Startup Pages technical

A few weeks ago, I shared a small solution to be able to configure additional workspaces as the default startup page. I got some feedback already which is now updated in a new version of the solution. In this post, you can read the technical details of how the new startup pages are added and visible on the form.

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Startup Pages

Just recently, I shared a teaser on LinkedIn about a project I was working on. As a user of Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, you are limited to 6 different startup pages to be set up, where there is often a question for adding your own or other workspaces. A few weeks ago, I came across a question on the Dynamics Community where it was asked to add new options as initial page. I did look at the details, and provided a workaround. I didn’t stop thinking for another solution. With this post, I will share an utility for Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O where it would be possible to add new workspaces in the list of options for users to be more flexible. Read the details and download the feature for free.

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From the community, there are a lot of questions about being able to achieve various scenarios in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, without coding. Any of those questions are a fair ask. Having no-code/low code solutions like Microsoft Power Apps in mind, you would like to prevent customizations if there is no need for them. In this post, I will explain how you can achieve the requirement of viewing only active sales agreements without any coding. Without coding? Well… That depends on the details of your requirement. In my thoughts of interpreting the question, I came very, very close to my original idea. I now have to choose between a very small customization or a manual step. Interesting to know the border between what is possible without coding and where you might consider a customization? Then continue the read.

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Usually, when you add a menu item to a privilege and set the correct permissions, the user will be able to open the form linked to the menu item. However, it is not a guarantee that you would be able to open the form as there is another prerequisite in the security framework in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. In this post, I will elaborate on the additional requirement and provide some thoughts using an example.

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