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Aggregate Fetch XML Queries in Dynamics CRM 2011 - MIN
Roshan Mehta, 23 May 2012
Previously, I have taken you through data querying using FetchXML in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. FetchXML supports all features of QueryExpression plus the ability to perform aggregates such as sum, average, min, max, and count. This is extremely useful and doesn’t require the developer to pe
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Rename Files by a Console Application in C#
Zhen Yuwang, 22 May 2012
Renaming 1 file name is extremely simple, while renaming lots of files’ name is kind of troublesome task. This blog will introduce an alternative way to solve this problem using console application in C#. First of all, let’s see what we need to do in below example. Assume we have a folde
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LinkedIn Connector to Dynamics CRM Setup and Installation – My Experience
Mark Smith, 21 May 2012
I decided to integrate LinkedIn to our CRM 2011 online deployment, so that I could see if all I heard about it was true. The reason that I wanted to use it is due to the following features that come with the connector: 1. Qualifying Prospects (as LinkedIn users add their own information
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Export and Import Attachments from Salesforce to Dynamics CRM 2011
Zhen Yuwang, 20 May 2012
In my last post, I showed you how to migrate Notes from Sales Force into Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. The process to migrate attachments is quite similar, except we need to tick the Include images, documents and attachments option as shown in the screenshot below. When we click on Start Expor
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Aggregate Fetch XML Queries in Dynamics CRM 2011 - SUM
Roshan Mehta, 19 May 2012
Previously, I have taken you through data querying using FetchXML in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. FetchXML supports all features of QueryExpression plus the ability to perform aggregates such as sum, average, min, max, and count. This is extremely useful and doesn’t require the developer to pe
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Writing a Naming Plugin for Dynamics CRM 2011 - Part 2
Vincent Zhong, 18 May 2012
In my last blog post, I have talked about why we need a Naming Plugin and we have done some customization to our Meeting entity for, to remove the Name field from the form. In this blog post I will show you how to write the Naming Plugin. As stated before, this blog is more showing you the logic an
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Dynamics CRM 2011 Sub Grids with More Rows and Scroll Bar
Paul Nieuwelaar, 17 May 2012
In Dynamics CRM 2011 we have seen how useful Sub Grids can be to display related records in line with your form. This basically takes the associated view, and shrinks it into an easy to access grid on the form, allowing you to access all important data without requiring lots of clicks. When configur
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Preventing Windows Azure Subscriptions from being disabled due to reaching spending limit
Jared Johnson, 16 May 2012
Last month we had our Sitefinity site on Azure go completely down. On checking the Azure management portal, we found that not only was the subscription disabled but our deployment had been deleted! It turns out that the spending limit had not been disabled on the subscription we were using, so onc
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Recording & Reporting Salesman Activity
Mark Bradman, 15 May 2012
Reading a discussion in a Sales Manager forum I was surprised by the number of opinions listing reasons for easing reporting requirements on salesmen. This was in stark contrast to my own experience that call reporting and call follow-up are two key areas of the sales process. How can we as sales
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Export and Import Notes from Salesforce to Dynamics CRM 2011
Zhen Yuwang, 14 May 2012
Nowadays, lots of Salesforce users have hopped to Dynamic CRM 2011. This situation requires more data migration works, while these 2 products have different structure in data, especially in Notes and Attachments. This time I want to introduce how to export and import notes in data migration process.
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Late Binding in Dynamics CRM 2011
Roshan Mehta, 13 May 2012
I have previously taken you through some simple examples of early binding in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Late binding involves the use of the “Entity” class which can manage entities of any type. For example, we can use the “Entity” object to programmatically create Accounts
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Creating a Site in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
Megha Kainth, 12 May 2012
As we all know Sites are the physical location where work is done. In Microsoft dynamics CRM 2011 we can assign resources to the site when scheduling a service. In this blog post I will elaborate how to create a site in Dynamics CRM 2011. Click on ‘Settings’ > Click on ‘Business
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Convert Dynamics CRM 2011 DateTime to Server Local Time in a Plugin
Paul Nieuwelaar, 11 May 2012
In a previous post, I talked about setting Date/Time fields in plugins, and how Dynamics CRM 2011 stores all date fields as UTC time in the database. This means when setting dates to the current time, we must get the current UTC time instead of the Users or Servers Local Time. When we are retrieving
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Create a Change Log in Dynamics CRM 2011 using PreEntityImage and PostEntityImage
Vincent Zhong, 10 May 2012
In this blog post I will talk about a very useful feature from CRM 2011, which is EntityImage. There are two types of EntityImage which are PreEntityImage and PostEntityImage. They contain snapshots of the primary entity’s attributes before and after the core platform operation. If you want to
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Enabling HTTP compression in a Sitefinity website running on Windows Azure
Jared Johnson, 09 May 2012
Sitefinity websites can contain a large amount of JavaScript files, possibly up to a megabyte. Thus enabling HTTP compression can significantly increase the performance of your website. YSlow stats of a Sitefinity page with a lot of JavaScript. To enable HTTP compression first add this
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