Updated: 23rd February 2011 - This webcast was recorded and can be viewed on-demand here: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032473318&role=attend&pw=5149E819. You can view the slides used in this webcast using the PPT Web App at the bottom of this post.
On February 22nd , I’ll be presenting an MSDN webcast titled Integrating SharePoint 2010 and CRM 2011 Online. It is a 300-level webcast for programmers, developers & architects , so I’ll delve deeper into code and architecture. The topic of integrating SharePoint & CRM is something I’ve been presenting for more than an year but every time I deliver this, there is definitely new content available for me to present. This time is no exception as you’ll get a preview of the BCS connector we’re working on and also I’m excited to show a couple more interesting demos.
You can signup for the webcast here: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032473318&Culture=en-US Date & Time: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Below is the abstract for the webcast. Let me know (by leaving a comment below) if you’d like me to cover anything specific that might be of interest to you.
Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a match made in heaven. With Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, Microsoft provides out-of-box document integration with Microsoft SharePoint 2010, but customers are increasingly looking for ways to integrate these two technologies further. In this developer-focused webcast, we look at how you can bring Microsoft Dynamics CRM data to SharePoint using web parts, Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS), web services, and more. We also demonstrate the BCS adapter for Microsoft Dynamics CRM and an end-to-end online application connecting Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Microsoft Silverlight, and Windows Azure. If you want to understand how to integrate SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, then you don't want to miss this webcast.
You can view the slides used in this webcast using the PPT Web App below:
I’m very excited to announce the availability of Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit. It’s a great collection of materials that allows .NET developers to learn the development features of Dynamics CRM and helps them build applications using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and CRM Online.
Download the training kit here: Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit.
The training kit includes various resources such as
Presentations - Presentation decks in PowerPoint (.pptx) format that you can use to learn the concepts. Videos - Video recordings of the presentation along with demos delivered by expert trainers. Hands-on Labs - Hands-on labs with detailed instructions and source code that will walk you through the various development features.
No prior Dynamics CRM experience is required to go through this training kit. Familiarity with the .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual C#, Microsoft JScript, Microsoft SQL Server and general Web development is recommended.
What topics does this kit cover?
What’s Next?
We look forward to seeing your apps on the Dynamics Marketplace.
Updated 22nd March 2011: The sample has been modified to support CRM Online accounts in Europe & Asia. For more details regarding the fix, please see:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/girishr/archive/2011/03/22/crm-online-2011-web-services-soap-sample-now-ready-for-emea-amp-asia.aspx
Recently I have had a number of developers asking me about using CRM Online web services from within non.NET applications such as PHP or Flash web apps. Given my heads down approach on .NET these days I ended up putting together a pretty basic sample in C# that shows how to access CRM Online web services using SOAP messages only. This code sample retrieves data from CRM Online using pure SOAP calls only and no additional assemblies to illustrate the underlying SOAP interactions. Couple of ISV partners were able to successfully use this sample and port it over to PHP & Adobe ActionScript, so this stuff apparently works!
The soap messages were based on Fiddler (http://www.fiddler2.com) traffic capture of sample code from the CRM 2011 SDK (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg309408.aspx).
You can download the sample code here: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/CRM-Online-2011-WebServices-14913a16
At a high-level below is what the code does:
BTW the new MSDN code gallery (beta) is pretty awesome with the ability to browse through the source code without downloading and extracting the zip file. Pretty nice, huh!