Introduction: There have been instances where we feel the need of deleting some records in bulk. I was looking at options of doing advanced search and saw that there were 500+ records showing up. Also, at a time Advanced Find allows to delete 50 records in one go. We definitely needed a better option and … Continue reading Bulk Delete Allocations in CRM →

Anyone who uses a CRM on a regular basis hopes that it will work seamlessly without errors. But from time to time, when creating and qualifying a lead, confusing error messages popup and leave users wondering about a resolution.  A very common error in Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation comes up when trying to qualify … Continue reading Resolving an “Error: Value cannot be null” issue in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation →

I was trying to explore the Extend Booking functionality in Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation (PSA) and saw that the users were getting allocated for the entire 24 hours in a day. Immediately, I realized that the issue was coming up because the work hour template was not set properly. When the new work hour … Continue reading Setting the WorkHourTemplate to schedule resources correctly in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation →

Introduction: There is no limit to what D365 PSA can do. However, it has undergone some significant upgrades. since PSA v3 is a major shift from its previous version, some processes have changed which has greatly enriched the experience of using D365 PSA V3. Let’s quickly look at how you can assign resources and then … Continue reading D365 PSA v3 – Resource Assignment and Booking →

Introduction: All these years, I was calculating ‘Actuals’ as the billable hours on the project with the chargeable role. It was a myth that I continued to believe until I stumbled upon the solution that potentially demystifies this myth in PSA itself. Description: Below is how PSA helped to resolve this complex situation and this … Continue reading Actual vs Estimated hours myth →

Introduction: In recent deployments of Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation (PSA) V2 for customers, I’ve come to rely on the chargeability view as a way to modify a quotation and reach the appropriate pricing for a project. In V3, PSA has abandoned the chargeability view. But no need to worry, I will show you how … Continue reading Chargeability view substitute in PSA V3 →

Have you been added as a Delegate for a fellow colleague but not able to Read, Create or Submit Time Entries on their behalf? Let us see what you are missing. Scenario: William Contoso wants to make Veronica Quek as his Delegate and let her enter time on his behalf. Let’s say William added Resource … Continue reading Delegated Resource error for making time entries in D365 PSA 2.x version →

Background: One of the frequent requests we continuously get from our clients is for someone else to do Time entries on behalf of other resources. We know that this can be done using Delegations feature in Dynamics 365 PSA. You can read more about delegations here written by another D365 PSA Expert – Priyesh Wagh … Continue reading PSA – Create Time Entry Delegations for all resources →

Stages of Invoice Schedules are changed behind the scenes as you perform actions on the Invoice of the Contract. Let’s see what we have got here – So, when an Invoice Schedule is Ready for Invoicing, it will be considered in the Invoice you’ll end up creating. Now, if you create the Invoice for that … Continue reading Contract Invoice Schedule Status Change on Invoice Actions →

Introduction: This blog details steps for Run Report button on Project Entity in D365 PSA. Pre-requisites: 1. Ribbon Customizations solution installed in environment. Steps: Below are steps to configure Company Insights on custom form “FSA Account” for Account Entity 1. Create a new solution for Ribbon Customizations. Add project entity in the solution. 2. Add Another … Continue reading Enable Run Report button on Project Entity in D365 PSA →