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For CRM 4.0 developer newbies: the Developer Ramp-up Kit [link]

If the software development experience with Dynamics CRM 4.0 had to be summarized with one word, it would have to be flexibility.  Let’s say there’s some type of functionality that Dynamics CRM can’t immediately address from within the application; there’s a good chance that there are development tools ready to make CRM work for your business, not the other way around.

Enter the Developer Ramp-up Kit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.  It’s a nice collection of videos, labs and other resources to get you up and running with the various tools available in CRM 4.0.  To get the most out of the kit you’ll need some familiarity with the following:

• .NET Framework
• Microsoft Visual C#
• Javascript
• Microsoft SQL Server
• General Web development

For those looking to get familiar with Dynamics CRM’s extensibility, this is a one-stop shop for all the tools you need to get started.

MSDN direct link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720132.aspx

To see the full list of contents in this kit, click on the below link.

Presentations

Module 1: Introduction to Developing With Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
Introduces the concepts for developing with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Module 2: Entity Relationships
Describes the new relationship types that can be created by using this version.

Module 3: Accessing the Service using Web Services
Covers the Web services, different authentication methods for each kind of installation, multi-tenancy, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.

Module 4: Web Application and Client Extensibility
Explains how to integrate custom pages into the user interface, SiteMap customization, IFRAMEs, and Jscript.

Module 5: Plug-ins
Describes how to extend the product functionality with custom code that is triggered either before or after an event.

Module 6: Workflow
Explains the new workflow features both in the Web application and the extension mechanisms provided in the SDK.

Module 7: Working Offline
Covers aspects of the SDK that can work in a disconnect environment.

Module 8: Reporting
Describes the new reporting features.

Module 9: Analytics and Business Intelligence
Covers filtered views, dashboards, and more.

Module 10: Metadata Access
Explains how to use the new write APIs for making changes to the metadata.

Module 11: Deployment and System Management
Covers e-mail setup and the new deployment features.

Module 12: Extension and Manageability
Describes new performance counters, MOM, and ISV certification.

VPC Image
Contains a differencing disk from the public CRM 4.0 VPC that is used for trainees to work on the on-premise hands-on labs.

Labs for On-Premise
Contains twelve labs that work with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Labs for Online
Contains nine labs that work with Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 Online.

Labs for Partner Hosted
Contains nine labs that work with Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 that is partner-hosted (Internet-facing Deployment).

Additional Information
Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) from the MSDN Developer Center.

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