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DynamicsMinds Panel: D365FO Reporting Challenges and How Experts Address Them

Posted on August 28, 2025September 21, 2025 by Sanja Kolundzija

Tags: D365FO, DynamicsMinds, Electronic reporting, SSRS, Video, X++

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The panel discussion addresed common D365FO document reporting challenges. Our veteran panelists shared their experiences working with D365FO customers and partners in a range of project scenarios. They discussed customer reporting requirements, project challenges, and technology factors that determine successful outcomes with D365FO. This non-promotional […]

Copy Text to Clipboard in D365FO

Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by Adria Ariste Santacreu

Tags: D365FO, Extensible control, Free Edition, X++

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Wouldn’t it be fantastic if Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) included a feature to copy text to the clipboard with just a button click? We could do this in previous versions, but since the D365FO client is a web application, we can't do that […]

D365FO SysLastValue Framework Simplified

Posted on August 1, 2024August 2, 2024 by Jovica Zivkovic

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, SysLastValue, X++

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D365FO SysLastValue Framework Simplified

SysLastValue is a handy framework in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO). It saves the values you enter in forms for the current user within the current company so that the next time you open the form, your previous entries are already there. Originally […]

Open Address in Google Maps with Right-Click in D365FO

Posted on June 30, 2024December 31, 2024 by Slobodan Vucicevic

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, X++

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Open Addresses in Google Maps with Two Clicks

When you access customer or vendor details in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO), their addresses are listed like this: “456 Peach Road, San Diego, CA 92114, USA”. This is great if you're familiar with San Diego, but if you're in Europe, for example, […]

Avoiding Deadlocks and Lost Records When Using Batch Jobs in D365FO

Posted on December 29, 2023July 8, 2024 by Nenad Krantic

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, X++

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Batch jobs are a major part of D365FO and are a great way to asynchronously process large amounts of data. If we are writing a batch job process that is going to use multiple batch jobs simultaneously on the same data, there are potential problems […]

Use D365FO’s jumpRef() to Open Form in a Different Legal Entity

Posted on December 10, 2023July 8, 2024 by Jovica Zivkovic

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, X++

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In Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, the View details functionality allows users to quickly access related data directly from form controls. Users just need to right-click on a form control bound to a data field (or an EDT) and select the View details context menu […]

Add the Back (Close) and Save Buttons to Print Management Setup

Posted on November 4, 2023November 5, 2023 by Vilko Jenko

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, Print management, X++

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As D365FO Reporting and Print management experts, we’ve frequently been asked - where is, for goodness’ sake, the Close button (which became the Back button in the meantime 😀) on the Print management setup form. We also saw the feature request on Dynamics 365 Application […]

SysGlobalCache Versus SysGlobalObjectCache in D365FO

Posted on November 1, 2023July 8, 2024 by Jovica Zivkovic

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, X++

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Have you ever noticed how Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) initially loads at a snail's pace 🐌 but then speeds up 🚀 when you revisit the same form? That's the magic of caching at work! Caching boosts your application's speed and performance by […]

D365FO Attachments Tips & Tricks: Why Does DocuRef Have Two CompanyId Fields?

Posted on October 25, 2023July 8, 2024 by Slobodan Vucicevic

Tags: Attachments, D365FO, Free Edition, X++

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Why Does DocuRef Have Two CompanyId Fields?

Adding file attachments to a record in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) is a straightforward process from the user's perspective. The user only clicks the paperclip icon 📎, selects a file for the attachment, and the attachment is added to the record. When […]

Get Rid of Display Methods to Make Your Grids in D365FO Forms Fully Searchable!

Posted on October 10, 2023July 8, 2024 by Slobodan Vucicevic

Tags: D365FO, Free Edition, X++

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X++ Tips & Tricks: Avoid Non-Searchable Grid Columns in D365FO

In Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations you may have encountered filtering data within certain form grid columns is not possible. This limitation often occurs when a column is bound to a display method, which calculates data dynamically as the grid is populated. Additionally, because […]