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Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

These instructions will configure your D365F&O settings to allow Datablend to collect OData.

Microsoft Azure Portal Instructions -

1. Visit the Azure Portal search and navigate to “app Registration”

https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_RegisteredApps/ApplicationsListBlade

 

2. Click on “New Registration” on the top left

    1. Provide a name like “Dynamic_API”
    2. Set Supported account types to “Accounts in any organizational directory (Any Microsoft Entra ID tenant - Multitenant)”
    3. Click Register Button

 

3. Click on Certificates & secret tab
    1. Click new client secret

b. Set an expiration of 365 days or more and a description of your choice.


c. Click add on the bottom right side of screen. The table will then generate the secret key.
d. (IMPORTANT – Copy the Value and store in safe location. This Value will disappear when the page is exited.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Navigate to API Permissions tab
    1. Click Add a Permission
    2. Click Dynamics ERP
    3. Click on the Application Permissions option and toggle on Connector.FullAccess and click Add Permissions.
    4. Note: that you will need to Grant admin consent. Have an administrator approve of this connection.

 

5. Provide Datablend with the following credentials gathered.
    1. Client_id (Found in the Overview tab)
    2. Tenant_id (Found in the Overview tab)
    3. Client_secret VALUE (Found in the Certificates & secret tab)
    4. Base URL of your Dynamics instance Example: mydomain.dynamics.com

 

Microsoft Dynamics F&O Instructions -

  1. Visit your dynamics site at <yourdomain.dynamics.com>
  2. Search and navigate to Microsoft Entra ID applications.
  3. Click “New” and Copy/paste the Client ID that was generated in Azure to the Client ID field, set a name for the connection, and assign a User that has permissions to access the data from F&O.

END OF INSTRUCTIONS