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Hi all,

I'm totally new to Dynamics 365 Guides and I'm currently making work instruction guides for the technical staff in a company.

my question is about anchoring a guide with a QR code: 

Everytime that I create a new guide,  dynamics  365 Guides generates the same QR code so do I have to provide my own QR code each time or there is some settings to do in order to make a new one?

Thank you in advance.

Nouria.

  • RyanN Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    Sweet! Happy guiding

  • Roni Lee Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    This worked! Thanks Ryan!

  • RyanN Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    Aha, when you create the guide do not select web url as the type just regular text. I think when you select web url it appends an http:// prefix which is what's confusing the launcher.

    Alternatviely, you can just append the deep link to this api.qrserver.com/.../

    Check out this article for more details docs.microsoft.com/.../workflow-example-1

  • RyanN Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    I agree!

  • Community Member Profile Picture
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    I would like to hop on this QR code bandwagon and say that I think Microsoft should make a first party QR Code generator. Something that can be integrated into various products like guides

  • Roni Lee Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    Hi Ryan,

    Thanks for the response. I am copying the link from the PC app. Right clicking on the guide and then clicking "Copy link to this guide." When I enter this link into a 3rd party QR code generator, it is recognized as a web link.

  • RyanN Profile Picture
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    Hi Roni

    Are you using the 'deep link' prefix from the Guides PC app or a link from the browser URL from the admin app in PowerApps?

    Here's the relevant documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/mixed-reality/guides/pc-app-anchor-embed-qr-code-link

    Ryan

  • Roni Lee Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    When I generated a QR code with the Guide/Step link, the QR code recognized the link as a web link, so it tried to open it in Microsoft Edge on the HoloLens instead of opening Dynamics 365 guides. Do you have a fix for this?

  • RyanN Profile Picture
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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    Just to further clarify, you can use the same QR code for different guides.

    You only need distinct QR codes per guide if you are embedding a link to the guide in the QR code (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/mixed-reality/guides/pc-app-anchor-embed-qr-code-link)

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    RE: QR Code of the guides

    Thanks @Vincent and @Dave  for your answers.

    With that been said, do I have to create new QR code  using the link for all my guides (I'll create more than 40 guide) or I can just use the static one for all my guides? which one is better.

    Thanks.

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