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Improving Microsoft Dynamics CRM Performance and Securing Data with Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Joris Kalz — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:46:16 GMT

Initiated by the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Engineering for Enterprise Team a new document has been released, which shows the different techniques you can use to further improve the performance of Microsoft Dynamics CRM by using SQL Server 2008. In summary, the results of the testing efforts demonstrate that the SQL 2008 features like Compression, Filtered Indexes, Sparse Columns, Backup Compression can significantly improve the application performance of both SQL Server 2008 and Dynamics CRM 4.0 while resulting in space savings. Download the document here:

Improving Microsoft Dynamics CRM Performance and Securing Data with Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft Dynamics CRM JScript Export Tool

Joris Kalz — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:04:56 GMT

I recently had to transfer several customizations to a different CRM installation. While Microsoft Dynamics CRM offers an export and import functionality, in this case I just wanted to select specific client side customizations. However, manually grabbing all jscript code is a little bit time consuming. Instead, I wrote a few lines of code to export all jscript code without annoying interaction.

The code is pretty straight forward, so feel free to modify. You can download the VS 2008 project here: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Jscript Export Tool

Before you start this tool, you have to change the app.config according to your CRM installation:

After running the tool, all client side jscript will be stored at the declared output folder.

The result will be a list of all entities containing jscript separated by event type and further by form and field events.

Hopefully you like this tool. In the final stage of this tool, it will be even possible to write changes back to Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Spanish Language Version

Joris Kalz — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:16:00 GMT

How frustrating, he is always faster: http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak/archive/2008/01/07/usted-habla-espa-ol-and-crm.aspx

Direct link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=es&FamilyID=99cb3a7a-eba9-4de9-b0f1-2ebf11c3d756

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 German Language Version

Joris Kalz — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:56:00 GMT

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team just announced that the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 German language pack is now available for download.

Existing Customer Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=99CB3A7A-EBA9-4DE9-B0F1-2EBF11C3D756&displaylang=de

90 day trial version
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A9C110FD-AAC8-4D2A-B401-7801B1866E82&displaylang=de

Email Router
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E1358499-3FDB-45B8-ADF0-7585F758277E&displaylang=de

Outlook Client
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60C4A6CC-59D7-416E-9F44-0AE8FF249768&displaylang=de

Data Migration Wizard
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6766880A-DA8F-4336-A278-9A5367EB79CA&displaylang=de

Download Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Joris Kalz — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:38:00 GMT

Via blogs.msdn.com/crm:

Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Trial Versions in either 32 or 64-bit!
Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook (For On-Premise and Hosted Editions) 32 bit!

Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Data Migration Manager 32 bit!
Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 E-mail Router (On-Premise and Hosted Editions) in either 32 or 64-bit!

Implementation Guid:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1CEB5E01-DE9F-48C0-8CE2-51633EBF4714&displaylang=en

Vista CRM Search Gadget

Joris Kalz — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:54:00 GMT

If you haven't read about the Vista - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Search Gadget yet, please read this first: http://blogs.msdn.com/joris_kalz/pages/Vista-Microsoft-CRM-Search-Gadget.aspx

Thanks to TourismVI, there is now a solution regarding the empty value bug:

For all those struggling with the CS0103 error I have the solutione! Move the following line from default.aspx.cs up ABOVE the try block.
DataRow dataRow = dataTable.NewRow();
In other words that add2DataTable should function should look like this:

private static void add2DataTable(ref DataTable dataTable, BusinessEntityCollection entityCollection)
{
       // adding records
       for (int i = 0; i < entityCollection.BusinessEntities.Length; i++)
       {
           DynamicEntity dynamicEntity = (DynamicEntity)entityCollection.BusinessEntities[i];
   DataRow dataRow = dataTable.NewRow();
   try
           {
               dataRow["type"] = dynamicEntity.Name;
               dataRow["id"] = ((KeyProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[0]).Value.Value;
               if (((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[1]).Value != null)
                   dataRow["field1"] = ((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[1]).Value;
               if (((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[2]).Value != null)
                   dataRow["field2"] = ((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[2]).Value;
               if (((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[3]).Value != null)
                   dataRow["field3"] = ((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[3]).Value;
               if (((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[4]).Value != null)
                   dataRow["field4"] = ((StringProperty)dynamicEntity.Properties[4]).Value;
               dataTable.Rows.Add(dataRow);
           }
           catch (Exception)
           {
            if (dataRow != null && dataRow["id"] != null && dataRow["id"] != String.Empty)
              {
                  dataTable.Rows.Add(dataRow);
              }
           }
       }
   }

TourismVI, thank you very much for sharing this with the community!