Using a Console App to Fire a CRM 2011 Workflow
I'm not a developer - don't even play one on TV - but sometimes our internal CRM implementation needs some functionality and I'm able to cobble enough code from other places to make something work....
View ArticlePodcast: CRM Admin Workshop Overview
One of the many services our team offers is the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Admin Workshop. In the podcast below, Premier Field Engineers Ryan Anderson and Shawn Dieken discuss the service and topics such...
View ArticleCRM Anywhere
Today Microsoft is announcing the next set of Dynamics CRM innovations to be released in the Q2 2012 service update. Among other things, this service update will deliver the capability for customers...
View ArticleWalkthrough: Easily locate objects in ActiveDirectory by Guid
Often times we have the need to confirm the location of the CRM Groups in Active Directory (AD) or find what AD object a user account in CRM is pointed to. Most recently our team had to re-image a...
View ArticleOverview: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 21
We're delighted to announce that Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 21 released Thursday February 9th,2012! Note regarding Podcast: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 21 was discussed...
View ArticleCRM 2011 Server Setup Commonly Asked Questions
As customers are starting to plan for CRM 2011 installations and upgrades we’ve begun to see questions regarding environment setups. Here’s a list of the questions I’ve seen thus far: Q: Are the CRM...
View ArticleHow to Decrease 401 Responses in CRM Web Traffic
When analyzing traffic from a web application such as CRM you may notice that many of the requests result in a 401 (Access Denied) before they get the 200 Success response. This is a normal...
View ArticleDynamics CRM & SQL 2012 Compatibility
Microsoft SQL 2012 RTM’d yesterday (link) and you’re probably wondering: “Can I upgrade my SQL Server instance to SQL 2012 if it hosts CRM databases?” and the answer is YES! For CRM 2011 make sure...
View Article“CRM Anywhere” Video Overview
Important Note: The CRM Product Group has published a blog titled "Q2 2012 Service Update – New delivery schedule" which clarifies the release plans for upcoming Update Rollups and Quarterly Service...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics CRM Stack Technology Compatibility List KB!
One of the common questions I get is about Microsoft stack technology updates and if certain service packs or versions of a Microsoft product are supported with Dynamics CRM. Now we have all of this...
View ArticlePFE Dynamics at Convergence 2012
For those going to Convergence next week, I wanted to let you know that we will have members of the PFE Dynamics team there presenting some great content. In addition, make sure to follow @PFEDynamics...
View ArticleDynamics CRM 2011 DeletionService Async Maintenance Operation Demystified
Updated for changes introduced in UR12 and UR16. See general steps below. I recently had a customer ask me about the purpose of the DeletionService maintenance operation (AsyncOperationType = 14)...
View ArticleHow to Increase the 50 Record Page Limit on OData Retrieve Responses for...
An inherent limitation placed on retrieving data via CRM 2011’s OData endpoint (OrganizationData.svc) is that the response can only include up to a maximum of 50 records...
View ArticleConvergence 2012 – Customization Tips and Tricks in Dynamics CRM 2011
Hello and thank you to those who attended our Interactive Discussion today at Convergence in Houston! Below are the notes and links that we planned to reference during our Interactive Discussion today....
View ArticleDynamics CRM Benchmark Service
Another one of the services that our team offers is the Dynamics CRM Benchmark Service. This service takes advantage of the Performance Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and is recommended for...
View ArticlePodcast and Overview: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Update Rollup 7
We're proud to announce that Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Update Rollup 7 released Thursday, Mar. 22nd,2012! On Friday Mar. 23rd 2012, Ryan Anderson and Mike Gast from the Microsoft Premier Field...
View ArticleUsing the CRM Diagnostics Page to Capture Network Performance
Network performance between the client and server will play a key factor in how well CRM performs for the end users. It is very common to have users working from remote locations where the network...
View ArticleCRM 2011 Solution Import Fails with error “Object reference not set to an...
I had recently worked with a customer that was running into errors when trying to import a solution into some of their organizations. The solution import would fail with the following error message....
View ArticleHow to Make a Custom Administrator Security Role in CRM 2011 (On-Premise)
One of the requests we have seen in the field is for a custom admin security role in CRM 2011 where a group of users have permissions restricted to only certain administrative functions. One such...
View ArticleCRM Performance Optimization Tips and Tricks Session Details
On April 25th the Premier Field Engineering team will be delivering a CRM Performance Optimization Tips and Tricks session in conjunction with our Microsoft Partner Avtex in Edina, MN. The sessions...
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