Connect Power BI to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management | Implementation Steps

Connect Power BI to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Question

A company wants to display a warehouse's performance metrics on a Power BI dashboard on a display in the warehouse.

You need to connect the Power BI instance to the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management instance that the warehouse uses.

Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/analytics/configure-power-bi-integration

To connect a Power BI instance to a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management instance, and display warehouse performance metrics on a Power BI dashboard in the warehouse, the following three actions need to be performed:

A. Link Azure to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management by entering the Application ID in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: To link Azure to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, you need to create an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) application registration in Azure Portal. You can then obtain an Application ID from the Azure AD application registration, and enter this Application ID in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. This step allows Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to access the Azure AD application, which will provide authentication and authorization for the Power BI dashboard.

B. Register the preconfigured Dynamics 365 service account within Azure: To register the preconfigured Dynamics 365 service account within Azure, you need to create a service principal in Azure Portal. The service principal is a security identity used by applications or services to access Azure resources. This step allows the service principal to access the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management instance.

C. Obtain Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) administrative access: To obtain Azure AD administrative access, you need to be assigned the Azure AD Global administrator role or an Azure AD application administrator role. This step allows you to create and manage Azure AD application registrations and service principals required for the connection.

D. Configure the Dynamics 365 Entity Store: The Dynamics 365 Entity Store is a data store that provides near-real-time analytical data for reporting and analysis in Power BI. To configure the Dynamics 365 Entity Store, you need to enable it in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and configure the data export to an Azure SQL database. This step allows the Entity Store to provide data for the Power BI dashboard.

E. Register the Dynamics 365 application URL within Azure: To register the Dynamics 365 application URL within Azure, you need to add a reply URL to the Azure AD application registration. The reply URL is the URL that Azure AD uses to send the authentication response back to the application after the user has been authenticated. This step allows the Power BI dashboard to access Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.

In summary, the three actions that need to be performed to connect the Power BI instance to the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management instance are: A. Link Azure to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management by entering the Application ID in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. B. Register the preconfigured Dynamics 365 service account within Azure. C. Obtain Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) administrative access.

Additional steps, such as configuring the Dynamics 365 Entity Store and registering the Dynamics 365 application URL within Azure, may also be required depending on the specific requirements of the connection.