MS Dynamics CRM

Piknik mstech.si v sodelovanju s skupinami SloDUG, SloWUG, SloCUG in SBSC

David Vidmar — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:07:08 GMT

First event related to Slovenian CRM Users Group will be a party!

Here is the official invitation:

Vabimo vas na že drugi jesenski piknik, ki ga organizira Microsoft tehnična skupnost mstech.si v sodelovanju s skupinami SloDUG, SloWUG, SloCUG in SBSC.

Sponzor piknika je Izid Internet Explorer 9 Beta.

Kdaj & kaj: 15. september 2010. S piknikom pričnemo ob 16h, poskrbljeno bo za hrano in pijačo, prijetno druženje, športne aktivnosti ter zanimivo in zabavno presenečenje.
Kje: Ježica (Gostilna Štern)

Prosimo, da se zaradi planiranja števila udeležencev na pikniku OBVEZNO PRIJAVITE.

Zadnji dan za prijavo je 10. september.

Matjaž Šircelj
Vodja upravljanja odnosov s tehnično skupnostjo

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 12 is available

David Vidmar — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:37:26 GMT

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 12 has been release few days ago. It includes update support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 and a regular nuch of updates and fixes.

Important link

I also updated MS CRM 4 build numbers table for easy CRM version reference.

Thanks to all who reported slight bug with Rollup 11 version. It has been fixed too.

Site troubles

David Vidmar — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:50:31 GMT

This site has been experiencing technical difficulties in last couple of days. As far as I can see, it’s been some hackers playground. Things are returning to normal.

Thank you all for your patience.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 11 is available

David Vidmar — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:42:00 GMT

It’s number 11. This time around, Outlook 2010 integration is big news. Here are links to download and what’s new documents.

And yes, my MS CRM 4 build numbers table is updated too.

SloCUG – Slovenian Dynamics CRM Users Group

David Vidmar — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:46:22 GMT

Yesterday afternoon, after some initial help from Microsoft guys, eleven Dynamics CRM experts from different Slovenian companies sat down in well know beer hours in Ljubljana.

I’m really pleased to announce, that we founded an informal Dynamics CRM users group called SloCUG, which is short for Slovenian Dynamics CRM Users Group.

We will model our work after two well established groups SloDUG and SloWUG (developers and IT guys respectively) and main goals of this group will be exchanges of ideas and knowledge. And beer or other drink of choice with some laughs, of course.

After the summer, we will start with meetings which will be 2 months apart and I will be coordinating the whole operation.

There are lots of details we still have to figure out and lots of things we have to do, but let’s take in one step at a time. More in months to come… If you have any ideas to share, please drop me a note!

Thanks to all who came yesterday! To everyone else - if this is something you are interested in, please leave me a note. Everyone is welcome to join!

Presentations from NT konferenca 2010 CRM customizations workshop

David Vidmar — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:25:31 GMT

As promised, here are presentation downloads from CRM customizations workshop on NTK 2010:

NT konferenca 2010

David Vidmar — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:45:44 GMT

NT konferenca 2010 starts tommorow in Portorož, Slovenia.

You can catch me at workshop about customizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 on Tuesday!

Delavnica: CRM za začetnike - kako postaviti CRM brez programiranja
Aurora 1, torek 13:30 - 16:00

Other Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 sessions will include:

Rešitve iz prakse: Dynamics CRM
Mediteranea 2 (Dynamics), sreda 10:15 - 11:30
Matej Urbanc (NPS, poslovne rešitve, d.o.o.), Tadej Kosmačin (ORG. TEND), Janez Lemič (SIQ - Slovenski inštitut za kakovost)
S tremi kliki do brezplačnega preizkusnega CRM okolja
Mediteranea 2 (Dynamics), sreda 12:30 - 13:15
Miloš Levičnik (COMTRON D.O.O.)
Dynamics rešitve - hosting ali on-premise
Mediteranea 2 (Dynamics), sreda 13:30 - 14:15
Tomaž Vodušek (avtenta.si), Aleš Kuclar (ITeUM d.o.o.)
Dynamics CRM as development platform for business applications
Mediteranea 2 (Dynamics), sreda 14:45 - 16:00
Sandeep Kesiraju (Microsoft)
Integracija Microsoft CRM in OCS 2007 R2 v podjetju Trinet
Pharos, sreda 14:45 - 16:00
Sandi Jordan (Microsoft), Oskar Wolf (Telprom)
xRM - orodje, ki omogoča korak dlje
Mediteranea 2 (Dynamics), sreda 16:30 - 17:30
Tomaž Vodušek (avtenta.si)

13,000+ Free Icons for Web and Desktop Development

David Vidmar — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:37:20 GMT

I finally went through my icons collection and this is linked list of free icon libraries I use for development. Most of icons are suitable for web and desktop development, lately I use them for Dynamics CRM development.

I keep all icons in their own folder and use file search when I need specific icons.

Here is the list… If you have other suggestions, let me know!

Updates:

2010-08-10 Update: Added ”Boolean” pack.

ASP.NET Icons
390 icons, 16x16, GIF
http://www.freeiconsdownload.com/Free_Downloads.asp?id=63

Acxialis – Web Mini, Part 1
267 icons, 16x16, PNG, GIF or ICO
http://www.axialis.com/free/icons/

Boolean
111 icons, 16x16, PNG
http://prax-08.deviantart.com/art/Boolean-1-1-166457851

Diagona
400 icons, 16x16 and 10x10, PNG
http://p.yusukekamiyamane.com/

FamFamFam – Silk Icons
1000 icons, 16x16, PNG
http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/

FamFamFam – Flag Icons
247, 16x16, PNG and GIF
http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/flags/

FamFamFam – Mini
144, 16x16, GIF
http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/mini/

FatCow - Farm Fresh Web Icons
1400 icons, 16x16 and 32x32, PNG
http://www.fatcow.com/free-icons/

Fugue Icons
6000+ icons, 16x16, PNG
http://p.yusukekamiyamane.com/

Gallery 2 Icons
77 icons, 20x16, GIF
http://paularmstrongdesigns.com/projects/gallery-2-icons/

LED Icons Set
500+ icons, 16x16, PNG
http://led24.de/

Mini Pixel Icons
320 icons, 14x14, GIF
http://icondock.com/free/mini-pixel-icons

SplashyIcons
483 icons, 16x16, PNG
http://splashyfish.com/icons/

Tango Icon Library
645 icons, 16x16, 22x22, 32x32, PNG
http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Library

TwoTiny + Expansion Pack
121 icons, 16x16, GIF
http://code.google.com/p/twotiny/

Vaga
60 icons, 16x16, PNG
http://www.tenbytwenty.com/products/icon-sets/vaga

Free Web Design Icons Set
310 icons, 16x16, PNG
http://semlabs.co.uk/journal/free-web-design-icon-set

Xiao Icon
72 icons, 16x16, PNG
http://www.ineversay.com/my-works/xiao-icon.html

Customer Care Accelerator, SDK and Statements of Directions

David Vidmar — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:33:04 GMT

A lot of news these days in Dynamics CRM world!

Statement of Directions has been updated to April 2010 version. You should check a review of changes at Sonoma Partners blog. Get full documents at Customer Source or Partner Source.

Accelerators for Microsoft Dynamics CRM web page has been updated as Customer Case Accelerator has been released. It is a big news and from what I have seen so far this is great resource and great starting point for integrating Dynamics CRM with other web applications.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK 4.0.12 is available. It contains some exciting additions as new development tools, sample and documentation. Read summary of changes at Ascentium XRM blog.

Last, but not least, Scribesoft is moving toward releasing Scribe Insight 7.0 as Technical Preview 2 went live yesterday. It’s not publicly available, but if you are a Scribe partner, you can get a trial run.

Ultimate Dynamics CRM Tools List

David Vidmar — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:38:29 GMT

There are lots of useful Dynamics CRM tools out there, but I haven’t found any central list to list them all. So, here it is - a list of free tools that come handy when developing or just using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Currently, there are 19 tools listed.

If you know or develop a tool that is not listed, please let me know, I would love to add it to my list!

Microsoft

CRM Plugin Registration Tool

This is a must have if you use or develop add-ins. Without this tool registration is almost impossible. It comes with source code which can be super useful if you are creating a setup for your add-in which also takes case of registering. There is also some sample code available.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Demonstration Tools (for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0)

This is little know tool that has some interesting features that are useful when preparing for CRM presentations and also for development. Features include: Generate Data, Change the Dates and/or Times for Data, Create Dependent Picklists, Generate E-Mails, Set Icons for Entities, Change the CRM Navigation Pane, Replace Strings in CRM.

CrmDiagTool4 for Microsoft CRM 4.0

This tool makes starting tracing and turning on DevError for CRM really easy. You don’t need to manually edit web.config files, do it by clicking a button.

Customization Comparison Utility

This utility will do side-by-side comparison between two cusomization.xml files. Useful for documenting changes, spotting bugs and much more. Same thing can be done using WinMerge or similar tool, but Customization Comparison Utility “understands” the xml and groups different kinds of customizations.

CRM 4 Deployment Job Editor

This utility will assist you in editing organization maintenance jobs in CRM 4.0. There are two types of these jobs in CRM 4.0; deletion service and re-indexing service. Out of the box you cannot modify the schedule or set the next run time, but using this utility you can re-configure the jobs. For tips hover over the "Base Time" input box and the "Job Next Run" input box to reveal a tooltip explanation.

This utility must be run a CRM server.

Configuration Data Utility

Lets you easily export and import data from custom entities.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Internet Facing Deployment Configuration Tool

Helps you configure Internet Facing Deployment stuff. Be sure to read the manual, there is a gotcha – you should copy this tool to CRM folder and run it from there!

Stunnware

As one of the most important Dynamics CRM resources on the web Stunnware offers many commercial tools.

Stunnware Tools for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Stunnware tools are a compilation of different tools that plug into common UI. Some of the modules are free, most are not.

The Community Edition: It's free and contains the Metadata Viewer, FetchXml Wizard and Excel Export.

The Professional Edition: A subscription-based version with access to all tools of the Community Edition plus the Code Generator for C# and VB.NET, the CRM Help File Generator, additional features of the FetchXml wizard and the Customization Comparer.

CRM Trace Log Viewer

Simple but very useful tool that lets you filter and resolve users in Dynamics CRM trace files.

MS Dynamics CRM

Piknik mstech.si v sodelovanju s skupinami SloDUG, SloWUG, SloCUG in SBSC

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 12 is available

Site troubles

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 11 is available

SloCUG – Slovenian Dynamics CRM Users Group

Presentations from NT konferenca 2010 CRM customizations workshop

NT konferenca 2010

13,000+ Free Icons for Web and Desktop Development

Customer Care Accelerator, SDK and Statements of Directions

Ultimate Dynamics CRM Tools List

Microsoft

CRM Plugin Registration Tool

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Demonstration Tools (for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0)

CrmDiagTool4 for Microsoft CRM 4.0

Customization Comparison Utility

CRM 4 Deployment Job Editor

Configuration Data Utility

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Internet Facing Deployment Configuration Tool

Stunnware

Stunnware Tools for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

CRM Trace Log Viewer

Patrick Verbeeten

Microsoft CRM 4.0 Developers Tool

CRM 4.0 Sitemap & ISV.Config Editor aka CRM Xml Editor

Event Listener

Tanguy Touzard

View Layout Replicator

Isv.config Manager

Form JavaScript Manager

Ronny Van der Snickt

MS CRM Javascript Intellisense Generator

Scott Sewell, CustomerEffective

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Documentation Generator

Daniel Halan

CRM Configuration Manager

Orbit One

Bulk Update and Export tool