January, 2007

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 includes a report prefiltering capability. In this post I will describe the process by which prefilters are sent to SQL Server Reporting Services for execution as part of the query. It gives examples of the two methods of enabling...

Until now, ASP.NET Web applications, which are hosted on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM server and invoked from Microsoft Dynamics CRM, had to run on .NET Framework version 1.1. This practice was the result of Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 not supporting...

Do I Take a Class? Want to ramp up on the latest version of MS CRM? Thinking about becoming certified? There are a number of options available to you. You can choose from self study, take eLearning, or study in a classroom with an instructor. There...

Creating thousands of records one by one in CRM is a tedious job and very time consuming. MSCRM v3 provides solution of this problem as its Bulk Import feature. Bulk import is a tool in MSCRM v3 to import multiple records of an entity to CRM system in...

After the release of V3C, where we ‘ribbonized’ the CRM toolbar in the new Office 2007 Ribbon, I’ve been getting questions about why the CRM ribbon chunk appears in once place, but not in others. More often than not, this behavior is by design. To set...

It's that time again! If for no other reason than to escape the cold weather, San Diego is the place to be eight weeks from now. Convergence , Microsoft Dynamics’ customer and partner conference, runs March 11-14. If you’re a CRM customer, it’s a great...

The customization tools of Microsoft CRM are very flexible and it is very easy to extend the base functionality with modest changes. I chose the following example to demonstrate this. In Microsoft CRM, while creating a new order or quote, user is required...

Continuing our tradition of introducing guest speakers, here is a post by MVP and Microsoft Partner Scott Colson. Scott is the first guest speaker for 2007. The CRM security model is a complex beast that provides a lot of granular control over who...

Do you want to stand apart from other IT personnel? Do you want to demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft CRM to colleagues, employers, clients, peers, and –most important – yourself? Have you considered taking the Microsoft Dynamics CRM certification...

I’m happy to announce that we have released the “ Optimizing the Performance of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 ” White Paper to the Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6B32E0B3-5520-48A7-B3CD-D8477D084821&displaylang...