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Microsoft

Configure your organization in finance and operations apps

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Overview

  • Module 1: The global address book (GAB) is a centralized repository for master data that must be stored for all internal and external persons and organizations that the company interacts with. When an address changes, the update only needs to be made in one place. All the other associated records are updated automatically.
  • In this module, you will learn:

    • What the global address book is.
    • How the global address book works.
    • How to plan for the global address book, and other address books.
  • Module 2: A legal entity is an organization that is identified through registration with a legal authority. Legal entities can enter into contracts and are required to prepare statements that report on their performance. You must plan and configure your organization and create legal entities as one of the first steps of implementing Finance and Operations apps.
  • In this module, you will learn how to:

    • Create a legal entity and generate number sequences.
    • Create a number sequence.
    • Create organization hierarchies.
    • Assign purposes and policies to hierarchies.
    • Configure calendars and date intervals.
  • Module 3: If you understand the security architecture of Finance and Operations apps, you can customize it to fit the requirements of your business. Finance and Operations apps, helps keep your sensitive data safe, and users focused on their roles.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Understand security architecture of Finance and Operations apps
    • Manage users
    • Manage security
    • Apply segregation of duties
    • Run security reports
  • Module 4: By using batch jobs, you can avoid slowing down your computer or the server during typical working hours. You can run many tasks in Finance and Operations apps as part of batch jobs. For example, batch jobs can include tasks for printing reports, performing maintenance, or sending electronic documents.
  • In this module, you will learn about:

    • Batch processing
    • Batch processing and batch servers
    • Planning for batch server topology
    • Planning for batch server management
    • Batch processing of reports
    • Copying a batch job
    • Active batch periods
    • Batch job manager security role
    • The Run by feature
    • How to unlock a journal
  • Module 5: Some organizations require that specific processes are approved by a user other than the person who enters the record. These workflow processes might require manual approval, workflow approval, or no approval.
  • In this module, you will learn how to:

    • Use the workflow architecture, elements, and actions
    • Create and set up workflows
    • Configure workflow properties
    • Configure a manual task in a workflow
    • Configure an automated task in a workflow
    • Configure an approval process in a workflow
    • Assign users to workflow elements
    • Configure an approval step in a workflow
    • Use work items functionality
  • Module 6: We live in a digital age, and it's difficult to imagine a day without smart devices. You use mobile apps almost every day for your social engagements, online banking, and for booking hotels, flights, and rental cars. With this in mind, it seems only natural that you can use Finance and Operations apps on your smart device.
  • In this module, you will learn about:

    • The Microsoft Dynamics 365 Unified Operations mobile app
    • Use cases for mobile apps
    • How to build and work with workspaces
  • Module 7: By personalizing the user interface in Finance and Operations apps, you can empower employees of an organization to work more efficiently. Personalization helps department managers to enforce a specific user interface for their staff without a need for customization.
  • In this module, you will learn how to:

    • Describe and apply user options
    • Differentiate between customization and personalization
    • Create, export, and import personalization
    • Create and maintain record templates
    • Use Saved views
  • Module 8: Microsoft Excel is integrated with Finance and Operations apps. This allows you to pull the data right from Finance and Operations apps, manipulate the data in Excel, and save it back to Finance and Operations apps. You can also send emails directly via Finance and Operations apps or by using Microsoft Outlook. You can print documents from anywhere from your browser to your company's network printer, so the printing experience could not be easier.
  • In this module, you will learn how to:

    • Perform Microsoft Office integration in Finance and Operations apps
    • Configure email (SMTP/Exchange)
    • Create and maintain email templates
    • Set up network printing
    • Integrate data from multiple sources into Microsoft Dataverse for Apps
  • Module 9: The Feature management experience provides a workspace where you can view a list of features that have been delivered in each release. You can use the workspace to view feature documentation and to enable or disable features.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about the Feature management workspace in Finance and Operations apps.
    • Discover when and how to enable features, including how to disable and reschedule features.
    • Learn how to check for feature updates and assign roles.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Plan and configure the global address book in Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • How the global address book works
    • Plan for the global address book and other address books
    • Lab - Configure address books
    • Lab - Add a new record and check for duplicates
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Plan and implement legal entities in Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Create a legal entity
    • Create a number sequence
    • Understand organizational hierarchies and operating units
    • Plan your organizational hierarchy
    • Decide whether to model internal organizations as legal entities or operating units
    • Decide whether to model internal organizations as legal entities or operating units (cont.)
    • Best practices for modeling organizations and hierarchies
    • Apply purposes and policies
    • Distributed order management (DOM) policy
    • Configure calendars and date intervals
    • Lab - Configure a new legal entity
    • Lab - Create an operating unit
    • Lab - Create an organization hierarchy
    • Lab - Set up a number sequence
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Plan and implement security in Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Understand the security architecture
    • Manage users and security
    • Set up and apply segregation of duties
    • Run security reports
    • Extensible data security policies​
    • Exercise - Import a user and assign security role
    • Lab - Work with security
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Set up batch jobs in Finance and Operations apps
    • Overview of batch processing
    • Batch processing and batch servers
    • Batch processing of reports and setup of alerts
    • Copy a batch job
    • Batch job manager role
    • Unlock a journal
    • Lab - Work with batch jobs and set up alerts
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 5: Work with workflows in Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Workflow types for business processes
    • Create and set up workflows
    • Assign users to workflow elements
    • Use the daily journal workflow
    • Lab - Create a purchase requisition workflow
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 6: Design and build mobile apps for Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Demonstration
    • Overview of the Dynamics 365 Unified Operations mobile app
    • Page design guidelines
    • Action design guidelines
    • Form design requirements
    • Design considerations
    • Understand use cases for mobile apps
    • Get the Dynamics 365 Unified Operations mobile app
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 7: Personalize Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Understand the differences between customization and personalization
    • Apply user options
    • Implicit personalization
    • Explicit personalization
    • Demonstration - work with personalization
    • Administer personalization
    • Saved views
    • The personalization toolbar
    • Personalize a workspace
    • Personalize a dashboard
    • Personalize inventory dimensions
    • Create and maintain record templates
    • Lab - Personalize user options
    • Lab - Create and use a record template
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 8: Implement common integration features in Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Microsoft Office integration
    • Excel workbook designer
    • Document management
    • Configure email (SMTP/Exchange)
    • Create an email template
    • Power BI in Finance and Operations
    • Set up network printing
    • Integrate data from multiple sources into Microsoft Dataverse for Apps
    • Lab - Work with Microsoft Office integration
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 9: Feature management in Finance and Operations apps
    • Introduction
    • Feature management workspace
    • Feature states
    • Enable a feature
    • Reschedule a feature
    • Disable a feature
    • Features that must be enabled
    • Enable all features
    • Check for updates
    • Assign roles
    • Features that use configuration keys
    • Data entities
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary

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