Author: Dian Taylor
Dian Taylor is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) Presales Engineer - Director at RSM. She is a seasoned pre-sales consultant specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) since 2011. In the past Dian has been involved in solution designing, implementing, configuring and customizing several complex scenarios in various industry sectors. D365-CE modules: Sales, Custer Service, Marketing, Field Service, Project Service Automation.
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on March 18, 2026
Microsoft has just released the 2026 Release Wave 1 notes for Dynamics 365 business applications and the Power Platform, and of course I couldn’t wait to dive in! Over the past few days I’ve been digging through the details to get a better understanding of what’s coming as part of this wave. Just like with every release wave, I’ll be putting together a series of articles and videos to walkRead More
Posted in Customer Service Workspace, D365 Customer Service, Release Wave | Tags:2026, Case Management Agent, cocntrol evalluation volume sampling, critical questions, Customer Service, Dynamics 365, Enable enhanced screen recording controls, Generate AI-driven dynamic forecasts, record screen, Release Notes, Release Wave, Simulate case-resolution flows before production, Use shadow mode for Case Management Agent predictions, validate knowledge and process adherence, Validate knowledge and process adherence with evaluations, View customer sentiment indicators on a case, Wave 1 | Comments Off on What is coming To Dynamics 365 Customer Service in 2026 Release Wave 1
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on February 17, 2026
I am sure most of you have heard of Copilot for Sales, which was announced by Microsoft in the fall of 2023. Back then you had to pay an additional fee for Copilot for Sales, but today it is available to all users who have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. If you’re not familiar with the functionality of Copilot for Sales, let me give you some more details on this.Read More
Posted in Configuration, Copilot for Sales (formerly known as Viva Sales), D365 Sales | Tags:Agent, AI, Artificial intelligence, Autonomous, Copilot, Copilot for Sales, CRM, D365, Dynamics 365, M365, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Sales, Sales Agent, sales data, Salesforce | Comments Off on Conversational CRM: How to use Sales Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot (preview)
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on February 3, 2026
As a customer service leader, have you ever had the need to report on how customer service conversations actually end, not just that they happened? This is where disposition codes come in. Disposition codes in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Contact Center allow customer service reps to capture the outcome of a chat or voice conversation by selecting from a pre-determined list of disposition codes. For example a customer serviceRead More
Posted in Configuration, Contact Center, Customer Service Workspace, D365 Customer Service | Tags:Category, Channel, Chat, Codes, Conversation, Disposition Code, Disposition code not on form, Disposition Codes, Form, Require disposition code to close session, Search Codes, Track conversation outcomes, voice, Workstream | Comments Off on Disposition Codes Explained: How to Track and Report on Dynamics 365 Customer Service Outcomes
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on January 13, 2026
A friend of mine was recently trying to make a custom button on an opportunity form in Dynamics 365 Sales show on the form, but only when a certain lookup field had a value. They turned to PowerFX to make it happen but there were some some problems getting it to work correctly. For those who haven’t used it much, Power Fx is the low-code formula language built into theRead More
Posted in Configuration, Contact Center, Customer Service Workspace, D365 Customer Service, D365 Field Service, D365 Sales, PowerFX, Project Service Automation | Tags:button, ContactID, Dataverse, Form, Hide Button, IsBlank, Lookup, lookup column, PowerFX, Show button, table, value, values | Comments Off on Show/Hide custom buttons with PowerFX when a lookup column has no value
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on December 23, 2025
We all know that in customer service, the right tools can make all the difference when it comes to providing a great customer experience. The new rich messaging feature in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Contact Center that was announced as part of 2025 Release Wave 2 is one of those tools. With rich messaging, customer service reps can do more than just typing and sending a message. Think ofRead More
Posted in Configuration, Contact Center, Customer Service Workspace, D365 Customer Service | Tags:apple pay, Channels, Chat, custom JSON, media, rich message, rich messaging, whatsapp | Comments Off on How to use Rich Messaging in Customer Service to Create Better Customer Experiences
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on December 9, 2025
Last September I wrote an article introducing the new Hierarchy Control for model-driven apps and how it helps us better visualize relationships between self-referencing tables. In the article I explained how you can easily visualize data within a single table, for example parent and child accounts. It was a great start, but the control still had limitations because we could only use one single table in this control, but let’sRead More
Posted in Configuration, Contact Center, D365 Customer Service, D365 Field Service, D365 Sales | Tags:1:N, connections, hierarchy, Hierarchy control, hierarchy relationship viewer, manual, many to one, many-to-m, many-to-many, multi-table, Multiple, N:1, N:N, one to many, relationship, tables, visualize | Comments Off on Visualize Complex Relationships with New Hierarchy Control
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on November 25, 2025
I was fortunate to attend Microsoft’s Ignite conference last week, and just like I’ve seen before at other conferences, we see that agents and AI are (and will probably stay) a big focus of Microsoft. After letting all the announcements sink in, one message came through loud and clear: agents aren’t just assistants anymore, they’re becoming core players in the low-code and business apps world. The Power Platform is nowRead More
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on November 18, 2025
Last week I wrote part 1 of this article, where I am going to show you how you can use Power Automate to populate a word document with data from Dynamics 365, convert it into a PDF and attach it to an email message which will be emailed to the customer.I created this Power Automate flow for the following Field Service scenario; when a work order’s system status is setRead More
Posted in D365 Field Service, Power Automate, Word Templates | Tags:compose, convert to integer, convert to PDF, create file, Dynamics 365 Data in Word document, expression, Flow, get file content, populate a word template, Populate word template, power automate, send an email, variable array | Comments Off on How to Automate Service Reports for D365 Field Service | Part 2
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on November 11, 2025
If you’ve ever had a technician come out and fix something, you know how helpful it is to get a clear summary of the work that was done. Field service organizations face the same reality, sending a document that outlines the work performed isn’t just paperwork, it’s a way to keep customers in the loop, build trust, and avoid any confusion down the road. These service reports show exactly whatRead More
Posted in D365 Field Service, Power Automate, Word Templates | Tags:compose, convert to integer, convert to PDF, create file, Dynamics 365 Data in Word document, expression, Flow, get file content, populate a word template, Populate word template, power automate, send an email, variable array | Comments Off on How to Automate Service Reports for D365 Field Service | Part 1
Posted by: Dian Taylor | on October 21, 2025
When you’re building agents in Copilot Studio, adding knowledge sources is a key step in building your agent. One of the quick ways to add knowledge to the agent is by providing documents! This can be done in 2 separate ways today, and the option you’ll go for will depend on how your agent will be used, and by whom! Today you can use SharePoint or OneDrive as a knowledgeRead More