Microsoft Dynamics 365 Architect | 6× Microsoft MVP | Author | Community Contributor
Nishant Rana is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 architect with over 18 years of experience across Dynamics CRM, Power Platform, Azure, SharePoint, and .NET technologies. He has been working with Microsoft Dynamics since the CRM 3.0 era, delivering solutions across the full lifecycle—from analysis and architecture to development and team leadership.
He is a 6-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Business Applications and a KingswaySoft MVP, recognized for his consistent contributions to the Microsoft ecosystem and community.
Author & Technical Reviewer
- Co-author of the first book on Dynamics 365:
Dynamics 365 Application Development - Technical reviewer for multiple Microsoft Dynamics CRM books, including:
- Mastering Microsoft Dynamics 2016
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 Application Design
- CRM 2013 QuickStart
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Reporting
Community & Recognition
- Microsoft Community Contributor and Moderator
- Featured among the Top 5 Microsoft Dynamics Experts to Follow (2021) by Nigel Frank International
- Owner of “Nishant Rana’s Weblog”, a technical blog with:
- Nearly 5 million total views
- 2,000+ followers
- Recognized as a Top 100 CRM Blog by FeedSpot
Certifications & Expertise
Microsoft Certified Professional with expertise in:
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Power Apps & Power Automate
- Microsoft Azure
- SharePoint
- .NET technologies
Connect
- MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002876
- Blog: https://nishantrana.me/
- Community Profile: https://community.dynamics.com/members/nishant-rana/userbadges
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nishantranazen

I have parent child relation entity. for. eg.
payroll – is parent entity
pay period – is child entity.
I set the owner(lookup) of payroll to team say “rajeev team”.
when I create a new record on child entity. owner of child automatically set “rajeev team”.
How to do that.
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Hi,
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I follow your blog https://nishantrana.me/ and you provide great content. Thank you.
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If this is something you’re open to discussing, please get back to me.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Ann Ninan
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Please post related to “voice for the customer” in adx portal.
You provide very very useful information
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Hello Nishant,
i Need your help. I Need to use the Dynamics 365 Web api without user interaction. I want the authentication to work automatically without me being able to authenticate with the login window. I have heard that the client credential flow is good for this. How do I do that ?
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Hi Nishant,
We have a product – Metrixs (Metrixs.com) that is analytics and reporting tool for enterprise F&O and business central users. We want you to review and share it among the community if you like it. Please reach out to me on Puneet.kumar@metrixs.com to discuss further.
regards,
Puneet
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