The Microsoft Power Platform (comprised of Power BI, Power Apps and Power Automate) is an innovative and powerful tool for the Microsoft Dynamics and Dynamics 365 communities. One of its hallmarks is how easy it is to use in comparison to other development tools. However, if you haven’t used the tools before, having some insight…
“If you build it, they will come” is a famous line from the movie Field of Dreams. Does the statement hold true for the Microsoft Power Platform? If you build a great system, will your employees and co-workers use it? Fortunately, you have a great tool like Analytics for the Common Data Service to help…
When reading a book, we often bookmark sections or pages that we want to return to later. In Microsoft Power BI, you can bookmark specific views of pages much like in a book. Bookmarks in Power BI allow users to capture the current view of a report page, including the state of slicers and visuals.…
One amazing thing about the 21st century is the fact that there is trackable data in everything we do. However, most businesses don’t know what to do with their data or how it can be manipulated to gain insights on areas outside the normal sales and financial reports. There are many ways you can use analytics…
With Microsoft Power BI, you get a platform that integrates with any data source you need, enabling you to create and share intuitive and visually appealing reports and dashboards that can revolutionize the way your organization uses data. What’s more, Power BI keeps your reports up-to-date by managing the connections from your data sources to…
Microsoft Power BI is the leader in the analytics and Business Intelligence marketspace. Many times, businesses want to begin leveraging business intelligence tools like Power BI but aren’t sure were to start. When evaluating a new Power BI implementation the first place to start is with the data. How is Data Created? First, review how…
The new version of Common Data Service, which is referred to as CDS for Apps (CDS 2.0), is extremely powerful — and when integrated with Microsoft Flow, PowerApps, PowerBI, and Dynamics 365 the results are unparalelled. In this post, we will walk through the steps to create, integrate, and test a complete Dynamics 365 integration…
Your ERP system is one data source. Your CRM solution is another. How many other disparate data sources do you have? The only way to extract actionable business intelligence is to have a global view of all your data in one place. In other words, you need to be able to connect the dots. Now…
Most DMS solutions were designed for an era when dealerships could wait until the end of the month to get the data they need. That’s not the case today—consolidated views and up-to-the-minute reporting can mean the difference between thriving and barely surviving. Watch to see how we’re helping dealerships like yours achieve real-time visibility to…
Take that old crystal ball and throw it right out the window. You don’t need it anymore. As a user of Microsoft Dynamics ERP, you now have a much better option: Solver BI360. BI360’s budgeting and forecasting module is a complete data entry interface to capture strategies, goals, budgets, and forecasts. Available for cloud and…