How to send message to all online users in dynamics 365…

f you plan to make system down or maintain your system, You can send a message to all online users easily from LCS to save changes and save the business.

HOW..??

Just log in to your LCS account from here

lcs.dynamics.com/v2

assign the username and password and click next

select your project and select the specific environment

click Full Details and click maintain

click message online users and select the change type

You have two options::

1-- Broadcast a new message for downtime: to Send a message to all online users about planned downtime
2-Cancel message:: to cancel the active message

Set the time for this message (valid from ..to) and click POST

you see the message that will send to users
("This system will be temporarily unavailable starting at 2018-04-23 09:41 due to scheduled maintenance. Please save your changes and logout before the maintenance begins.")

Click YES

and Click OK

if you go to the browser and refresh the application page, you will receive the below message

To Cancel message, just select  cancel message type 

click delete on the right side

Thanks.

Deploying customization's into TEST environment Through LCS

First We have to Create deployment package , For Your Reference Please find below screen shot.

Select the packages or modals in  which your customization's are done .

and and give the package file location where you want to save it and click on create. 
It will create a deployment  package  on desired location.


Now login to LCS and go for Asset library in hamburger menu Like shown in figure.
and in software deployable package click on add and add here the deployment package which you have created earlier.

after that Open  TEST environment and click on maintain Tab and click on apply tab

After that select the package that you added in Software deployable packages  in asset library and click on Apply ,

after that system will take 30 to 60 min , if you faced any problem in process of deployment please download the log file that is  generated and check for the error in customization's 

Regards,

Venkatesh