How to Download Large Files from Dynamics 365 CRM Using BlocksDownloadRequest API

Introduction When working with large files in Microsoft Dataverse (Dynamics 365 CRM), standard download methods often fail due to payload size limits, network interruptions, or memory overload. To address these challenges, Dataverse provides a chunked, block-based download mechanism through APIs such as: InitializeFileBlocksDownloadRequest InitializeAttachmentBlocksDownloadRequest InitializeAnnotationBlocksDownloadRequest This method is the recommended and most reliable way to… Read More »

Fix SharePoint’s 5000-Item Limit in Dynamics 365 (2026 Guide)

When your Dynamics 365 users report that folders won’t open, documents disappear from search, or location errors appear without explanation, the culprit is often invisible: SharePoint’s 5000-item list view threshold. Despite being one of the most common performance bottlenecks in CRM deployments, it remains widely misunderstood by administrators and end users alike. Most administrators first… Read More »

Dynamics 365 Solution Consolidation: How to Use CloneAsSolutionRequest to Merge Patches and Clean Up Your Environment

Introduction In Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform, solutions are the primary vehicle for application lifecycle management (ALM). As a best practice, direct changes to the base (parent) solution in production or UAT environments should be avoided. Instead, every hotfix or small enhancement should be applied via patches. Each patch adds a separate layer on… Read More »

From Teams to Outlook to SharePoint: How to Make Your Copilot Work Consistently Everywhere!

Introduction Microsoft Copilot Studio has unlocked a new era of conversational AI for organizations looking to automate workflows, improve employee productivity, and extend intelligence into everyday apps. But while creating a copilot is becoming easier, scaling that copilot across Microsoft 365, especially Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Word, and other surfaces, is where most organizations hit a… Read More »

AI-Driven Process Diagrams in Plan Designer: Transforming Requirements into Visual Workflows

The initial release of Plan Designer delivered strong capabilities for generating detailed requirement documentation, but it lacked one critical component: visualising how those requirements come together as a complete business process. Without a visual workflow, teams had to interpret written requirements on their own, often leading to gaps in understanding, misalignment between business and technical… Read More »

The Best PowerMap Replacement: Maplytics with Built-In Bing and Azure Maps License

The location-intelligence landscape inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 is shifting fast. For years, users of PowerMap (PowerObjects/PowerPack) relied on it for basic visual mapping, simple pin plotting, and light analytics. But as field operations have matured and business expectations for geo-mapping have grown, gaps in capability have become impossible to ignore. For the past few months,… Read More »

The Complete Guide to Dynamics 365 CRM + Mailchimp Integration (2026)

Businesses today run on two essential engines: customer relationship management (CRM) and email marketing automation. While Dynamics 365 CRM organizes, segments, and nurtures your customer data, Mailchimp powers impactful email campaigns. But when these two platforms run separately, teams lose time, data gets duplicated, and insights become fragmented. Integrating Dynamics 365 CRM with Mailchimp solves… Read More »

How to Build Environment-Aware Flows by Fetching CRM Metadata Dynamically in Power Automate

Stop relying on OData workarounds and use a professional API-based pattern instead. When building flows in Power Automate, you often need environment-specific metadata like the CRM base URL, Dataverse environment URL, or Azure Tenant ID. These values are essential when sending automated emails, calling external APIs, generating dynamic links, or logging metadata for audit scenarios.… Read More »

What’s the Best Way to Predict Sales and Outcomes Using AI in Your CRM?

Organizations are no longer satisfied with knowing what happened; they want to know what’s going to happen next and why. Sales teams want to identify which leads are most likely to convert. Customer service managers want to detect churn before it happens. Operations teams want to predict risks before they escalate. And now, Predict4Dynamics makes… Read More »