9. May 2011 15:42
To import an organization in Microsoft CRM 2011, you can use the deploymentservice by using the BeginImportOrganizationRequest. See the code sample below
BeginImportOrganizationRequest request = new BeginImportOrganizationRequest();
request.DatabaseName = "DATABASE_MSCRM"; //Name of the database...
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5. April 2011 09:55
The content of the sitemap can be changes by exporting and importing the sitemap. It also can be changes by using the CRM 2011 Webservice.
Step 1: Retrieve the sitemap
QueryExpression query = new QueryExpression();
query.EntityName = "sitemap";
query.ColumnSet = new Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Que...
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1. April 2011 10:31
After using Solutions in CRM 2011 for a while now, there are a couple of tips how to use Managed and Unmanaged solutions in CRM 2011. If you are new in solutions in CRM 2011, look at this intro video
Tip 1: Understand the basic difference between managed and unmanaged solutions
In this video ...
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31. March 2011 15:02
With the c# code below you can disable or enable an organisation in Microsoft CRM 2011 by using the Deployment Service:
EntityInstanceId i = new EntityInstanceId();
i.Id = OrganisationId; //Organisation Id
DeploymentService.Organization organization = (DeploymentServi...
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29. March 2011 12:25
In Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 you can get the last login time of a CRM user by using the below query:
SELECT
AuthInfo, O.FriendlyName, SUO.LastAccessTime
FROM
SystemUserOrganizations SUO
LEFT JOI...
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14. October 2010 05:39
In this post I'll point out a few small changes that you'll love in CRM 2011:
Sorting can now be done on two columns
Maximum length ntext fields now 100,000 characters
Sorting on two columns
CRM 2011 can sort on two columns instead of only one. Still not much, but twice as good as in CRM 4.0...
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12. October 2010 18:42
A new feature in CRM 2011 is the possibility of creating connections. Connections are a free form of relationships between records that can be used to connect any type of record to any other type of record. In this sense, connections are a bit like the customer relations in CRM 4.0, except that cust...
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12. October 2010 03:20
When you create a new quote based on an Opportunity (or an Order based on a Quote, or an Invoice based on an Order) not only is there a mapping of fields of the Opportunity itself but also of the fields of the Opportunity Products.
If add fields to the opportunitydetail, quotedetail, salesorderdeta...
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11. October 2010 05:17
Picklists are a frequently used data type in Microsoft CRM, mostly to categorize data. A 'leaves to be desired' in CRM 4.0 was that these picklists had to be defined per field. This meant that when you had categories that were used in multiple data types, you had to manually make sure that all texts...
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8. October 2010 16:44
One of the lesser known features in CRM 4.0 was the ability to 'save' an 'advanced find', thus creating a 'personal view'. Every end-user I explained this to was very enthusiastic about this but I'm very sure very little end-users found this feature by themselves. In Microsoft CRM 2011 this function...
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