Configuring Timeline (Show/Hide) activity display information in Dynamics 365 CE

Introduction:

Recently we came across a request from a customer that they wanted to show/hide few activity field labels and data that are displayed in the timeline by default.

We then started exploring timeline configuration capabilities in 2021 release wave 2 by following this doc. Here we came across a new enhanced feature for configuring the activities in the timeline. It provides the leverage to show/hide the activity field label and activity data that is displayed over the timeline as per the business needs.

As we all are aware while displaying activity information in the timeline there are two options available – “Default form” or “Card form”. Both forms can be configured easily with the configuration form setting which is explained in detail later in this blog.

On Account entity timeline, by default the Email activity information is displayed as follows:

Configuring Timeline activity

Let us consider one business scenario where customer has a request to modify timeline configuration as given…


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Inogic is one of the leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 ISV since 10+ years. Its flagship product Maplytics™ is a market leading certified (CfMD) geo-analytical mapping app. Maplytics empowers Dynamics CRM users across industries with the power of geographical data visualization, route optimization and along the route search with turn-by-turn directions, appointment planner, locational search by radius and shapes with drill-down filters and color-coded pushpins, heat maps, shape layers & territory management.
 
Inogic is renowned for its high quality and low-cost offshore development services and productivity apps like InoLink: QuickBooks + Dynamics CRM, User Adoption Monitor, Attach2Dynamics, Alerts4Dynamics Click2Export, Click2Clone, Kanban Board, SharePoint Security Sync, Lead Automation & Distribution, Map My Relationships, Auto Tax Calculator, Subscription and Recurring Billing and Marketing4Dynamics.

Author: Inogic

Inogic is one of the leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 ISV since 10+ years. Its flagship product Maplytics™ is a market leading certified (CfMD) geo-analytical mapping app. Maplytics empowers Dynamics CRM users across industries with the power of geographical data visualization, route optimization and along the route search with turn-by-turn directions, appointment planner, locational search by radius and shapes with drill-down filters and color-coded pushpins, heat maps, shape layers & territory management.   Inogic is renowned for its high quality and low-cost offshore development services and productivity apps like InoLink: QuickBooks + Dynamics CRM, User Adoption Monitor, Attach2Dynamics, Alerts4Dynamics Click2Export, Click2Clone, Kanban Board, SharePoint Security Sync, Lead Automation & Distribution, Map My Relationships, Auto Tax Calculator, Subscription and Recurring Billing and Marketing4Dynamics.

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