity mapping; create connections and connection roles
Module 3: Create and Manage Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solutions, forms, views and visualizations
Lessons
Create and manage Dynamics CRM solutions
- Understand solution components; identify solution types; create managed and unmanaged solutions; configure publishers and versions; work with multiple solutions; import and export solutions
Customize Dynamics CRM forms
- Understand the form structure; build a form; use specialized form components; use access teams and sub-grids; work with navigation; understand form types; use multiple forms; implement form customizations and mobile clients
Implement Dynamics CRM views and visualizations
- Understand view types; manage system, public, and personal views; create, modify, and delete views; customize views; customize charts; customize dashboards; use themes
Module 4: Implement Business rules, workflows and business process flows
Lessons
Implement and manage business rules
- Understand when to use business rules; understand business rule scopes; understand how business rules are triggered; configure business rules, conditions, and actions
Implement and manage workflows, dialogs, and custom actions
- Implement workflows; identify workflow types; implement dialogs and custom actions; identify when to use business process flows, workflow dialogs, and custom actions
Implement and manage business process flows
- Understand business process flows; enable business process flows; work with steps, stages, and categories; work with multiple entities; use conditional branching; implement role-driven business process flows
This course provides you with the information how you can develop and extend Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016). This course focuses on extension methods documented in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK. Including instruction on the use of a number of Common Platform Operations, on how to query and execute these operations, as well as on developing a concise understanding of business process implementation and workflows. In addition, the course describes how to use Plug-ins, application event programming, client extensions and web resources. Finally, it includes a summary overview of the integration between Flow and Power BI and Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016).
Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016) Development
This course is for a Dynamics 365 (CRM) developer and is intended primarily for partners and customers who have a technical background and familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM 2016, 2015, 2013,or 2011). The students must also be experienced with basic customizations and workflows for CRM.
Course Outline
Module 1: Extensibility Overview
This module introduces some of the basic concepts in Dynamics 365 (CRM), including a brief description of the xRM Application Framework, and the platform and features upon which it is built. The module also provides a review of the Security model, business logic, business entity and data access components. Finally the module contains a list of helpful skills and resources to assist in the development process.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- xRM Application Framework
- Extensibility Platform and Features
- Security Model
- Business Model
- Business Logic
- Business Entity Components
- Data Access Components and Platform
- Helpful Skills
- Resources
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lessons Learned
- Solutions
Module 2: Client Extensions
This module explains how to add custom buttons, menu items, and navigation areas so that custom solutions are included in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It also explains how to modify the Application Navigation area and goes into detail on the ways to customize both theSite Map and the Ribbon.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Customizing the Site Map
- Customizing the Ribbon
- URL Addressable Forms and Views
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lessons Learned
- Solutions
Module 3: Common Platform Operations
This module explains how to use a number of common methods to access both system and custom entities in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It includes a detailed description of these methods and the available data types in the system. The module also contains a sample application that shows the audience how to create and update a Dynamics 365 (CRM) entity. Finally, it provides some helpful information about error handling.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- WCF Web Services
- Discovery Service
- Early versus Late-Binding
- Early-Bound Entity Class
- Late-Bound Entity Class
- Organization Service
- Authentication and Authorization
- Entity Information
- Working with Data Types
- Using the Create Method
- Using the Retrieve Method
- Using the Update Method
- Using the Delete Method
- Using the RetrieveMultipleMethod
- Handling WCF Faults
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Solutions
Module 4: Querying Data and Executing Operations
This module provides the audience a variety of ways to query the Dynamics 365 (CRM) database including: QueryAttribute, QueryByExpression, LINQ, FetchXML, Filtered views and OData. Additionally, the module describes the Execute method and explains how to use the OrganizationRequest and OrganizationResponse messages within Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Finally, the module explains how the Organization Service web service can be used to interact with Microsoft Dynamics CRM metadata.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Querying in Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Query Expression
- QueryByAttitude
- LINQ Queries
- FetchXML
- Filtered Views
- OData
- Execute Method
- Requests and Responses
- Using the MetadataService Web Service
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lessons Learned
- Solutions
Module 5: Extending and Implementing Business Processes
This module explains how to develop custom workflow activities for use within Dynamics 365 (CRM). The functionality of Dynamics 365 (CRM) can be extended by writing custom workflow activities that run code when configured workflow or dialog rules are run. In addition, the module describes how to debug custom workflow activity code as well as how to use declarative workflows for On-premise deployments.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Overview of Workflow
- Overview of Dialogues
- Setting up Custom Workflow Activity Assemblies
- Demonstration: Configuring a Custom Workflow Activity
- Creating Custom Workflow Activities
- Debugging Custom Workflow Activities
- Creating and Modifying Windows Workflow Foundation (XAML Workflows)
- Demonstration: Modifying an Existing Workflow in Visual Studio 2010
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lessons Learned
- Solutions
Module 6: Application Event Programming
This module explains how to use the built-in features of the Dynamics 365 (CRM) application. It also shows how the Dynamics application behaves when forms are loaded or saved, field data changes, tabs change state, and when IFRAMES are loaded. In Dynamics 365 (CRM), event handler code can be attached to five events.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Using Jscript Libraries
- Form and Field Events
- Xrm.Page
- Xrm.Page.context (Client-Side Context)
- Xrm.Pge.data entity
- Xrm.Page.ui
- Form Types
- Form Event Handler Execution Context
- Setting Event Dependencies
- Pass Parameters
- Using Best Practices in Writing Client-Side Code
- Debugging Client-Side Code
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lessons Learned
- Solutions
Module 7: Web Resources
This module explains how the addition of custom web content (for example HTML, Images, Silverlight, JavaScript) to Dynamics 365 (CRM) forms is a common method that is used to extend CRM functionality. It describes a few examples of the use of client-side technology such as among others, adding custom validation, mashups with other applications and adding new applications (for example, Silverlight applications displaying Microsoft Dynamics CRM data). The module also describes how web resources are used to enable the storage of shared blocks of code or resources so that they can then be reused across the Microsoft Dynamics CRM web application.
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Overview of Web Resources
- Web Resource Management
- Referencing Web Resources
- Silverlight Web Resource
- REST Endpoint, OData and JSON
- Using JQuery
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lessons Learned
- Solutions
Module 8: Plug-ins
This module provides the audience with an overview of Plug-ins. Plug-ins are powerful mechanisms used to extend the functionality of events for any entity in Dynamics 365 (CRM). The module reviews how plug-ins are used. It provides an explanation of the event framework, and examines Plug-ins as they pertain to Isolation, Trusts and Statistics. In addition the module illustrates how to develop Plug-ins, use impersonation and Entity Classes, and how to register, deploy and debug Plug-ins. Finally the module provides an overview of how to integrate Windows Azure with Dynamics 365 (CRM).
Lessons
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Overview of Plug-ins
- Event Framework
- Plug-in Isolation, Trusts and Statistics
- Developing Plug-ins
- Impersonation in Plug-ins
- Entity Classes and Plug-ins
- Register and Deploy Plug-ins
- Debugging Plug-ins
- Windows Azure Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Summary
- Test Your Knowledge
- Quick Interaction: Lesson Learned
- Solutions
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Module 9: Application Integration (Flow and Power BI)
This module provides students with an overview of Flow and Power BI. Flow is a powerful mechanism used to call other apps based on a set of conditions. Power BI is a cloud business intelligence service that you can connect with Dynamics 365 (CRM)to display powerful charts, graphs an dashboards. Finally the module provides an overview of how to integrate Flow, Power Bi with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM).
What You'll Learn
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe how Dynamics 365 (CRM)is extended and the core extensibility features.
- Use common methods to access system and custom entities, including the Security Model, business logic, xRM Framework and exceptions.
- Execute queries in the Dynamics 365 (CRM) database, including QueryAttribute, QueryByExpression, LINQ, FetchXM, filtered views and OData.
- Explain how the Organization Service web service interacts with Dynamics 365 (CRM)metadata.
- Develop custom workflow activities for use within Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) that run code when configured workflow or dialog rules are created.
- Debug custom workflow activity code and use declarative workflows for On-premise deployments.
- Use Plug-ins to extend the functionality of events for any entity in Dynamics 365 (CRM).
- Understand the integration between Windows Azure with Dynamics 365 (CRM).
- Use the built-in features of the Dynamics 365 (CRM) application and understand how the Dynamics application behaves when forms are loaded or saved, field data changed, tabs change state, and when IFRAMES are uploaded.
- Add custom buttons, menu items and modifications to the navigation areas, including interaction with the Site Map and the Ribbon.
- Add custom web content (for example HTML, Images, Silverlight, JavaScript) to CRM forms.
- Use web resources to enable the storage of shared blocks of code or resources for reuse across the Dynamics 365 (CRM) web application.