Tag Archives: Dynamics CRM 2011

HTML source in Dynamics CRM emails

Dynamics CRM is, likely, not the best tool to do email templating, but, on the other hand, sometimes it’s just easier to send notification emails from Dynamics CRM using a combination of email router and CRM workflow. The problem with … Continue reading

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Recurring workflows in Dynamics CRM

A recurring workflow is, basically, a workflow that starts itself. There have been rumors that recurring workflows in Dynamics CRM can be implemented using child workflow (for example, by adding “wait” step and, then, starting a child workflow of the … Continue reading

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Dynamics CRM in Google Chrome

The wait is over – it’s there! Chrome: IE: PS. Apparently, the very first javascript customization I checked did not work:) Well, there is work to do.

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Dynamics CRM: get all updated fields in javascript

I got somewhat strange form behaviour in Dynamics CRM this morning – for whatever reason, at attempt to close one of the phone call records kept brining up a “do you want to save the updates?” dialog. It did not … Continue reading

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Dynamics CRM: You can.. call a plugin from javascript.

It’s been generally accepted that Dynamics CRM does not allow us to call plugins from javascripts. And, generally speaking, we can’t call just any plugin from javascript. However, we can still make use of CRM plugins in a little unusual … Continue reading

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Different faces of Dynamics CRM

I have to admit I’ve been in the trenches, and that’s been happening for quite a long time since I’ve managed to miss this announcement: “What did CWR Mobility and Microsoft announce? CWR Mobility and Microsoft announced on February 6, … Continue reading

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Minor things that make a difference – naming your report files in Dynamics CRM 2011

Did you ever want to build a report in Dynamics CRM and download it in PDF format without having to manually rename the file? This is one of those things that makes a difference from the end user perspective since … Continue reading

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Dynamics CRM: Scribe vs SSIS

I used to think that Scribe is almost the only choice when it comes to ETL tools for Dynamics CRM. It is convenient, it does the job, it is the first tool that comes to mind.. However, I recently tried … Continue reading

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Using different Live ID-s when working with Dynamics CRM online

From what I know, there is no way to make IE remember different live id-s for different Dynamics CRM online instances. We are kind of stuck with having to sign out/sign in every time we need to connect to another … Continue reading

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The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication Required.

A couple of applications I used to believe should always work came up with the same sort of surprise this week. What would you say(or think) if BIDS started to display “407 proxy authentication required” error whenever you tried to … Continue reading

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