Tag: CRM

CRM Manipulation Library – Custom Workflow Activities for CRM 2016


Hi,

Recently we used the CRM Manipulation Library for some Days related calculation.

https://manipulationlibrary.codeplex.com/

To use it in CRM 2016, we updated the references to use latest SDK assemblies. You could download it form here.

https://www.codeplex.com/Download?ProjectName=manipulationlibrary&DownloadId=1614740

While working with it we found a strange issue,

If we are using Add Days and we do not specify any value to Days to Add it will not perform any calculation. The workaround suggested was to add 1 Week and remove 7 days, something of that sort. Basically, we wanted to add 2 minutes here.

Thanks to this post for that

http://practical-crm.blogspot.in/2013/12/crm-manipulation-library-date.html

Hope it helps..

How to – Delete Components from Managed Solution in Dynamics CRM 2016 without using Holding Solution.


Before the updates that we have received for solution in CRM 2016 the only way to delete components from managed solution was to use Holding Solution.

The following post nicely explains this.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devkeydet/2012/05/29/deleting-things-from-a-deployed-crm-2011-managed-solution-package/

Now let us see how we can do this in CRM 2016 without using Holding Solution.

Suppose below is our managed solution that includes 2 Action, 2 Entity, 2 SLA, 2 Workflow.

Entity 2 with two forms.

Entity 2 with 2 Views.

Entity 2 with two Fields.

Now import this solution as managed in destination org.

Now suppose we do not want following components in our Destination org – action 2, dashboard 2, Report 2, Security Role 2, Workflow 2 etc. along with View 2, Field 2 and Form 2 for Entity 2.

We remove some of the components and delete (field, form etc.) from our unmanaged solution (named Core Solution) which we had imported as Managed in our Destination Org.

Deleted View 2

Deleted Field 2

Now click on “Clone to Solution“. (This will increment the version number.)

Now import this updated solution to our destination organization, and select “Stage for Upgrade”

Click on “Apply Solution Upgrade”

This will remove the components from our destination org.

The helpful post

http://www.inogic.com/blog/2016/08/how-to-delete-component-from-managed-solution-in-dynamics-crm-2016/

Hope it helps..

Nice Videos on understanding “Package Deployer Tool” and “Configuration Migration Tool” in CRM.


While going through various videos on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, found these 2 nice videos on Package Deployer Tool and Configuration Tool.

Do check it out

Hope it helps..

An error has occurred. {1} {0} while Importing Solutoin in CRM 2016 Online.


Hi,

I was getting below error while importing solutoin in my trial CRM 2016 Online Org. I tried with other browser and it was the same case. Infact I created a new trial and tried there but no success.

Without losing hope, tried the same in one of my VM (Windows Server 2012 Standard). It got successfully imported.

So went back to my workstation and cleared browser cache there.

And the Import was Successful.

Hope it helps..

Map for Microsoft’s Global Data Centers


Hi,

Check this site that lists different Microsoft Global Data Center worldwide.

http://o365datacentermap.azurewebsites.net/

For India :

For EMEA :

Hope it helps.

The ‘distinct’ attribute is not declared error while trying to import solution in CRM 2016 (and earlier)


Hi,

Got this error while trying to import a managed solution in CRM 2016 Online.

During analysis we figured out that it was pointing to one of the charts created for System User Entity. It seemed like chart’s xml was modified after export and then imported. The xml definition of the chart contained distinct keyword.

Removing the distinct keyword from the Chart definition and importing it back and then importing the managed solution with this updated chart got imported without any error.

Hope it helps..