Category Archives: Dynamics CRM 2011

Enable Scripts on Bulk Edit form in CRM 2011

CRM 2011 includes the feature to enable script on the bulk edit form. By default the scripts are disabled for bulk edit forms. To enable the script for Bulk edit forms check the below syntax See below detailed descriptions for the attributes. Steps to enable the script on bulk edit form:– Include the entity for… Read More: Enable Scripts on Bulk Edit form in CRM 2011 »

Working with CRM 2011 Solutions

With Dynamics CRM 2011, Microsoft goes one step further in simplifying the process of moving the customizations from one system to another. In the CRM 2011 you can now simply export and import the customizations in the form of solutions. There are two type of solution in the CRM 2011. 1. Default Solution: This is… Read More: Working with CRM 2011 Solutions »

Fault and Exception Handling in Dynamics CRM 2011

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web service can throw a number of exceptions. When we use Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web service in application development we need to handle service related exceptions. All Web service method calls use a communication channel to the server based on the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology. In WCF terms, exceptions returned from… Read More: Fault and Exception Handling in Dynamics CRM 2011 »

Json and Silverlight with ODataService in CRM 2011

Dynamics CRM 2011 now provides the ability to perform data operations on CRM entities using JSON and ODATA service. Here we have tried to explain the various clauses of JSON that is supported by CRM ODATA and how this service can be used in Silverlight as well as in Scripts. Note not all standard ODATA… Read More: Json and Silverlight with ODataService in CRM 2011 »

Reporting through BIDS in CRM Online 2011

In the CRM 2011 online if you want to create your custom SSRS report then here is the trouble, you cannot create the report directly using the SQL Queries as you do not have access to SQL Server. For this reason MS has provided BIDS tool for Dynamics CRM 2011. You can download this tool… Read More: Reporting through BIDS in CRM Online 2011 »

Use Tracing in CRM 2011 Plugins

CRM SDK provides way for you to include the debug details about your plug-in in case you need to trace the plug-in execution. For this you will have to initialize the “ITracingService”. The service provides way to trace the details and display it whenever plug-in fails and throws an exception. //Initialize the serviceITracingService tracingService =… Read More: Use Tracing in CRM 2011 Plugins »

Connections Role in CRM 2011

CRM 4.0 provided the ability to define the relationship between entities using the Relationship feature. However this was only available for defining relations between Account, Contact and Opportunity. This concept has been enhanced further with the introduction of Connections in CRM 2011. Moreover, this has now been extended to include any entities including custom entities… Read More: Connections Role in CRM 2011 »

CRM 4 to CRM 2011 Upgrade.

Recently we tried to upgrade a highly customized CRM 4 install to CRM 2011 and thought it would be worthwhile to list out our findings for the benefit for all. CRM 2011 supports both in-place upgrade as well as a fresh CRM 2011 install with a later CRM 4.0 organization import into CRM 2011. We… Read More: CRM 4 to CRM 2011 Upgrade. »