{"id":2476,"date":"2016-03-01T19:15:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T13:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2016-03-01T19:15:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T13:45:56","slug":"forms-in-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2016-which-cant-be-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/forms-in-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2016-which-cant-be-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Forms in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 which can\u2019t be missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Introduction:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As it has always been, entity forms enable a CRM user to key in the required data efficiently. With the release of Dynamics CRM 2016, data is presented in a better way in the interactive service hub dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>As compared with the earlier updates, Dynamics CRM 2016 introduces two forms in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/interactive-service-hub-dashboards-in-dynamics-crm\/\">Interactive Service Hub<\/a>. These include<\/p>\n<p><b>1. <\/b><b>Card Form \u2013 <\/b>It is created for an entity that needs to be shown in a queue or view in the interactive dashboard streams.<b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>2. <b>Interactive Experience Form \u2013 <\/b>Interactive forms helps to retain the context while the user is working on the records of the entity. They are primarily used to optimize customer service.<\/p>\n<p><b>Let\u2019s see how these forms are created <\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. <b>Card form<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To create a card form navigate to <b>Customization<\/b>-&gt;<b>Forms<\/b> -&gt; <b>entity<\/b>. Then go to <b>create<\/b> -&gt; <b>New Card Form<\/b>. The card design form will then pop up on the screen as shown in below screenshot. The card form comprises of four sections. One of these sections is the <b>\u2018Color Strip\u2019<\/b> which enables a CRM user to set only one field with data of type, Boolean, picklist or status. Here you need to set the <b>\u2018Project Status\u2019<\/b> field which is of data type Picklist.<\/p>\n<p>You can then fill the fields in each of the remaining section. The sections are known as <b>\u2018Header\u2019<\/b>, <b>\u2019Details\u2019<\/b> and <b>\u2018Footer\u2019<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/form-in-crm-2016.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/form-in-crm-2016.png\" alt=\"form in crm 2016\" width=\"614\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Color Strips is used for showing different colors as per the field value. We can set those colors once the entity is customized. This is shown in below screenshot. Here, since we have chosen the <b>\u2018Project Status\u2019<\/b> picklist we have specified the color for each picklist item.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/form-in-dynamics-crm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/form-in-dynamics-crm.png\" alt=\"form in dynamics crm\" width=\"626\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thus these colors will be set on the card form as per the picklist item value set. This is how we can set Color Strips for fields.<\/p>\n<p>Once we create a Card form then that form is available in Interactive Service Hub dashboard as shown in the screenshot below.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/interactive-service-hub-dashboard.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/interactive-service-hub-dashboard.png\" alt=\"interactive service hub dashboard\" width=\"625\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In above image you can find the color strips highlighted as vertical left hand border to the card form. The color is set according to the <b>\u2018Project Status\u2019<\/b> field value for the respective records. This is how we can create and use a Card Form in Microsoft dynamics CRM 2016.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. <\/b><b>Main Form- Interactive Experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To create Interactive Experience form navigate to -&gt; <b>Customization<\/b> -&gt; <b>forms<\/b> and then select the entity. Then go to <b>create<\/b> -&gt; <b>New Interactive Experience form<\/b>. The Interactive Experience design form will then pop up as shown in the screenshot below.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/default-solution.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/default-solution.png\" alt=\"default solution\" width=\"625\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this form, there are no limitations for the fields. Once the form is published and the Interactive Service Hub page is refreshed, you can see this form when you click on any record on the Card form as shown in below screenshot.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/forms-in-dynamics-crm-2016.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/forms-in-dynamics-crm-2016.png\" alt=\"forms in dynamics crm 2016\" width=\"626\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is how we can create and use a Card form and an Interactive Experience form in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016.<\/p>\n<p><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On a concluding note, you can observe that it is easier to present data effectively in the interactive dashboard through the forms mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"http:\/\/inogic.com\/product\/productivity-pack\/click-2-clone-microsoft-dynamics-crm-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click2Clone<\/a> &#8211; Checkout our new productivity add-on for Microsoft Dynamics CRM.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: As it has always been, entity forms enable a CRM user to key in the required data efficiently. 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