Category Archives: MS CRM 2011

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

How to Retrieve OptionSets Label Text in Dynamics CRM 2011

Posted on December 4, 2012 by admin

Calling Below Method as string labelValue = GetOptionSetValueLabel(CrmService, accEntity.LogicalName, “homeroof” , 100001); // Method to retrieve OptionSet label value Private string GetOptionSetValueLabel(IOrganizationService CrmWebService, string prmEntityName, string prmAttributeName, int prmOptionSetValue) { string ReturnLabel = string.Empty; OptionMetadataCollection OptionsSetLabels = null; OptionsSetLabels = … Continue reading →

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Workflow Process “Save As” functionality in Dynamics CRM 2011

Posted on November 26, 2012 by admin

Often there is a need to create a complex Process (workflow) and then shortly thereafter, recreate it with slightly different parameters. Dynamics CRM 2011 does not come with a “Save as” mechanism for workflows like it does for advanced finds … Continue reading →

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Building clients for Windows Phone and Windows 8 RT

Posted on November 7, 2012 by admin

The Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll library provided as part of the Dynamics CRM 2011 SDK makes it easy to write  .NET applications that target the desktop. This library has dependencies on .NET 4.0 and Windows Identity Foundation (WIF), neither of which are available … Continue reading →

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How to consume WCF Service using Channel Factory

Posted on October 29, 2012 by admin

A Channel Factory is implemented by the IChannelFactory Interface and their associated channels are used by the initiators of a communication pattern. The Channel Factory class is useful when you want to share a common service contract DLL between the … Continue reading →

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Create E-mail Activity and Multiple E-mail Attachment in MS CRM 2011

Posted on October 9, 2012 by admin

Copy and paste the below function to get it work. You can use this function to create email activity and email attachment related to the same email activity from Plugin/ Custom Workflow / Or any external web application or windows … Continue reading →

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New Xrm.Utility Functions in Update Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.

Posted on October 8, 2012 by admin

Xrm.Utility Reference The Xrm.Utility object provides a container for useful functions not directly related to the current page. These functions are available in every application page that supports scripting. You can use them in form scripts or in ribbon commands. … Continue reading →

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How to call External WCF Service within CRM 2011 Plugins

Posted on October 7, 2012 by admin

Step 1: Build and Publish the WCF Service Step 2: Deploy the WCF Service Step 3: Create WCF client Create a WCF client using  ServiceModel Metadata Utility Tool (Svcutil.exe) by using following steps: On the Start menu click All Programs, … Continue reading →

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