Dynamics 365 Settings and Basic Navigation

Created by Catelynn Whitworth, Modified on Tue, 2 Jun at 10:22 AM by Judith D Fisher

Required Training:

Learning Microsoft Dynamics 365: The Basics

Related:
Dynamics General: Add Filters and Columns to Existing Views
Dynamics General: Create New View


Go to Dynamics: ahima.crm.dynamics.com (or Dynamics Production Environment: https://ahima.crm.dynamics.com/) and log in to Dynamics using your AHIMA credentials. Select one of the dashboards accordingly (e.g. AHIMA-Sales, AHIMA-AMS).



Top navigation panel:

Tip: Top search bar pulls data system-wide

Click the assistant button for help.


Click the + sign to add basic information quickly.


Filter icon allows you to add filter layers to search results.


Adjust platform settings

Adjust platform settings:
Go to settings → Personalization Settings → Set personal options


Default pane recommendation to 250

Set the time zone to (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) BUSINESS REQUIRED

Add email signature (customize for emails sent through Dynamics system

Adjust colors and image

Create email templates for quick messaging

[Optional] Add Dynamic text to auto-populate contact/account information

Mark "Allow other Microsoft Dynamics365 users to send email on your behalf (required for workflow purposes).

Default currency to US Dollars

Access Recents
Go to "Recent" to view all areas you visited in the platform (e.g. all contacts, account)


Pin and view recent items.

 Click the pin icon to move recently viewed items to your pinned list.

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