Two Monkey's Paid Unequally

Ever wonder why it is a company policy not to disclose salary details to your peers?

Even monkeys' have the same thoughts. Watch this video.

The unfortunate event due to mishandling of my D610

I got heart-broken last January when I found-out that my Nikon D610 is broken.

Whenever I take pictures, the 1) AF is not working; and 2) via Manual focus, there is a dark (black) shadow at the bottom of every picture.

Instinctively, I've search for similar cases and hoping to find a solution. Apparently, there are similar cases but all of the solution involves a camera technician.

Too afraid to extend the damage, I accepted that I need to see a technician to have it fix (hopefully), which is unusual to me.

Hidalgo 
Last weekend, I finally got a chance to go to Hidalgo beside Quiapo Church. This is the Go-To place who are into camera/photography. Either buying a new camera, lens, or accessories. Or, to have their beloved camera a second life.

I've done my research what are the two camera repair shop I should visit based on the online reviews and online presence.

1st - Boy Camera Repair, quoted me for 8,500 which would take awhile to finish.

2nd - Dong Camera Repair Shop - quoted me for 6,500. 2-3 days to finish.

I don't haggle for the price to repair my camera because of the thought they might sacrifice the quality of service.

Because of the pricey fee, I decided NOT to have it fix for the meantime.

Moy's Camera Repair Shop

After eating fish-balls and decided not to have my camera fix, on my way to jeepney stand, (for some reason) I encountered Mang Jhun of Moy's Camera Repair Shop.

After telling him my theory that there might be missed alignment, he quoted me for 3,500. Far better than the 1st two. He told me that he has to stripped all of the parts because there is just no easy to access the parts that needs to be align. He told me also it is a 2-3 hours job. A bit hesitant, I just said yes and have it a go.

Two hours later. My camera is fixed! No parts has been replace, just alignment.

Hiding the Open Associated Sub Grid

The Open Associated Sub Grid icon (when clicked) will redirect the user to a page that will display the associated records.

Figure 1) Open Associated Sub Grid icon

There are situations where, we need to prevent the user in disrupting the flow if not needed thus, we need to hide the icon.


The steps below will guide to hide the icon.

1. Download and import Ribbon Workbench for Dynamics CRM.
   
2. Go-to Settings > Solutions
   
3. Select RibbonWorkbench2013
   
4. Click Ribbon Workbench - It will lunch Ribbon Workbench 
5. Select the entity where you do not want to show the Open Sub Grid (1) icon
   
6. Locate Open Associated Grid View (2)  and Right-clicked.
7. Select Hide Button (3)
8. Click Publish
9. Then refresh the page of your record which display the Associated Sub Grid

Dynamics CRM Search is Not Working

A new field is created. Invoke a universal search for the content of the new field, yet it is not displayed.

Likewise, the search results for related entities are not displayed.

In order to resolve the above issues, Quick Find view must be configured.

This is a step-by-step guide to ensure that the search configuration is complete, and that attributes you want to search is configured as well.

You’ll soon notice that Quick Find view setup is very important.

Searchable Entities

Ensure that the entity is searchable.

1. Go to Settings > Administration > System Settings.
2. Under General tab, go to Set up Search group and select Select entities for search.
   
3. Ensure that the entity you want to search is in the list and click Ok.
1. The image below shows the list of default searchable entities.
2. If your entity is custom, this is a must. 
   

Entity Field Setup

This is an optional step because Searchable attribute is by default set to Yes. However, it is good practice to check.

1. Go to Customization, click Customize the System.
2. Select the entity and click fields.
   
3. Double click the name of the field you want to configure. 
   

Setup the Quick Find View

The universal search is using Quick Find view for each entity it searches, thus we need to configure. We need to setup with this criteria:

1. Add Find Columns – defines which columns will be searched.
2. Add View Columns – defines which columns will be displayed.

Setup Add Find Columns

1. Click view under the entity.
2. Double click Quick Find Active Accounts.
   
3. Click Add Find Columns – ensure that the column you want to search is checked. 
   
4. Click Ok.

Setup Add View Find Columns

This is an optional step. The column can be searchable but not doesn’t necessarily need to be displayed. But how can you verify if it is not displayed?

1. Click Add View Columns. 
   
2. Add Sector field. 
   
3. Click Ok.
4. Publish your changes.

Testing

Navigate to the Accounts grid. Invoke a search for sector field.

Three things to note:

• Sector field is displayed.
• Sector field contains the search string.
• If search in the grid does not work, it will not be displayed in the universal search results.

Invoke a universal Search:

Conclusion

Search configuration is a three step configuration (2^nd step is optional because it is defaulted in that state, but good to check during debugging).

It is possible for a column to be searchable but not displayed in Quick Find view and opposite.

Custom Dynamics CRM: Logo Does Not Appear

Recently, I’ve created a custom theme for one of our clients. I’ve uploaded a jpg for the logo and updated Navigation Bar & UI Elements color fit for our client. I published the theme and it was working fine.

Figure 1: Nav with new logo

Issue

While working with the system, I noticed that the new logo does not appear anymore, and only the default logo does.

Figure 2) Default logo

Findings and Solution

This is the result of enabling the support for high contrast. To resolve this, disable this feature in your personal options.

1. Go to your Personal Options.
   
2. Disable/Uncheck the “Enable high contrast” value under General tab
   

Additional information – if you want to understand what is “high contrast”, click here.

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