A Freaky Microsoft Dynamics CRM Blog : Documentation

My last post!

mennotk — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Don't let the title confuse you, it's only my last post here at MSDN! As most of you know, I've been blogging on MSDN since 19 December 2005! It is time to move on...

I made the decision to move my blogging addiction to my very own domain. On the new location you can continue reading about freaky CRM stuff, but I'll mix it up with some additional topics that interest me and hopefully you guys as well.

Please update your bookmarks, RSS Readers and OPML files.

Blog: http://www.tekoppele.com/blog

RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/crmfreak

It took me a lot of time and effort to design my new blog from the ground up. I want to thank Alex Vermeule, Scott Barnes Jaap Steinvoorte and Jron for their help and advice. Over time, I will slowly migrate all of my posts and comments.

Training: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 courseware

mennotk — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:00:21 GMT

If you're a partner you can access PartnerSource, if you're a customer you can access CustomerSource and use a lot of the benefits we offer there. One of these benefits is having access to tons of e-Learning courses, learning plans, downloads, documentation and now also Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 courseware. If you click this link you will be directed to the E-Learning catalog filtered by CRM 4.0. Below are the links to the courseware that are currently available.

What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Course Number 8910
This one-day training material provides individuals with the knowledge and skills to begin planning for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Installation and Deployment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Course Number 8911
This three-day training material provides individuals with the tools to install and configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. The training material focuses on the components used within a Microsoft Dynamics CRM deployment, the hardware and software requirements needed to successfully deploy Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and the installation instructions for the primary Microsoft Dynamics CRM components: the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Server, the E-Mail Router, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Office Outlook.

Customization and Configuration in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Course Number 8912
This three-day training material provides individuals with the tools to configure and customize Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Configuration topics include setting up business management functions such as: Business units Users Teams Security privileges and roles System Settings Multilingual User Interface Language Packs Currency Exchange Rates Multiple Organizations. The training material also focuses on using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Customization tools to customize the following system components: Forms Views Entities Attributes Relationships Entity Mappings The following customization topics are outside the scope of this training material, but are introduced here to provide individuals with insight into potential advanced customization features: Application Event Programming Client Extensions Workflow SiteMap URL Addressable Forms IFrames SDK

Applications in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Course Number 8913
This three-day training material explores the Microsoft Dynamics CRM application from a user's perspective. Application functionality covered in the training material includes: Sales Management Marketing Automation Service Management Service Scheduling

The Content Publishing team is continuously working to provide you with new stuff, so make sure you check once in a while to see new training content and material.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Books

mennotk — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Well if I have the believe Steve Jobs, nobody is reading anymore and I should not type this post! I'm disagreeing with the "almighty" Steve, though, as I believe that many people actually started reading more due to Internet and inventions such as RSS and email.

I'm sure you've seen many blogs talking about the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 books, what I'm trying to with this post is, though, to give you an overview of all of them, in no particular order. I actually hope this time to get some autographed books, as I know most of the writers...perhaps I'll be a technical editor / reviewer with CRM vNext, who knows...

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 "Unleashed"

Working Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Programming Microsoft Dynamics(TM) CRM 4.0 Developer Reference

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM Step by Step

I am expecting to see the book Microsoft CRM 4.0 for Dummies but they haven't announced it yet. Will update once I get that information. If you know a book that should be listed here, drop me a comment and I'll update the list.

P.S. For the writers, just sent me an email to obtain my mailing address :)

Available: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 SDK

mennotk — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:15:02 GMT

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 SDK is now ready for download. The live MSDN version will be posted soon.

The package contains lots of new sample code, walkthroughs and general information about the new features. It will be updated once a month for the next 3-4 months and thereafter on a quarterly basis. Feedback about the SDK is welcome.

Happy Coding!

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 IG

mennotk — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:47:00 GMT

Now that you have downloaded the BITS of v4.0 you are wondering how to install it right? To help you with that challenge the product team has written a great document called the "Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Implementation Guide".

The IG has all the questions you might have, if not send us feedback and the product team might include your feedback or suggestions in updates to this document.

You can download your copy of the Implementation Guide here