Since writing a previous blog on setting up a Microsoft Dynamics CRM trial some things have changed! This blog provides updated information on creating a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online trial, converting the trial to a Paid Subscription and applying for Non-Profit Charity Pricing. Eligible
Read the full article hereIn this series of blogs I am writing about using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Instance Adapter with the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics to integrate two Microsoft Dynamics CRM Organisations. In my previous blog: • I wrote about the impacts of attempting to integrate Towns/Citie
Read the full article hereToday Microsoft released a new white paper titled ALM for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011: CRM Solution Lifecycle Management. It’s great to see a white paper or information being released in this area. You can download the whitepaper here What does this white paper provide? "This paper provides a
Read the full article hereWhile working on a Windows 8 Xaml and C# app, I was using a FlipView control to display data, however I wanted the layout of each item to change with the data displayed. To achieve this I used the DataTemplateSelector class which will switch between predefined templates. To use the DataTemplateSe
Read the full article hereThe ability to programmatically execute a Bulk Deletion Job in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 can be useful for developers in a number of scenarios. I have found it to be particularly useful when building and testing data migration tools in a clean instance of CRM, whereby you can quickly and easily de
Read the full article hereA couple of weeks ago I went on CRM-Project training course. I was doing the training for a couple of reasons: 1. We use CRM-Project and we wanted to make sure we were getting the most out of it 2. We were planning to start selling CRM-Project and wanted to make sure we would be givi
Read the full article hereGartner is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner carries out an extensive research program to collect figures for worldwide release. Their website can be found here. Here is some of the information shared in a press release today: “Salesforce.c
Read the full article hereWhen installing a managed or unmanaged solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, extra care must be taken to ensure that all components of the system work as expected. Duplicate Detection rules are not solution components, but if any entity metadata is modified during a solution import, all Duplicat
Read the full article hereIn 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
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