In this series of blogs I am writing about using the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics with the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Instance Adapter to integrate two Microsoft Dynamics CRM Organisations. In my previous blog I wrote about the need to ensure that Mappings are ordered or scheduled in such
Read the full article hereWhen developing plugins for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, there are scenarios in which the execution of your custom code can result in an infinite loop. This leads to unnecessary execution of plugins and can potentially impact the performance of CRM, as well as the user experience. In this post, we w
Read the full article hereIn my previous blog I wrote about the options for Mapping fields when creating integration between two Microsoft Dynamics CRM Organisations using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Instance Adapter. In this blog I will be writing about some requirements for integrating the Sample Data betwe
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 hereThe ability to assign security roles to other users in Dynamics CRM is usually only given to System Administrators, however occasionally we have the need to give a regular user the ability to assign roles. You may not want to make this user a System Administrator, as this will give them access to ev
Read the full article hereAt Magnetism, we deliver instructor-led class room training. We offer a wide range of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 training courses. These training courses are delivered by our Microsoft certified trainers and experienced developers. In this blog post I will take you through the course outlines of 80
Read the full article hereI Noticed today a free distributed CRM for Dummies eBook available for you to download and read. So I thought I would give this a plug on my blog. Blurb from the book: About This Book In this book, you discover information about functionalities that will improve the way you handle customer contacts
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 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 hereWednesday 20th March 2013 session at Convergence 2013 in New Orleans, Jujhar Singh delivered a session titled CSCRM08 – Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Product Recap & Roadmap Primer. Now this is a session I had been waiting for. It contained the roadmap and look n feel of the next major release o
Read the full article hereOn Tuesday 19th March 2013, we were greeted with the Opening Keynote. This is the must attend session to kick of Convergence 2013. After taking in a good breakfast at the hotel we all headed over to get our reserved seats at the Keynote – right up the front! Yep you read it right. 11
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