Important
.This feature is available only if your organization has updated to Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update 1.1, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 Update 0.2 or Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement. Important Dynamics 365 for Outlook isn’t supported with Office for Mac versions of Office Outlook. My company is using Office 365 and we have upgraded to the latest version of Dynamics CRM 2015. We are using both Mac and Windows PCs and have Outlook 2016 installed on the Macs and Outlook 2016 on the Windows machines. I have enabled the 'Dynamics CRM' add-in for multiple accounts. Alternatively, click Configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Outlook on the Dynamics 365 apps tab in Outlook. If you encounter an issue configuring Dynamics 365 for Outlook with your Customer Engagement organization, use the Microsoft Dynamics CRM for. Mac CRM by iEnterprise CRM is a cloud based solution that is built specifically for Mac OS and Mac OS X. It is a highly configurable multi-user system that can be used by your entire organization to manage your salesforce and increase sales. Mac CRM provides all aspects of a traditional CRM including, accounts, contacts, pipeline, issue.
I hope the Dynamics CRM team releases one for Outlook for Mac 2015/2016 especially since the new Outlook client on Mac has been written all in Cocoa instead of the older Carbon code. Reply Jason Lattimer responded on 1 Jan 2014 10:54 AM.
The latest release of Dynamics 365 App for Outlook works with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises) and Common Data Service, which implies that it also works with model-driven apps such as Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
Multi-factor authentication with Dynamics 365 App for Outlook and Server Side Synchronization is supported only in an online-only configuration. It is not a supported scenario for Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises) or Microsoft Exchange on-premises.
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook is not supported on Microsoft 365 shared mailbox.
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook is not supported in configurations that have Dynamics 365 apps and Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online) in different tenants.
Windows 7 had reached end of life and is no longer a supported client OS for Dynamics 365 App for Outlook.
People can use Dynamics 365 App for Outlook to tap the power of Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement while using Outlook on the desktop, web, or tablet. For example, view information about email or appointment recipients, or link an Outlook email or appointment to a Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement record such as an opportunity, account, or case. To learn more about what Dynamics 365 App for Outlook offers, see the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User Guide.
There are two ways to install Microsoft Office: using a Windows Installer (MSI) version or a Click-to-Run (C2R) version of Office. You might have issues accessing Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement in the Add-ins area of Outlook if you don't have the necessary updates for your installation version. For more information, see Issue when trying to access Dynamics 365 apps within the Add-ins area of Outlook.
The Outlook App is not enabled on Common Data Service.
For more information on FAQs, see Frequently Asked Questions about Dynamics 365 App for Outlook.
The following are required to use Dynamics 365 App for Outlook:
Email Server |
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|Email Client |
|Browser (Outlook Web Access) |
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Support for 2013 versions of Office 365 ProPlus ended on February 28, 2017. More information: See here.
Dynamics 365 apps, version 9.x (such as Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service apps), Common Data Service, or Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises).
Synchronization of incoming email through server-side synchronization. More information: Set up server-side synchronization of email, appointments, contacts, and tasks
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook is an Outlook add-in that uses Exchange Web Services (EWS) to interact with Microsoft Exchange. This requires OAuth be enabled on Microsoft Exchange. For more information regarding this dependency, see Authentication and permission considerations for the makeEwsRequestAsync method.
On Windows clients, Internet Explorer 11 should be installed and enabled but not necessarily the default browser. For more information about this dependency, see Requirements for running Office Add-ins.
Required security role access as described below
Note
Supported configurations and requirements for Dynamics 365 features are listed throughout our documentation. Specific configurations not documented should be considered unsupported.
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook is an App Module in version 9. The minimum set of privileges required to run App for Outlook are packaged as a security role called Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User which is bound to the App. You need to add users to this role in order for them to access Dynamics 365 App for Outlook. In order to achieve this, follow the steps below:
From the main menu navigate to Settings > Security > Users.
Select the users from the list and then click Manage Roles.
In the dialog that appears, apply the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User security role to the users.
This will ensure that the users have the basic privileges needed to access App for Outlook. Other security privileges on top of the basic privileges, related to the user's role, will light up more features. For example, if a user has create privilege on Lead entity, in addition to Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User security role, they would see an email resolve to a Lead entity where applicable.
Note
The security role Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User is available from Build 9.1.0.4206. If a user doesn’t have this security role or its underlying privileges, they’ll receive the following error:“You haven't been authorized to use this app. Check with your system administrator to update your settings.”
As of the December 2016 Update for Dynamics 365 (online and on-premises) you can use the app with any combination of Customer Engagement or Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement (on-premises) and Exchange Online or Exchange Server (on-premises), including hybrid configurations. This means you can use Dynamics 365 App for Outlook in any of the following configurations:
Customer Engagement | Exchange Online |
Customer Engagement | Exchange Server (on-premises), version 15.0.1236.3.32 (Cumulative Update 14 for Exchange Server 2013) or greater |
Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement (on-premises) | Exchange Server (on-premises), version 15.0.1236.3.32 (Cumulative Update 14 for Exchange Server 2013) or greater |
Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement (on-premises) | Exchange Online |
Received email (view information and track) | Compose email (view information, track, and add templates, knowledge base articles, and sales literature) | Appointments and meetings (view information and track) | Contacts (view information and track) | |
Outlook 2016 (desktop client) | O and M | O and M1 | O and M1 | O3 and M2 |
Outlook 2013 (desktop client) | O and M | O and M1 | O and M1 | |
Outlook for Mac (desktop client) | O and M | |||
Outlook on the web (OWA)4 | O and M | O and M1 | O and M1 | |
Mobile Outlook app5 | O |
(O)nline: Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement, Exchange Online with both in the same tenant (Multi-tenant configuration of Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement and Exchange Online being in different tenants is not supported)
(M)ixed: Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement, Exchange Server 2013/2016
(1) Tracking email in compose mode and tracking appointments requires Exchange Server 2013 CU14 or Exchange Server 2016.
(2) Tracking contacts is supported only on Exchange Server 2016 CU3 and Outlook 2016 16.0.6741.1000 C2R version or later.Or, Outlook 2016 MSI version 16.0.4444.1000 or higher with the following KBs installed. For more information, see these KB articles:
(3) Supported only on Outlook 2016 16.0.7426.1049 or later.
(4) Not supported on mobile Outlook Web Access.
(5) Supported on iPhones 6S or higher, with iOS 8 or higher.
You can use Dynamics 365 App for Outlook with Outlook on the web on the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 11, or Microsoft Edge
The following configuration is supported:
Protected Mode is enabled for Internet security zone. To enable Protected Mode: in IE 11, go to Tools > Internet options > Security tab > Internet.
Protected Mode is enabled for Local intranet security zone. To enable Protected Mode: in IE 11, go to Tools > Internet options > Security tab > Local intranet.
Your Dynamics 365 apps URL is in the Local intranet security zone list of trusted websites. In IE 11, go to Tools > Internet options > Security tab > Local intranet > Sites > Advanced.
Google Chrome (latest version) on Windows
Firefox (latest version) on Window
Apple Safari (version 9 or version 10) on Mac or on OSX
The server requirements for using Office Add-ins are Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, or Exchange Online.
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook supports the following languages:
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) - 1026 | Hebrew - 1037 | Portuguese (Brazil) - 1046 |
Chinese (People's Republic of China) - 2052 | Hindi (India) - 1081 | Portuguese (Portugal) - 2070 |
Chinese (Taiwan) - 1028 | Hungarian - 1038 | Romanian - 1048 |
Croatian (Croatia) - 1050 | Indonesian - 1057 | Russian - 1049 |
Czech (Czech Republic) - 1029 | Italian - 1040 | Serbian - 2074 |
Danish - 1030 | Japanese - 1041 | Slovak - 1051 |
Dutch - 1043 | Kazakh - 1087 | Slovenian - 1060 |
English - 1033 | Korean - 1042 | Spanish - 3082 |
Estonian - 1061 | Latvian - 1062 | Swedish - 1053 |
Finnish - 1035 | Lithuanian - 1063 | Thai - 1054 |
French - 1036 | Malaysian - 1086 | Turkish - 1055 |
German - 1031 | Norwegian - 1044 | Ukrainian - 1058 |
Greek - 1032 | Polish - 1045 | Vietnamese - 1066 |
After setting up server-side synchronization, you can push Dynamics 365 App for Outlook to some or all users, or you can have users install it themselves as needed.
[!NOTE]> If you're on [!INCLUDE[pn_dyn_365_op](../includes/pn-dyn-365-op.md)], see the section below: [To deploy to Dynamics 365 apps (on-premises) users](#BKMK_DeployOnprem) -->Go to Settings > Dynamics 365 App for Outlook.
In the Getting Started with Dynamics 365 App for Outlook screen, under Add for Eligible Users (you may have to click Settings if you’re opening this screen for the second or subsequent time), select the Automatically add the app to Outlook check box if you want to have users get the app automatically.If a user's email is synchronized through server-side synchronization, you won’t have to do anything more to push the app to them.
Do one of the following:
To push the app to all eligible users, click Add App for All Eligible Users.
To push the app to certain users, select those users in the list, and then click Add App to Outlook.
Tip
If the list shows that a user is pending or hasn’t been added, you can click the Learn more link next to the user to find more information about status.
When you’re done, click Save.
Make sure to add users to the security role Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User as described in the Provide security role access section above.
Users click the Settings button , and then click Apps for Dynamics 365 apps.
In the Apps for Dynamics 365 apps screen, under Dynamics 365 App for Outlook, users click Add app to Outlook.
Note
Users can also disable or remove the add-in themselves, if needed. For more information, see the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User’s Guide.
Follow these steps if you're using Dynamics 365 apps (on-premises).
Configure your Dynamics 365 apps server for Internet-facing deployment. See Configure IFD for Microsoft Dynamics 365 apps.
If you're connecting to Exchange on-premises, configure the OAuth provider and register client apps. See Configure Windows Server 2012 R2 for Dynamics 365 apps that use OAuth.
If you don't see Dynamics 365 App for Outlook when you click the Settings button , check that you've enabled the feature.
If you or your users have trouble installing Dynamics 365 App for Outlook, it may be because their Exchange mailbox is currently linked to another Common Data Service environment or Customer Engagement (on-premises) organization. An Exchange mailbox (email address) can only synchronize appointments, contacts, and tasks with one organization, and a user that belongs to that organization can only synchronize appointments, contacts, and tasks with one Exchange mailbox. You can overwrite the setting stored in Exchange if you want to change the primary synchronizing organization. For more information, see this KB article.
To learn how to use Dynamics 365 App for Outlook, see the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User Guide.
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook User Guide
Read more about supported clients in this blog: Dynamics 365 App for Outlook Support Matrix
Set up server-side synchronization of email, appointments, contacts, and tasks