Microsoft Dynamics 365 (MSD)

This is a guide on how to connect with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Online tenant. To learn how to integrate with InEvent, read the following sections.

Creating an Azure Active Directory Application

Go to Azure Active Directory and select App Registrations:

 Azure Active Directory

Click on New registration, name it as InEvent Integration (feel free to select any name you prefer) and select the supported account types (in our case, it is Single Tenant - first checkbox). Leave Redirect URI empty:

New registration

Once you have created it, open your application, copy the Application (client) ID (this will be your AAD Application ID) column value and save it for later:

 Application (client) ID (this will be your AAD Application ID)

Now go to Certificates & secrets and click on New client secret, give it a name and an expiration date:

Certificates & secrets

Once the certificate expires, you'll need to re-create it and re-deploy the integration, so select a duration that best accommodates you.

Once you have it created, copy the Value field (this will be your AAD Application Secret) and save it for later. Remember, this will be the only time you'll be able to view the certificate secret, so don't forget to copy it right now.

Creating the Application User

To create the Application User, go to Power Platform Admin Center and select your Dynamics 365 Marketing environment:

 Power Platform Admin Center

Copy the Environment URL (we will need it) and click on Settings:

Environment URL

Select Users + permissions > Application users and then click on New app user:

Users + permissions > Application users
New app user

Click on Add an app and select the app you created in the previous section. On Business unit, select the id of your tenant and on Security roles, select System Administrator:

 Add an app
If you don't want to provide a System Administrator security role, you can create a new role called InEvent Administrator (or any other name) and provide the necessary permissions listed in our Microsoft Dynamics integration page located at your InEvent Account dashboard.

You are now ready to integrate your Dynamics 365 with InEvent!

Adding your Microsoft Dynamics 365 credentials on InEvent

To add your Microsoft Dynamics credentials on the InEvent platform, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the company level by clicking on your company logo at the top left of your page.
  2. Click on Integrations on the left-hand menu and select Microsoft Dynamics.
  3. Paste all required information you retrieved in the last two steps and click on Link account.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 credentials

Done! You are all set.

Linking data between Microsoft Dynamics 365 and InEvent

Once you have added your Microsoft Dynamics credentials on the InEvent platform by following the steps here, you will be able to easily sync data between Microsoft Dynamics 365 and InEvent.

There are different places where data can be linked between InEvent and Microsoft Dynamics:

To link InEvent fields with Dynamic fields as well as create and export new events, navigate to Settings > Integrations > Microsoft Dynamics.

On this page, you can link the following items to be synchronized:

  • Events
  • Fields
  • Event fields
Microsoft Dynamics

Event

On this page, you can select a Dynamics event to be synced with InEvent. Below are the available options:

Event settings
  • Select a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Event to sync (if applicable): Using the drop-down box, select an existing Microsoft Dynamics event to be synchronized with your event.
Once an event is selected, a button will appear by the side that will direct you to the Microsoft Dynamics event once you click on it.
  • Sync new registrations: Using the checkbox, enable or disable automatic synchronization of new data/users from InEvent to Microsoft Dynamics.
  • Sync leads from Dynamics automatically: Using the checkbox, enable or disable automatic synchronization of data from Dynamics to InEvent.
  • Create Event and Export: This button will appear if no Microsoft Dynamics event is selected. You can create a new Dynamics event based on your InEvent event details. Click on the Create Event and Export button and click Export. After the event is created and its details exported to Microsoft Dynamics, you can select it using the Select a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Event to sync drop-down box.
Once you click the Create event and export button, your event will be built on your MS Dynamics account to export all attendees to your CRM. 

To manually start synchronizing data between Microsoft Dynamics and InEvent, click on the Sync data button on the top left corner.

When synchronizing data using the Sync data button, only new data will be sent and synchronized. Previously synchronized data will not be re-sent or updated.
To instantly synchronize and update attendee data, navigate to People > Attendees. Refer to this section to learn more.
People > Attendees > CRM sync

Fields

In this section, you can manage your Fields settings and map InEvent fields to your Microsoft Dynamics fields.

Field Settings

Using the checkbox, select whether you want to automatically overwrite default fields.

Settings

  • If Overwrite default fields automatically is enabled, InEvent will automatically detect and map new entries from Microsoft Dynamics. Therefore, some fields will not appear in the InEvent Fields interface.
  • If Overwrite default fields automatically is disabled, you must manually select the fields to be overwritten.
Synchronizing Fields

You can easily map and link your Dynamics fields to InEvent fields using the drop-down boxes.

The InEvent fields you can link with Dynamics fields are listed below:

InEvent's fields

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Username (Email Address)
  • Role
  • Company
  • Phone
  • LinkedIn
  • Language
  • Terms of Service
  • Magic link
  • Enrollment date
  • Present
  • Total Time Spent
  • Custom questions in your Registration form
You can create your custom questions as Dynamics field by clicking on the Create field button.
Custom fields

Events

On this page, you can map and link your Dynamics custom fields with InEvent Event fields using the drop-down boxes.

Refer to this guide on creating custom fields on MS Dynamics.

The Event fields you can link with MS Dynamics fields are listed below:

Event fields

  • Emails delivered (number)
  • Emails opened (number)
  • Emails bounced (number)
  • Total time spent (text)
  • Number of questions (number)
  • Number of chats (number)

Error logs

On this page, you will find error logs of failed requests. The dashboard will display the ID, Operation, Error, Date (time and date of failed request). You can expand and close the error logs by clicking on the arrow button by the left side of each error. You can also search for an error log using the search box.

Synchronizing user data with Microsoft Dynamics

To automatically synchronize user data from InEvent with MS Dynamics, go to the People > Attendees page, where you can sync data such as attendee registration, check-in status, questions, and chats from live sessions in the Virtual Lobby, etc. Simply click on a user, click on the CRM sync button, and select Dynamic 365 from the dropdown menu. Next, click Export to complete the sync.

After you have done this, you will receive a notification on the platform when the data exportation has been completed.

Exportation successful

When an attendee's information is updated on the platform, always ensure to sync so the update also reflects on Microsoft Dynamics account.

To access the user data on Microsoft Dynamics, go to your Dynamics 365 account > Events > select your synced event.

To view attendee data relating to registration and attendance information, go to Registration and attendance.

  • Under the Event registrations section, you will see the list of attendees that have been successfully synced from InEvent's platform.

  • By clicking on the Registration ID of an attendee, you will see the attendee's profile information as well as their comments and questions from live sessions in the Virtual Lobby which will appear under the Timeline field.

Questions and comments of Users under the Timeline field

Attendees whose status is set to Present on InEvent's platform, will appear under Event > Registration and attendance > Event check-ins field in Microsoft Dynamics.

Present status

They will also appear under Participants > Check-ins field.

Participant > Check-ins

Once their attendance status is changed from Present to Not Present on InEvent's platform, their data will no longer appear under Event > Registration and attendance > Event check-ins field or Participants > Check-ins field.

After syncing data from InEvent to Microsoft Dynamics, always ensure to refresh your Microsoft Dynamics page so attendee's data can reflect.

Importing leads

You can also import leads from Microsoft Dynamics into InEvent by completing the following steps:

  1. Navigate to People > Attendees from the Event level.
  2. Click on Edit on the top right corner of the page.
  3. Click on Import from Microsoft Dynamics 365. A new window will open.
Microsoft Dynamics
  1. Enter the the name of the attendee in the search box.
  2. Click on the arrow beside the lead to add them.
Click on the arrow
  1. Click on the Import button.
Import


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