Dynamics Developer Account
Arleen Jerdee
The Microsoft 365 Developer Program is a resource for developers who want to build solutions on the Microsoft 365 platform. The program offers a Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription to members who qualify. As a qualified program member, you can use the developer subscription to build solutions independent of your production environment. You can build Microsoft Teams apps, Office Add-ins for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook, or SharePoint solutions, using Microsoft Graph, the SharePoint Framework, Power Apps, and more.
If you're signed in with one of these options, you'll get an error message and will need to sign in with a supported email account. For more information, see What account can I use to sign up for the Developer Program?
Remember the email account that you sign in with. You'll sign in to the Developer Program dashboard with this account. This account is different than the admin ID that you'll use for your Microsoft 365 developer subscription.
Qualifying Microsoft 365 Developer Program members can set up a Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription for use in building solutions independent of your production environment. The Microsoft 365 E5 developer sandbox subscription includes 25 user licenses and lasts for up to 90 days, depending on your activity. If you use your subscription for valid development activity, it will renew automatically. Commercial transactions, including purchasing paid services, are not currently supported.
If you qualify for a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription through the developer program, the subscription set up flow will start automatically after you join the program. If you choose not to set up your subscription right away, the option to set up a subscription will be available on your Microsoft 365 Developer Program dashboard.
Your Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription is for development purposes only and can be revoked if you use it for purposes other than development. For details, see the Microsoft 365 Developer Program Terms and Conditions.
If you choose an instant sandbox, you can cut your sandbox configuration time from days to seconds. The Microsoft 365 instant sandbox comes pre-provisioned with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, and Office. It also includes licenses for 24 test users plus one admin, and the latest Microsoft 365 apps for your PC and Mac, including Power Apps, Power BI, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, and Microsoft Entra ID.
In addition, you get pre-installed sample data, including the new Teams sample data pack, as well as Microsoft Graph user, mail, and calendar data and SharePoint Framework sample data, which simulate a small corporate environment to help you build solutions across the Microsoft 365 platform. For details, see Developer sandbox sample data.
If you choose a configurable sandbox, you can customize your domain name. You will have an empty sandbox that you must populate with sample data. This sandbox can take up to two days to provision. You can choose to install the sample data packs one by one that are available on your developer program dashboard. For details, see Developer sandbox sample data.
If you're a Visual Studio subscriber, on the Link with Visual Studio dialog box, select an option from the dropdown menu, and choose Continue. Otherwise, continue to step 3.
On your profile page, choose Go to subscription and sign in with your user ID (for example, user...@domain.onmicrosoft.com) and the password that you specified for your developer subscription.
Personalize your sign-in and email. You can connect your subscription to a domain, or just use the existing subdomain that you created. When ready, choose Use this domain, or choose Do this later.
If you have a configurable subscription, after you set up your subscription, you can install the Users sample data pack. The Users sample data pack creates 16 fictitious users on your subscription, and includes the licenses for each user, and mailboxes, names, metadata, and photos for each. For details, see Developer sandbox sample data.
Assign licenses to unlicensed users. For any users that you want to be able to work with the subscription, grant them a license. When ready, choose Add users and assign licenses or Do this later.
Share sign-in credentials. For any real users that will access the subscription, you must share their sign-in credentials with them. You can choose a method, such as email, download, or print. When ready, choose Continue.
Set up multifactor authentication to safeguard your access to your sandbox. To set up multifactor authentication, sign in to your new sandbox with your admin account. In the left pane, choose Admin, choose Setup, and then choose Configure multifcator authentication (MFA). Link the MFA to the email and phone number you used when you set up your sandbox. You will be able to use them to recover your sandbox if you forget your password.
If you have a configurable sandbox, it will take some time for the backend services, such as SharePoint and Exchange, to provision for the subscription. During this step, some of the icons in the app launcher and on the Home page show as Setting up (This app is still being set up). This will take no longer than an hour.
When the provisioning is complete, you can use the new Microsoft 365 subscription for development. The subscription lasts for up 90 days, depending on your activity, and renews automatically for as long as you use it for valid development activity. You can find the expiration date on your Microsoft 365 Developer Program dashboard.
We also recommend that you enable release options to ensure that you get access to the latest Microsoft 365 features as soon as possible. For more information, see Set up the Standard or Targeted release options.
For some Office solutions, you might need a Microsoft Azure account to build using Azure services. This is not included with the Microsoft 365 Developer subscription. To set up a free Azure account, see Create your Azure free account today.
Sample data packs save you time by automatically installing data and content you need to build and test your solutions. This includes fictitious users, metadata, and photos to simulate a small corporate environment. For details about the sample data packs that are available and how to install them, see Developer sandbox sample data.
I have tried with trial Dynamics 365 account to develop functionality. I want to start with basic licensing of CRM. I have contacted with Microsoft but they have suggested me long process with bit larger amount.
To the Dynamics 365 product team: Would you please consider making a developer license available for Dynamics 365. There is a huge market for integration+interoperability which will ultimately drive user adoption. The only barrier is availability of a free version for developers like myself who are not interesting in using CRM as an end-user but are interested in creating extensions & integrations with it. Setting up a time limited trial is only beneficial for trying CRM features, and is not a sustainable option for development.
Do the end clients need access to more than what is given to them with the Team Member license? Does your solution require using CRM features that are part Sales or Service? If so, that is your answer. You will need more than just the Team Member basic licenses. Note that there is also an administrative user that can be used for managing your CRM environment, but not for making any changes to data or records. An Administrative user does not consume license, but has some limitations.
If you are intending to only use CRM as a backend, then I would suggest you go for a Azure DB. You will have an opportunity to customize the schema as per your business needs and PowerApps (front end) can connect to DB busing Microsoft Flow.
I mean that you cannot have a Dynamics organization available only for develop purpose paying a little fee but if you already have a Dynamics environment you can assign a "develop" license to the users.
Hi Martin, Actually I want to develop web based (the program data will be come from Dynamics 365) application via powerapp. This application serves for small companies, what must be our licensing model? Most probably that companies will not want pay 40 usd for each user. is light user enough to use a web application, or a common full user ( every user will use same password etc)
- Get your own environment and pay for it. I don't think there's a special dev option. I would love to have the same option you have with Office365 where you get a full featured dev tenant that's limited to one user and it's free for the first year. But for CRM this options isn't available.
To fully use the Power Apps Developer Plan as a developer, you need an Azure account and a work account. This article guides you through the process for creating a Power Platform environment and a test tenant if needed.
If you don't have a work account or prefer a Sandbox tenant to learn Power Platform, read information in the create a test tenant section later in this article before signing up for the developer environment.
After signing up for the Developer Plan, you'll be redirected to Power Apps. The environment uses your name, for example John Doe's environment. If there's already an environment with that name, the developer new environment is named John Doe's (1) environment.
If you don't already have a dedicated test tenant, you might qualify for one through the Microsoft 365 Developer Program; for details, see the FAQ. Alternatively, you can sign up for a one-month free trial or purchase a Microsoft 365 plan.
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