Dynamics 365 for Operations – Warehousing is an application available on Google Play Store and Windows Store. For the current version of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations, this app is provided as a standalone component, which means self-deployment on devices used for warehouse tasks. In order to use the app in your Dynamics 365 for Operations environment, you must download the app on each device and configure it to connect to your Dynamics 365 for Operations environment.

This topic describes how to install the app on your devices. It also explains how to configure the app to connect to your Dynamics 365 for Operations environment.

Prerequisites

The app is available on Android and Windows operating systems. To use this app, you must have one of the following supported operating systems installed on your devices. You must also have one of the following supported versions of Dynamics 365 for Operations.

Use the information in the following table to evaluate if your hardware and software environment is ready to support the installation.

Get the app

• Windows (UWP) – Dynamics 365 for Operations – Warehousing on the Windows Store
• Android (coming soon) – Dynamics 365 for Operations – Warehousing on the Google Play Store

Create a web service application in Active Directory

To enable the app to interact with a specific Dynamics 365 for Operations server, you must register a web service application in a Azure Active Directory for the Dynamics 365 for Operations tenant. For security reasons, we recommend that you create a web service application for each device that you use.

To create a web service application in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), complete the following steps:

1. In a web browser, go to https://manage.windowsazure.com.
2. Enter the name and password for the user who has access to the Azure subscription.
3. In Azure Portal, in the left navigation pane, click Active Directory.
   
4. In the grid, select the Active Directory instance that is used by Dynamics 365 for Operations.
5. On the top toolbar, click Applications.
   
6. In the bottom pane, click Add.
   The Add application wizard starts.
7. Enter a name for the application and select Web application and/or web API.
   
8. Enter the sign-on URL, which is the authentication URL to your tenant. Enter the App ID URI, which is your root Operations URL.
   
9. Go to the Configure tab.
   
10. Scroll down until you see the Permissions to other applications section. Click Add application.
    
11. Select Microsoft Dynamics ERP in the list. Click the Complete check button in the right corner of the page.
    
12. In the Delegate Permissions list, select all the check boxes. Click Save.
    
13. Make a note of the following information:
    • Client ID – As you scroll up the page, you will see Client ID displayed.
    • Key – In the Keys section, create a key by selecting duration, and copy the key. This key will later be referred to as the Client secret.

Create and configure a user account in Dynamics 365 for Operations

To enable Dynamics 365 for Operations to use your Azure AD application, you need to complete the following configuration steps:

1. Create a new user account in Azure Active Directory for the Dynamics 365 for Operations tenant. The purpose of this user account is to access the specific custom service of the warehousing app, which the Dynamics 365 for Operations server exposes. After completing this step, you will have WMDP user credentials, which consist of a WMDP email address and a WMDP password. To learn about the basic steps for adding users to Azure AD and Dynamics 365 for Operations, refer to this tutorial: Sign up for a Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations subscription.
2. Create a Dynamics 365 for Operations user that corresponds to the warehousing app user credentials.
   1. In Dynamics 365 for Operations, go to System administration > Common > Users.
   2. Create a new user.
   3. Assign the Warehouse mobile device user, as shown in the following screenshot.
      
3. Associate your Azure Active Directory application with the warehousing app user.
   1. In Dynamics 365 for Operations, go to System administration > Setup > Azure Active Directory applications.
   2. Create a new line.
   3. Enter the Client ID (obtained in the last section), give it a name, and select the previously created user. We recommend that you tag all your devices so that you can easily remove their access to Dynamics 365 for Operations from this page in case they are lost.
      

Configure the application

You must configure the app on the device to connect to the Dynamics 365 for Operations server through the Azure AD application. To do this, complete the following steps.

1. In the app, go to Connection settings.
2. Clear the Demo mode field.
   
3. Enter the following information:
   – Azure Active directory client ID – The client ID is obtained in step 13 in “Create a web service application in Active Directory”.
   – Azure Active directory client secret – The client secret is obtained in step 13 in “Create a web service application in Active Directory”.
   – Azure Active directory resource – The Azure AD directory resource depicts the Dynamics 365 for Operations root URL.
   – Azure Active directory tenant – The Azure AD directory tenant used with the Dynamics 365 for Operations server: https://login.windows.net/<your-AD-tenant-ID>. For example: https://login.windows.net/contosoax.
   – Company – Enter the legal entity in Dynamics 365 for Operations to which you want the application to connect.
   
4. Select the Back button in the top-left corner of the application. The application will now connect to your Dynamics 365 for Operations server and the log-in screen for the warehouse worker will display.
   

Remove access for a device

In case of a lost or compromised device, you must remove access to Dynamics 365 for Operations for the device. The following steps describe the recommended process to remove access.

1. In Dynamics 365 for Operations, go to System administration > Setup > Azure Active Directory applications.
2. Delete the line that corresponds to the device to which you want to remove access. Note down the Client ID used for the removed device.
3. Sign in the Azure classic portal at https://manage.windowsazure.com.
4. Click the Active Directory icon on the left menu, and then click the desired directory.
5. On the top menu, click Applications, and then click the application you want to configure. The Quick Start page will appear with single sign-on and other configuration information.
6. Click the Configure tab, scroll down and ensure that the Client ID of the application is the same as in step 2 in this section.
7. Click the Delete button in the command bar.
8. Click Yes in the confirmation message.