Author: jac_rod
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Create PivotTable unsuccessful – Power BI and Excel
Every once in a while, I’ll Google something and get 0 results. I hate that. This time, it was me trying to connect to a Power BI data model through Excel so I could use the cube functions and make a fancy little Excel-based dashboard. I swear, I don’t know how anyone does anything in…
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Think before you release
Came across this news article today about some of the people working at Humane (an AI-based wearable pin) starting something new and getting funding and have some thoughts about rapid development and deployment. Former Humane execs secure $25 million valuation after departing AI hardware startup – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com) The wearable I remember…
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How-to easily and quickly delete work hours in Project Operations
You can’t. You have to do it manually. I was setting up Project Operations and apparently had a default calendar applied and setup. It was setting my resources to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now, don’t get me wrong – who wouldn’t want resources that could work non-stop for 7…
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Review of “Influence is Your SuperPower” by Zoe Chance
My review of Influence is Your SuperPower by Zoe Change.
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How-to find Dynamics GP training and networking opportunities?
I don’t know anything about Dynamics GP. I do, though, help run the Dynamics User Group, and I know lots of people in that community still care deeply about GP. What is Microsoft Dynamics GP? Microsoft Dynamics GP is a software solution for small to medium-sized businesses. Think of GP as an alternative to QuickBooks,…
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Unlock the ultimate vacation with ChatGPT
Looking for someone to help you plan your vacation but keep giving suggestions and answers after you leave? ChatGPT to the rescue!
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The extension is not available for your country. Excuse me?
Another day, another issue with Dynamics 365 Business Central. This time, related to localizations. Problem statement I have a corporation that’s in multiple countries. The two we’re chatting about here are the US and the UK. Since it is operating in the UK, that legal entity needs to adhere to the “Making Tax Digital” policy.…
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What language does Power Automate use?
Power Automate and Logic Apps both use the same language, Workflow Definition Language (or WDL). The nice thing about Azure Logic Apps and Power Automate, though, is that there’s a fancy front end that allows you to generate most of the code without hands-on-keyboard. Here’s an example. I built a small little flow that uses…
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Quickly add fields to an invoice in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Report layouts are used in Dynamics 365 as the templates when reports are printed out. Here’s some documentation on how they’re used. If the documentation is too dense, I also put together a little video that walks through how to add a couple of fields to the invoice layout that comes right out of the…
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How to use multiple currencies in Dynamics 365 Business Central?
As a Finance and Ops consultant, Business Central has a couple of tricky wickets. One of the first ones I noticed what Currencies. These days, lots of companies are selling things in various currencies around the world. Both Business Central and Finance and Operations have the ability to operate in multiple regions and multiple currencies,…