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Converting XML to C# Literal

At times we need to convert the XML string to Literal. And it is not fun. While searching for online tool that could help, I found this XML Formatter tool

http://xmltoolbox.appspot.com/

Hope it helps.

Custom Ribbon Button to get the Guid of the record in CRM 2011

Get guid of the record quickly in CRM 2013

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Update :- Works for CRM 2013 as well.

Hi,

Normally to get the guid we need to click on “Copy a link” button and then get id from the url, so just thought of creating a custom button that only copies the guid.

Clicking on Get Guid button will copy the id to the clipboard

RibbonDiffXml:-

Download the managed solution here ( Change the extension to zip from doc).

https://nishantrana.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/getguidapplicationribbon_1_0_0_0_managed.doc

Hope it helps.

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Generic SQL Error – RetriveMultiple with ConditionOperator.Contains in CRM

Hi,

Was getting Generic SQL Error while using ConditionOperator.Contains in the ConditionExpression. The requirement was to get all the incident records based on the title attribute value.

condExp.AttributeName = “title”;

condExp.Operator = ConditionOperator.Contains;

condExp.Values.Add(“test”);

The correct way to perform this kind of search is by using Like operator with %.

condExp.AttributeName = “title”;

condExp.Operator = ConditionOperator.Contains;

condExp.Values.Add(“%test%”);

http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ede5932b-5ac9-4fc9-86d9-12ef5b2b305d/crm-2011-getting-generic-sql-error-when-performing-retrievemultiple-with?forum=crmdevelopment

Hope it helps.

The Maintenance jobs for CRM 2013 is similar to the CRM 2011 jobs if they are not the same. I had to dig into the details of each of the jobs for my project. These are my findings and I hope it will be useful for everyone. Please remember to reschedule these maintenance jobs after the installation of CRM is completed.

Maintenance Job Name

Purpose

Default Frequency/ Recommendation

Deletion Service

The deletion service maintenance operation now cleans up subscription tracking records for deleted metadata objects as they expire.

If Outlook does not sync for 90 days, the job will remove the subscription with CRM.
Cleanup POA records. Un-sharing of record(s) do not remove the records in the POA table, it will stay there for 90 days and it will clean up by the deletion job.
Cleanup failed/stuck workflows for the record(s) synchronize with Outlook.

By default, the job executes every…

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attributeName error while using join in LINQ in CRM.

I recently wrote a LINQ using joins, all seemed fine, but was still getting the attributeName exception. Finally this post came to rescue.

http://www.develop1.net/public/post/e2809cValue-cannot-be-nullParameter-name-attributeNamee2809d-when-running-Linq-query-with-join.aspx

Hope it helps.

REVIEW: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Marketing Automation

Hi,

I was very happy to receive the eBook of Microsoft Dynamic CRM 2013 Marketing Automation (Packt Publishing by Alok Singh and Sandeep Chanda) for review few days back.

It a mini guide focusing on the Marketing Module of CRM 2013, with around 100 pages divided into 6 chapters. It starts by explaining the challenges faced in marketing and how CRM 2013 can address those challenges. It then explains in detail various feature available in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 that can be leveraged to successful implement the marketing module.It also talks about two of the most popular third party marketplace solution available for marketing module of CRM i.e. ClickDimensions and CoreMotives.

The book is very informative and clearly explains everything that there is in Marketing Module of CRM 2013. The authors are expert and we can clearly see their authority in the subject.

It a must read guide for all the CRM professionals.

Grab your copy here

http://goo.gl/2Ze97E

Bye.