Developers can use the IPluginExecutionContext service object to obtain contextual information from the CRM platform which is passed to the plugin at run-time. It includes details about the user who triggered the plugin event as well as transactional information handled at the platform layer. In thi
Read the full article hereDevelopers can use the IPluginExecutionContext service object to obtain contextual information from the CRM platform which is passed to the plugin at run-time. It includes details about the user who triggered the plugin event as well as transactional information handled at the platform layer. In thi
Read the full article hereIn this blog I will discuss the options provided in the Microsoft Dynamics Connector for Mapping Destination fields. There are five options. The following screenshot shows the three most common options. A fourth option is to not Map selected Destination fields and a fifth option is to Map all
Read the full article hereIn this blog I will describe how to create and run a simple integration between two Microsoft Dynamics CRM organisations for a custom entity called Country. 1. Open the Microsoft Dynamics Connector. 2. Open the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics. The New Integration screen will be dis
Read the full article hereWhen a particular event occurs in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, such as “create of a contact” or “update of an account”, the Execute method is invoked for any plugins registered on the event. This method includes a single serviceProvider parameter which provides useful service info
Read the full article here#9628 - An error occurred while delivering the e-mail message with subject "subject" in mailbox example@email.com for delivery to http://localhost/org. We had an issue with one of our customers using the Email Router with CRM IFD where the router failed to connect to CRM using the localhost address.
Read the full article hereIn this blog I will describe how to configure the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Instance Adapter for integrating two Microsoft Dynamics CRM organisations. Part 1 – Configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM User Accounts Ensure that you have the following user account in each of the Microsoft Dynami
Read the full article hereThere is the old adage “no one cares what or how much you know, until they know how much you care”, it seems like a fluffy statement but it is pertinent to all human engagement - in my experience, it underpins any successful partnership! I am not talking about us being recognised as thei
Read the full article hereIn my previous blog I provided instructions for downloading the components required to install the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics and the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Instance Adapter. In this blog I will provide abbreviated/ annotated instructions, from the Connector for Microsoft Dyna
Read the full article hereSpotted a blog post mention on Twitter today, which I thought I would re-post to my blog for future reference as it had some good info on Unit Testing well worth giving a plug for. Since I am a BIG fan of Test Driven Development (even with Microsoft Dynamics CRM – don’t let anyone t
Read the full article hereMicrosoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Polaris release has brought so many useful features to the users of Dynamics CRM. In this blog post I will give you an overview of the new features. Multiple browser support Polaris update has provided us the functionality of multiple browser support. Now yo
Read the full article hereAnother time consuming task of deploying software updates is backing up existing application files, configuration files, databases etc etc which adds to the overall deployment time. These tasks can be automated. In this blog post we’ll look at automating the backup of CRM 2011 SQL databases be
Read the full article hereA few days ago I was listening to a talk on DotNetRocks.com by Gary Short where he talks about “Technical Debt”. Timing couldn’t be better; couple of weeks ago we started a large Dynamics CRM 4 to CRM 2011 upgrade. The original project was done by another vendor and the debt
Read the full article hereCheck out my presentation from the March Auckland xRM/CRM User Group, where I demo how to configure Dynamics CRM 2011 online with Yammer. This live presentation includes: - What is Yammer? - Why you should use Yammer - What you need before performing the Integration - Config
Read the full article hereRecently a new adapter for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, named the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Instance Adapter, has been released for use with the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics. The Connector for Microsoft Dynamics may be used to integrate/synchronise data between Microsoft Dynamics CRM
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