Crowdsourcing the ultimate Sales Dashboard for Dynamics 365/CRM

When setting up a new Dynamics 365/CRM trial a few standard dashboards are included. However, I feel they lack something, and those who follow me on Twitter know I occasionally like to make fun of particularly the funnel chart. So here's a hopefully improved version, that you can use, either in your organization or simply … Continue reading Crowdsourcing the ultimate Sales Dashboard for Dynamics 365/CRM

Compare This Year to Last Year with a Dynamics CRM chart

Comparing sales performance this period vs. the same period last year is a fairly standard metric. However, to create a chart that compares the period this year, with last years in the same date range can be tricky. For example, today is June 21st. I want to see my actual sales for this year to … Continue reading Compare This Year to Last Year with a Dynamics CRM chart

N:N Relationship Charts in MS Dynamics CRM

N:N Relationships, or Many-to-Many Relationships, can be a little tricky to get information out of. As an example competitors out-of-the-box have an N:N relationship with opportunities. Let's say we wanted to look at a list of competitors and see how many active opportunities they are currently engaged in. With the chart editor and views, the … Continue reading N:N Relationship Charts in MS Dynamics CRM