{"id":2796,"date":"2016-05-18T18:45:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2016-05-18T18:45:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:15:16","slug":"new-controls-for-phones-and-tablets-in-dynamics-crm-2016-update-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/new-controls-for-phones-and-tablets-in-dynamics-crm-2016-update-1\/","title":{"rendered":"New Controls for Phones and Tablets in Dynamics CRM 2016 Update 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dynamics CRM 2016 has come up with bundle of new features benefiting both administrators and developers. Adding to these effective features, CRM Online 2016 Update 1 and CRM 2016 (On-Premises) introduced additional controls for Phones and Tablets. Now users are viable to use these additional controls to create a more touch-friendly experience on CRM for phones and tablets. The controls introduced are listed below;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Calendar Control<\/li>\n<li>Timeline Control<\/li>\n<li>Linear Slider<\/li>\n<li>Flip Switch<\/li>\n<li>Star Rating<\/li>\n<li>Radial Knob<\/li>\n<li>Bullet Graph<\/li>\n<li>Pen control<\/li>\n<li>Auto-Complete<\/li>\n<li>Multimedia<\/li>\n<li>Number Input<\/li>\n<li>Input Mask<\/li>\n<li>Linear Gauge<\/li>\n<li>Arc Knob<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These controls are available depending on the field type.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you select the Currency\/Number field then the following controls are available.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/New-Controls-for-Phones-and-Tablets.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2797 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/New-Controls-for-Phones-and-Tablets.png\" alt=\"New Controls for Phones and Tablets\" width=\"452\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>When you select the string field then following controls are available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-control.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2798 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-control.png\" alt=\"add control\" width=\"447\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you select the Boolean field then following controls are available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Boolean-field.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Boolean-field.png\" alt=\"Boolean field\" width=\"467\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you select the website field then following controls are available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/website-field.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/website-field.png\" alt=\"website field\" width=\"467\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to add this control for Phones and Tablets, please follow the below mentioned steps:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Go to the Form Editor as shown in below screenshot. Select the field and click on Change Properties for which you want to add the control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/control-for-Phones-and-Tablets.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/control-for-Phones-and-Tablets.png\" alt=\"control for Phones and Tablets\" width=\"626\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a>2. Here in next window, click on the Controls tab and then click Add Control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/field-properties.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/field-properties.png\" alt=\"field properties\" width=\"580\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a>3. Select the Control you want. For instance, here we have selected \u201cLinear Gauge\u201d and then click Add.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-control.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-control.png\" alt=\"select control\" width=\"519\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a>4. Select the devices i.e. Phone, Tablet, or Both. As shown in below screenshot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-device.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/select-device.png\" alt=\"select device\" width=\"587\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a>5. Select the values for each property. In our example, we have set the Min, Max, and Step Value as we have selected the Currency field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6. For setting of Min\/Max value following two options will be provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Bind to a static value.<\/li>\n<li>Bind to a value on a field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you select \u201cBind to a static value\u201d, it will show the dropdown menu with following options. You can select any one as per requirement.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bing-to-a-value.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bing-to-a-value.png\" alt=\"bind to a value\" width=\"376\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you select \u201cBind to a value on a field\u201d, it will show the dropdown list of CRM fields. You can select any one as per requirement.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/configure-property-min.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/configure-property-min.png\" alt=\"configure property min\" width=\"448\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a>7. Lastly click on OK button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below is the screenshot after configuring the Linear Gauge. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/modify-field-properties.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/modify-field-properties.png\" alt=\"modify field properties\" width=\"593\" height=\"719\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is the screenshot how it looks in IPad CRM tablet app.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IPad-CRM-tablet-app.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IPad-CRM-tablet-app.png\" alt=\"IPad CRM tablet app\" width=\"626\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>Here is the screenshot how it looks in phone CRM app.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phone-CRM-app.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phone-CRM-app.png\" alt=\"phone CRM app\" width=\"492\" height=\"866\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this blog, we have discussed about the newly added feature of Mobile controls for Phones and Tablets in Dynamics CRM 2016 Update 1. Using these additional controls, users can have touch-friendly experience on CRM for phones and tablets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Try today!!&#8230;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1TVuEWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bing Maps for Dynamics CRM<\/a> in a new Avataar!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dynamics CRM 2016 has come up with bundle of new features benefiting both administrators and developers. Adding to these effective features, CRM Online 2016 Update 1 and CRM 2016 (On-Premises) introduced additional controls for Phones and Tablets. 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