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CRM 2011 installation error – SQL Server: The instance name must be the same as computer name
I got this error on a recent CRM Install. The reason for this error was because the name of the SQL Server machine had been changed after SQL Server 2012 had been installed. So what I think basically happens when you install CRM it creates the default instance with the same name as the computer […]
The account specified to run the Microsoft Dynamics CRM application does not have Performance Counter permissions.
October 9, 2012
If you have installed CRM 2011 you will have almost definitely seen this message. I am doing it with a Windows 2012 server install and I know how to fix the error but finding Local Users and Groups setting is a puzzle in itself. The cause of the problem is the CRM service users you […]
CRM 2011 – Instructions on installing the Outlook Client Add on
September 21, 2012
One of the benefits of using CRM 2011 is utilizing CRM 2011 inside the outlook client, which makes tracking emails and appointments for CRM records quick and easy. Before you can get these benefits you need to install the CRM Outlook Add in. I have found some great resources on the subject. I would say […]
CRM 2011 – in plugins only select the fields you need and not ColumnSet(true)
September 17, 2012
usually when I am first developing some code in a plugin I will select all columns in the query e.g. account Account= (account)service.Retrieve(account.EntityLogicalName, id, new ColumnSet(true)); Once I know the code is working I will change this to pass only retrieve the fields I need because this makes the code run quicker and it’s basically […]
CRM 2011 – Reassigning records in CRM 2011
August 23, 2012
someone at work recently left and someone replaced them and I hadn’t thought anything about it until I started thinking about all the records assigned to this user? Interestingly you cannot delete users in CRM 2011 you can only de-active them. so I know had to find out how to reassign the records from one user to […]
CRM 2011 – CRM and Portal information
November 28, 2011
I was asked about portals and CRM 2011 today. I have been googling information about it. In my mind this is fantastic functionality that clients want but setting it up and maintaining it can be difficult. The main problem I have is to use a portal you have to set up a seperate website and […]
CRM 2011 – How to apply a security role to multiple users
November 4, 2011
sometimes when you create a new entity and access the system as Admin you forgot you need to change the security roles to add access to the new entity. it can be quite a hassle to edit all the security roles to add the correct privileges to all the different security roles. So you might find this tool useful […]
CRM 2011 – 73 Percent of CRM 4 deployments to be upgraded to CRM 2011 in the next 6 months
March 12, 2011
I have been working with CRM 2011 for 3 months and during these time I also have been some work on some CRM 4 developments. The changes between CRM 2011 and CRM 4 are quite signnificant. CRM 2011 has a lot of excellent new features but it also looks and feels different and from a […]
Connections in CRM 2011
January 5, 2011
I was in meeting/discussion about CRM 2011 and we were discussing how to view accounts in a list, should we use the owner of the account or maybe add a new field onto accounts. then someone said lets use connections. Now at this point connections to me were one of the new features added in […]
JScript Libraries and Web Resources
January 4, 2011
This is one of the big improvements in CRM 2011. REUSABLE JSCRIPT LIBRARIES!! Richard Knudson who has a great blog and I am always getting great articles and videos from his site. He has an article and 12 minute video explaining web resources http://www.dynamicscrmtrickbag.com/2010/11/12/extreme-2010-recap-taking-advantage-of-web-resources/ This is a great improvement for CRM 2011 because now we […]
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About the Hosk
I'm a Dynamics CRM Developer - Consultant based in Birmingham, UK.
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CRM 4.0 Applications
CRM 4.0 Customization and Configuration
CRM 4.0 Installation and Deployment
CRM 4.0 Extending Microsoft Dynamics
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