Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 has some cool new features that allow for a more efficient navigation. There is the Recently Viewed List , the Sitemap menu and the List Navigation . I love them because they make me more productive navigating CRM. Curious...

With Fetch-xml based reports in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 , users can now create custom reports in Microsoft CRM Online. The CRM Report Authoring extension for BIDS provides a rich authoring experience for creating such custom reports. Abhijit Gore...

In Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, external users, who weren’t using VPN, could access the Internet via forms authentication. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Server 2011 replaces forms authentication with claims-based authentication. This is an identity access solution...

Here’s to the power of partnership. Microsoft and Intel teamed up over the past month to test the performance of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 to obtain a comparison with the figures obtained in a similar benchmark of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Our...

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 provides this cool new feature called “Windows Azure AppFabric Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM” that would help customers integrate their CRM with their other line of business applications without having to deal with...

I’m pleased to announce that the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Implementation Guide (IG) is now available! This documentation has been the culmination of nearly 3 years of content development that included scores of bugs processed as well as outstanding...

We’ve just updated the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 SDK to version 5.0.1 – you’ll find it live on both the download center and on MSDN . We’re continuing to add new topics and samples, and expand on what we’ve already got. Let us know how we are doing...

The posts Dialogs Part 1 and Dialogs Part 2 talk about the new Dialogs feature in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 . Dialogs support the usage of Variables and Input Arguments. In this post, I will explain what they are and some tips on using them. The Dialog...

I’m very excited to announce the availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit . It’s a great collection of materials that allows .NET developers to learn the development features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and helps them build applications...

How existing customers get on to the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Upgrades Are Here As most of you have probably seen, we’ve announced the availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online January 2011 Service update, powered by Microsoft Dynamics...

The Dialog feature does not provide loop structure so you cannot do the same action or set of actions in a loop however there is a way to form a virtual loop for performing a set of actions. The way is to use a controlled recursive child Dialog having...

In Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 to navigate a list of record on a list you had to open each one separately. Open the record, close the record (or not), go back to the list, repeat. On the way you usually ended up with a bunch of open windows. These days...

This post provides a step by step guide on how to make use of Asynchronous Workflows through Dialogs (Interactive Workflows) depending on user responses and requirements. Here we will fire a system job (Asynchronous Workflow) by using the “Start...

This post is in continuation to the previous introductory post on Dialogs Part I . In this post, we’ll take you through an example of contact creation dialog and give you a basic introduction to data slugs, how to use them and also, how to use a data...

Today’s CRM MVP guest blogger is Mike Snyder , co-founder and principal of Sonoma Partners. Recognized as one of the industry’s leading Microsoft Dynamics CRM experts, Mike is a member of the Microsoft Dynamics Partner Advisory Council, and...

The Dialog is a brand new feature built on top of Windows Workflow Foundation 4 in Microsoft CRM 2011 . Before I delve into details of power, the Dialogs provide, this is important to let you know that now the Workflows and Dialogs are collectively known...

Today’s guest blogger is CRM MVP Jerry Weinstock who is the Business Development Manager at CRM Innovation . CRM Innovation builds Email, Marketing and Event Management solutions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. I am looking across my office right now at a...