Category Archives: MS CRM 2011

This is all about technical aspects of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

How to calculate current age from Date of Birth using Javascript in Dynamics CRM 2011

To calculate current age from date of birth using javascript in dynamics crm 2011 follow below: Checking month difference if it is 0 simply subtract the birth year from current year. If it is negative value simply subtract the birth … Continue reading

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How to retrieve related entity data in Dynamics CRM 2011

This sample shows how to retrieve multiple entities using the RetrieveMultiple method with QueryExpression along with their related entity columns. The code returns columns from the primary account record as well as the firstname and lastname of the primary contacts … Continue reading

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How to read XML file in Dynamics CRM 2011 using Javascript.

In Dynamics CRM 2011, we could maintain the XML files using web resource utility, which is a very good feature. It could be read using Javascript which is also maintained in the web resources of Dyanmics CRM 2011.You could make … Continue reading

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How to retrieve the Selected Record Ids of a subgrid in Dynamics CRM 2011 using Javascript.

To retrieve the selected records of a subgrid in dynamics crm 2011 just write down below code in your javascript function. var accountContactsGrid= document.getElementById(“accountContactsGrid”).control; var selectedids = gridControl.get_selectedIds();

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How to retrieve current User Id in Dynamics CRM 2011 using Javascript.

Only you need to write below code in your javascript function to get current user Id: var currentUserId = Xrm.Page.context.getUserId();

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How to decide IFD deployment of Dynamics CRM 2011 Environment?

When Dynamics CRM 2011 was released, most deployments were strictly on-premise deployments with access restricted to users on the company network or VPN. However, with the changing landscape of how people work, the consumerization of IT, and the upcoming changes … Continue reading

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How to configure mobile express in Dynamics CRM 2011

Mobile Express is installed by default at no extra cost. In Dynamics CRM 2011 the Mobile Express configuration exists within each entity. For example, if you want to enable Accounts for Mobile Express, go to Settings –> Customization –> Customize … Continue reading

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How to write basic Plugin in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

A plug-in is custom business logic that you can integrate with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to modify or augment the standard behavior of the platform. Plug-ins are event handlers since they are registered to execute … Continue reading

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How to use Early Binding and LINQ to query entity details in Dynamics CRM 2011

Early Binding The CRMSvcUtil can generate the LINQ Service Context by providing the optional tag: /serviceContextName:CrmDataContext The LINQ Service Context that is produced by taking this approach is a gateway to the work with the LINQ provider. When the CRMDataContext … Continue reading

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Comparison between Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SalesForce.com based on simple Customization

We will look at the Out of the Box customization functionality of both Dynamics CRM and Salesforce.com. There are several business cases for wanting to customize your system. A very common type of customization is a change made to a … Continue reading

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