Dynamics 365 OAuth2 Account for Online

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Overview

You can use this account type to connect the MS Dynamics 365 for Sales Snap Pack with data sources that use OAuth2 with Dynamics 365. This account supports both on-premise and cloud instances.

Prerequisites

  • Valid application with all the required API permissions.

  • Valid client ID and client secret.

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Account Settings

Settings for a Dynamics 365 for Sales OAuth2 account
  • Asterisk ( * ): Indicates a mandatory field.

  • Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.

  • Expression icon ( ): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.

  • Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the fieldset.

  • Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the fieldset.

Field Name

Field Type

Description

Field Name

Field Type

Description

Label*

Default Value: N/A
Example: MS Dynamics 365 For Sales

String

Specify a unique user-provided label for the account.



Dynamics Organization URL*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: https://abcxyzcompany.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.2/



String/Expression

Specify the URL for the MS Dynamics 365 For Sales WebAPI endpoint.  Although the URL is editable, query parameters should not be placed within the URL, as that will not work with the supporting libraries. The Query Parameter fields must be explicitly used, such as search filters.

Client ID*

Default Value: N/A
Example: 9ee09921-7b72-432d-b552-a21e8a1ab143

String

Specify the client ID associated with your Azure application. You can create the client ID as advised by your application provider.



Client secret

Default Value: N/A
Examplebec1f9242f9nsh67f2276b9ws4cadd14

String

Specify the client secret associated with your account. You can create the client secret as advised by your application provider.



Access token

 

Default ValueN/A
Example: 768901

String

Auto-generated after authorization. 

Specify the access token associated with the Azure portal application is used to make API requests on behalf of the user associated with the client ID.



Refresh token

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: 87566779

String

Auto-generated after authorization. 

Specify the refresh token is associated with your account. If the refresh token is stored, then the access token can be refreshed automatically before it expires.



Access token expiration

 

Default Value: N/A
Example:20

Integer

Specify the access token expiration value.



Header authenticated

Default Value: Not selected
Example: Selected

Checkbox

Select this checkbox to indicate that the endpoint uses bearer header authentication.



OAuth2 Endpoint*

Default Valuehttps://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant>/oauth2/authorize
Example: 
https://login.microsoftonline.com/yourcompany.onmicrosoft.com/oauth2/authorize

String

Specify the URL of the endpoint that authorizes the application. 



OAuth2 Token*

Default Valuehttps://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant>/oauth2/token
Example:
https://login.microsoftonline.com/yourcompany.onmicrosoft.com/oauth2/token

String

Specify the URL of the endpoint that retrieves the token for an authenticated account.



Grant Type

 

Default Valueauthorization_code
Exampleclient_credentials

Dropdown list

Select the grant type for authorization. Available options are:

  • authorization_code: Authenticates using credentials (username and password), which return to the client through a redirect URL. The application then receives the authorization code from the URL and uses it to request an access token.

  • client_credentials: Obtains an access token for the client ID and client secret through the token endpoint URL.

Token endpoint config





Use this field set to provide custom properties for the OAuth2 token endpoint. 

Token endpoint parameter*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: response-type

String

Specify the token endpoint parameter.



Token endpoint parameter value*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: code

String

Specify the value associated with the endpoint parameter defined above.



Auth endpoint config









Use this field set to provide custom properties for the OAuth2 auth endpoint.

Authentication parameter*

Default Value: N/A
Example: scope



String

Specify the authorization endpoint parameter.



Authentication parameter value*

Default Value: N/A
Exampleoffline_access app.Read.All

String

Specify the value associated with the authorization endpoint parameter defined above.



Auto-refresh token



Default Value: Not Selected
Example: N/A

Checkbox

Select this checkbox to refresh the token automatically, using the refresh token, when the token is due for expiry. The token refresh does not happen automatically if this checkbox is not selected.



How to video

Configure a Microsoft Dynamics 365 OAuth2 Account in the SnapLogic IIP Designer

Learn how to Configure an Application in the Azure Portal for OAuth2 Account

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