Category Archives: Dynamics CRM

How to convert the DateTime in Local and UTC Date Time format

While working with the plug-ins or with Custom Workflows Assemblies, we get the Datetime from CRM which doesn’t match with user’s Local DateTime format. As we get the date from the CRM in UTC Format so we can convert it to User’s Local DateTime using LocalTimeFromUtcTimeRequest Request. To get the Current logged in user’s Local… Read More »

More to maximizing real estate entity forms

In extension to one of our previous blog, this blog would add more to maximize the real estate on entity forms as well. If you want to hide the left navigation pane from any of entity form as shown in below screenshot follow below mentioned steps: 1. Click the Form Properties of respective entity form… Read More »

How to integrate SharePoint online with CRM Online – Part 2 -> Integration of CRM and SharePoint online

This is the second part of the blog post following this post. This post focuses on configuring the SharePoint site within CRM online 2011, integrating the both, uploading documents from with CRM to the SharePoint respective folder. Following are the steps for the same: 1. To Configure SharePoint, first you need to download List Component… Read More »

Looking for more real estate on Dynamics CRM page

This articles shows various ways in which you can increase the space on Microsoft Dynamics CRM home page.  Hide the Get Started Pane from the home page We always see Get started pane above each view as shown below. If user wishes to disable/hide this pane by default then it can be done, follow below… Read More »

Show different Header/Footer on different pages of SSRS report

Sometimes, there are requirements to show different Header/ Footer on different pages of the report. Like say, on the first page, header/ footer of report should be some text and on the second page it should be some different text. Please refer below screenshots. First Page Footer Second Page Footer This can be achieved using the… Read More »

Aggregate and Grouping functions using LINQ in CRM

As you know, QueryExpression are built as an Object Model. They support all the features of FetchXML except for grouping & aggregates. FetchXML supports all the features of QueryExpression including grouping & aggregates. Queries here are built as XML statements. LINQ queries are built using standard language similar to SQL, but internally it uses QueryExpression… Read More »

Issue regarding service activities resolved in UR 12

A while ago, we had requirement of sending an email to the users to whom service activity is scheduled. We had created a workflow which would send an email to the resources whenever they have be scheduled in for a service activity. The workflow was supposed to be triggered on create of service activity and… Read More »