Entity Configuration
Entity configuration enables users to manage and store documents/attachments related to entity records in all three cloud storage with the help of Attach2Dynamics button.
Here are the steps to configure Entities for three different connectors.
Navigate to Attach2Dynamics app --> Entity Configuration --> Click on New.
Fill the following fields in 'General' tab --> Click on Save.
Connector: Select the Connector.
Entity Name: Select the entity i.e. Account, Quote, Email, Sales Literature, etc.
Attachment Action: Select either move or copy.
Override Files: Enable the checkbox if required.
Folder Structure Field: This field appears on selection of the entity for which hierarchy structure is configured. In this field, customized entity with Account or Contact lookups will be populated. Select either of the entities.
Configuring Hierarchy Structure: Another interesting factor in Folder Structure is that Attachments/Documents of Dynamics 365 CRM records can be stored in SharePoint sites on the basis of hierarchy.
Now, got to 'Email Configuration' --> Populate the fields --> Click on Save.
In order to move 'Email Attachments' to cloud storage of your choice, it is necessary to create Entity Configuration for Email attachments as shown in the below screenshot:
Similarly, you need to create the below Entity Configuration to move 'Sales Literature Attachments'.
Navigate to Attach2Dynamics app --> Entity Configuration --> Click on New --> Fill the following fields in 'General' tab --> Click on Save.
Connector: Select the Connector.
Entity Name: Select the entity.
Folder Path Schema: To populate this field you have to fulfil the following criteria -
Selected field should be single line of text.
Max length of field should be greater than 100.
Selected field should not be primary field (we suggest custom field because we store path of record in this field).
Folder Path: This field is auto populated
Attachment Action: Select either move or copy.
Override Files: If necessary then enable the checkbox.
Now go to next tab - 'Email Configuration' --> Populate the fields --> Click on Save.
Navigate to Attach2Dynamics app --> Entity Configuration --> Click on New --> Fill the following fields in 'General' tab --> Click on Save.
Connector: Select the Connector.
Entity Name: Select the entity.
Folder Path Schema: To populate this field you have to follow the given criteria.
Selected field should be single line of text.
Max length of field should be greater than 100.
Selected field should not be primary field (we suggest custom field because we store path of record in this field).
Folder Path: This field is auto populated
Attachment Action: Select either move or copy.
Override Files: If necessary then enable the checkbox.
Now go to next tab - 'Email Configuration' --> Populate the fields --> Click on Save.
