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Home Assistant Tip: Split automation.yaml into multiple files

Jul

18

2019

I recently started adding more and more automation into my Home Assistant automation.yaml config file. One thing I’ve realized is that the file grows quickly and it get difficult to track your automation. A quick and easy solution is to have multiple files, each containing a different automation YAML. I have a YAML file for ...

Backup your Home Assistant config to Git

Jul

11

2019

I run my Home Assistant of a raspberry pi using Docker. I found this to be a great way to run multiple different containers as well as Home Assistant. If you are like me, and like to tinker with the YAML files, you can very quickly end up overwriting working config with something that’s not ...

Starting Docker containers after a host restart

Feb

13

2019

I’ve recently started learning Docker, and how to run Docker on a Raspberry PI 3. I soon realized that whenever the host shuts down, or restarts the Docker containers will not restart automatically. I know you can set the container to auto start but if you are a Noob like me, you can use the ...

Sign up today for a trial of Dynamics 365 for Marketing preview

Feb

9

2018

Get a sneak peak at Dynamics 365 for Marketing Dynamics 365 for Marketing is almost ready for global availability. Dynamics 365 for Marketing is a replacement for Microsoft Dynamics Marketing (MDM) that will be discontinued in May 2018, you can read more by visiting https://goo.gl/QzCNuZ and how the two products compare to each other. To learn ...

Change Tracking Solution by Microsoft Labs 1

Sep

13

2017

Change Tracking Solution by Microsoft Labs Microsoft Labs has just release a change tracking solution on AppSource that provides the ability to track changes on D365 made by system administrators and customers. When you have multiple administrators and teams working on the same system, change control can be challenging and people overwrite each others changes. With ...

What’s New and Highlights for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Community Call

Jul

28

2017

What’s New and Highlights for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Community Call Find out what is new in Dynamics 365 by attending the monthly community call

Service Update 4 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 8.2.1

Jun

22

2017

Service Update 4 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 8.2.1 Service Update 4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 8.2.1 Service Update 4 resolves the following issue: Unable to qualify a lead when duplicate detection is enabled. An error occurs when closing the case form after deleting an email with an attachment. The setActiveProcess function fails on new ...

Dynamics 365 for Talent Technical Preview

May

8

2017

Dynamics 365 for Talent Technical Preview At the recent Microsoft Business Forward event Microsoft showcased a new Dynamics 365 product preview called Dynamics 365 for Talent. Dynamics 365 for talent include most HR functions, including recruiting, on-boarding and training of staff. Sign up for a free trail at https://info.microsoft.com/get-updates-for-dynamics365-talent-app-register.html

Using Categories in CRM 1

Oct

19

2016

Using Categories in CRM With the latest update of CRM, a new entity called Category has been added. With this entity you can create hierarchical categorical data to help group records. The categories can be found under the Service Management section in CRM Categories are very useful and will can be very beneficial for reporting, sorting, segmenting and categorization ...

Dynamics 365 : Get the first look 1

Sep

30

2016

Save the date : October 11 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 On Tuesday, October 11, at 2:30 PM EST, Microsoft will offer a first look at our next generation of business applications. You can be one of the first to hear Microsoft Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie introduce Microsoft strategy for digital transformation and ...