Good Day To All –

I just set up a new Microsoft On Line demo site this morning.  I was very happy to see the new components for the Spring release 2015 are live.  The fact is without much fanfare the new functionality was released Mid May.  I have just been tardy getting this blog post completed.

It will not be very hard to find the first major improvement to the application, there is new menu orientation.  You will view this feature as soon as you open the application.

There is a new home icon to the right of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.  When you click on this icon the first level to the new color coded module level is exposed.

Notice to the left of the create + icon there is an additional new click saving feature.  The clock icon renders all previously viewed records.  Click on the icon.  Notice you will not only see Recent Records but also Recent last Views of sections for ease of access.

When you click on one of the Module Tiles instead of moving to the next set of tiles you actually render a dropdown with all the items available to the module readily available to you.  No more scrolling right.

This feature will surely save time and memory cycles especially for people who have a hard time with remembering where they have to go from one minute to the next.  Everything is right in front of you with this new orientation, which makes the entire application more usable.

Another new feature you will notice when opening records. I will demonstrate with an open Case record.  Notice to the right of the Case name the same home orientation icon click it.

As you can see there is quick access to all the sections available on the record.  You can click on one of the section headers and navigate directly to the section you need to work with.

Now you have a quick way to navigate to additional sections on the records with 1 click.

There are plenty additional new features to be found throughout the application.  I will focus on some of the better ones in my next few posts.  In the meantime I would love to hear any suggestions on items you would like me to concentrate on.  You can reach me here.

My best,