Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a product in the Microsoft Dynamics family. It is a CRM within that product family.
Microsoft Dynamics Finance and Operations is a product in the Microsoft Dynamics family. It is a ERP within that product family.
This component can interact with both of these systems and possibly other systems in the dynamics family that expose OData APIs that support authentication through OAuth.
OData API Summary
Like other members of the Dynamics product family, Business Central exposes OData APIs for editions published after approximately 2015.
These APIs have the following caveats:
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Authentication is done with OAuth. Both the Authorization Code Flow and the Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant Flow. There is a postman collection which demonstrates the Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant Flow case. The corresponding environment variables are in BitWarden
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The URL of the OData root is hard to find. For CRM it is
/api/data/v8.2. For Finance and Operations it is/data.
Test Instance Set Up - Using Cloud Trial Instance
A trial instance of Business Central can be requested from https://trials.dynamics.com/ and selecting Business Central.
Sometimes this trial expires or otherwise shuts down.
If this occurs, you can recreate the trial instance by following these steps:
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Click the
Salestab, or scroll down to the Sales heading. -
Click Try for free.
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Supply your work email
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Click Start your free trial.
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You should get a message saying that you already have an account. Sign in if necessary.
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You will get a message saying you already have a Dynamics 365 license.
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You should now be able to visit your CRM installation.
Support
A ticket can be filled with support through https://admin.dynamics.com/
One previous issue was resolved by using incognito mode. A screenshot of that error is below.
