CRM 2011: New ‘helpers’ for system customizers! (Part 1)
PREVIEW – Here is an overview of the new ‘helpers’ customizers have at their disposal while customizing Microsoft CRM 2011:
CRM 2011: Installation issues and way to resolve it
Some issues that can arise during the ‘System Checks’ while installing Microsoft CRM 2011…
Issues
- The SPN for the ASP.NET App Pool account has to be verified
- The SPN for the CRM Deployment Web Service App Pool account has to be verified
- The IIS NTAuthenticationProviders must be ‘Negotiate,NTLM’
For information, this are the messages I get on a Windows Server 2008 Std VM.
Deploy plugins in an IFD+OnPremise environment
If you are stuck with the Plugin Registration Tool (PRT) in an IFD environment, one test to make is this one:
- Compile the Visual Studio solution using VS 2008 or 2010
- Deploy the debug or release files PRT on the server, wherever you want, in its own folder
- On the server, launch the PluginRegistration.exe file with administrator privileges
- When you configure a CRM environment for IFD, it is recommended to configure it with IFD + OnPremise, meaning that on the server, you can access (theoretically
) the CRM by using the local address (http://localhost); therefore, if you connect to the server with a login that has access to the CRM with administrator privileges, you don’t need to enter the credentials in the PRT connection:
- This way, the PRT will use the current user’s credentials, using AD authentication, which will work; you will therefore be able to deploy your plugins by using the following addresses in the “Organization URLs” fields (you need to ensure that these URLs are the same for each OU in your CRM):
Woohoo, now I can deploy my plugins in our secured IFD environment!
What’s new in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011?
A good read for everyone, not only developers or customizers: http://rc.crm.dynamics.com/rc/2011/en-us/on-prem/5.0/whatsNewCRM5.aspx
How-to series: Generate auto-numbers on custom entities (part 1)
Ok, in this series, I will try to explain how to generate auto-numbers on custom entities based on the user’s preferences (length of the auto-number, prefix, suffix, increment value, etc.)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta Signup
And there it is, the beta signup for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is finally available!
More info here: https://offers.crmchoice.com/CRM2011Beta-Signup/
A good read on 1 to 1 marketing
I’ve just rediscovered this book, which was in my book library: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/186-8161065-2842614?a=038549369X
If you can get a copy, it’s worth a reading!
