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Here you will find the latest information regarding Microsoft Dynamics CRM and occasionally other Dynamics solutions.

The focus is on general news and tips for the intrepid CRM Administrator, as well as something for even the newest CRM user.

How to add a button to an entity form that automatically creates a new related CRM record

You know your users want to push your buttons.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is already user friendly and intuitive.  However, there will be times where you want to nudge the CRM users along the road to productivity by providing a nice shiny button that does what they want.  In this case I want to add a button to [...]

February 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: CRM 4.0, Consulting, Customizations, Developer, General Users | 2 comments

Time to update! Dynamics CRM Update Rollup 8 is now available (KB #975995)

Should you update? "Signs point to yes"

First off, I apologize for not keeping this blog regularly updated.  Balancing projects and the holiday season tends to make one procrastinate. 

After a quick scan of the list of fixes, it appears this release only adds stability improvements on top of what was Update Rollup 7’s big changes.  [...]

December 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Administrator, CRM 4.0, Customizations, Downloads, Links, Support | Leave a comment

It’s that time again! Update Rollup 6 for Dynamics CRM ready to download

Gear up, it’s time again to get your update on with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0!  The latest roundup of bug fixes and patches were released, as Update Rollup 6 is now available for download.

Download link:
Update Rollup 6 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (KB 970148)
KB Article link:
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 970148: Update Rollup 6 is [...]

August 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Administrator, CRM 4.0, Customizations, Developer, Downloads, Support | Leave a comment

MSCRM 4.0 Documentation Generator (Excel Add-in), perfect for the CRM Consultant’s Toolbox

Once in a blue moon you’ll find the perfect tool for the job, and this is one of them.  On Microsoft’s open source CodePlex site is the MSCRM 4.0 Documentation Generator, an Excel 2007 add-in that will automatically generate documentation for the CRM 4.0 entities, fields, picklist values and JavaScripts you’ve developed.

This tool will [...]

June 9th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Administrator, CRM 4.0, Consulting, Customizations, Developer, Downloads | 2 comments

Recommended download: Update Rollup 4 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (KB 968176)

Update Rollup (Fantastic) 4 ready to download!

 
It’s bug clobberin’ time for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0!  I’m a little late posting this, but Update Rollup 4 is now available for download.  This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements, so it’s well worth the bandwidth and time to deploy.

Download:
Update Rollup 4 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM [...]

May 15th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Administrator, CRM 4.0, Customizations, Downloads, General Users, Support | Leave a comment
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