Dynamics CRM Mobile Apps Updated

Dynamics CRM Mobile Apps Updated

Good news for those of you that are using the Dynamics CRM 2013 Mobile Apps. Microsoft just posted an update that includes the ability to reconfigure the apps to different URL’s and organizations.

Those of you using these apps may already know, it’s been “challenging” to switch the apps to a different URL, e.g. a test instance and production instance. The only option was to delete the app from the device, then re-install it. Yeah, not pretty or friendly. If you haven’t been using the Mobile Apps, stop what you are doing right now and go download the apps. This is a free option and a great addition to easily access your Dynamics CRM data and applicaiton while on the go.

Mobile Features Include:

  • Access to your activities, accounts, contacts, leads, and opportunities
  • Easy-to-use interactive dashboards
  • Simply tap to quickly enter customer data
  • Access your personal views to see your most important data
  • Pin records as tiles to your Start screen to instantly access your most important information

Reconfiguring the Mobile App

To reconfigure your app, start the app on your device. From any screen, swipe up or tap the ellipses … to find the reconfigure option.

CRM Mobile Configurable App Reconfigure

This will take you to the initial screen where you can enter a new URL.

CRM Mobile Configurable App Login

Thank you Microsoft. This makes things so much easier!

The apps are available now in the respective app stores.

Dynamics CRM 2013 Mobile Client Details (MoCA)

Notes from CRMUG Summit 2013 – Dynamics CRM 2013 Mobile Client Details (MoCA)

One of the major new features of Dynamics CRM 2013 is a new mobile client and framework, dubbed internally as CRM 2013 Mobile MoCA (Mobile Client App)

Beth Steinke, Microsoft CRM Mobile Program Manager gave use some insight and details into this amazing new feature…best of all, it’s included FREE in Dynamics CRM 2013 (available now on iPad and Windows 8 app stores!)

Dynamics CRM 2013 Mobile Client

Highlights

  • CRM on the go, wanted a consistent experience, configure once and deploy across applications and devices for seamless experience
  • User experience.
  • Dashboards, currently a single dashboard, up to 6 components
  • Currently does not support web resources or iFrames
  • Drill down and filtering is supported
  • Multiple entity search, up to 10

Personalization

  • Tiles, can pin to start screen of the dashboard (iPad and Win), or the Windows Start screen for Windows 8+
  • Can change views on lists grids and charts, this is a way to get around the 6 item limit
  • Sticky columns on views (remembers your changes)

Productivity focus

  • Reflows the forms (responsive design) in a horizontal experience, more tablet like than just giving a web client experience on the device
  • All controls are touch friendly
  • Business process flows work across the clients (woohoo!!!)
  • Will use quick create forms if available, otherwise it comes from full form
  • Communication: email and phone aware, on Windows uses Skype, when either phone or email is tapped, an activity form will open for entering notes
  • Communication form or card, represents a user or contact
  • Renders on entity forms and dashboard, currently hard coded (will be configurable in feature)
  • Immediate drill down when touching charts in dashboards or list views

Search

  • Can search across 10 entities
  • Using the quick find definition for scratches
  • Can pin views to dashboard
  • Resizable columns
  • Win 8 can do the split thing screen
  • Quick create available from anywhere
  • If multiple forms are used in Customization area, it takes the top order one; and does not support multiple forms yet

Configuration

  • User privilege.entity setting
  • Tablet dashboard, by default it is called the sales dashboard but can be renamed
  • Setting up search
  • Form structure, will get slide that shows this
  • Availability
  • Online and onpremise but does require IFD
  • Currently only iPad and Win 8, smarphones are next, Android “at some point”
  • Offline is cached and read only at this time
  • Mobile Express has had some improvements and a UI refresh (actually looks pretty good now, check it out!!

Here is short demo of the new mobile capabilities for Dynamics CRM 2013 – the demo itself starts at 1:50 into the video.