In the USD you can create Options that you can use within your Actions/Events/etc in the Unified Service Desk Configuration.
You can also access these values from within your own control via C# relatively easily.
To access the value within my USD Custom Hosted Control via C# all that is needed is the following code.
GetConfigurationValue("FoodforThought");
And now I can use this value within the USD without having to create my own configuration files et al in C#.
A follow-up to my post on Getting Started with the Dynamics Web API – on a recent project, I was building a custom hosted control in the USD that leveraged the Dynamics Web API.
However, when I went to deploy my control, my USD instance would implode and not load whatsoever.
Turns out the issue was a result of me using a higher version of the Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory dll (the latest 3.19) than what is supported in the USD (using 2.22).
The resolution was to downgrade my implementation of this dll to use 2.22 et voila, my solution deployed perfectly and my USD was no longer imploding.
I should note that for the above this is all done using v2 of the USD on a Dynamics 8.2 instance.
I’ve been (and will continue to do) some blogging on the Dynamics Unified Service Desk (USD) but I’ve failed to answer the first, probably most important question you might be asking yourself right now.
Why do I need the Unified Service Desk?
Before I proceed, answer these questions (no rush, I’ll wait).
Great, the USD is designed, from the ground up, to be your agent’s only app they will ever need to do their job. No more wasted context switching between applications, no more trying to find the
When getting started with development in the USD (Unified Service Desk), the first thing you have to do is create a configuration profile (otherwise you get an error when you launch the USD).
A configuration profile is what allows you to create many types of USD implementations and associate them to users. A user can only ever be associated to one profile.
Establishing a base configuration profile is comprised of three parts as indicated below.
The Global Manager is a hosted control which
If you have not used the USD in Dynamics365 then you’re missing out.
If you’re stuck on how to get started the process is relatively simple and primarily involves downloading the framework and deploying it to your tenant.
To start, download the require components – you will need the framework geared to your OS as well as the Package Deployer- which are all available here – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50355
If you try to open the USD without running the Package Deployer, you’ll receive the following error.
When you execute the Package Deployer, it will ask you where you want to deploy the USD’s solution files to.