I saw this link on the TAO of CRM’s blog which is a great source for CRM information and articles. http://thetaoofcrm.com/2011/08/15/crm-2011-administrators-guide/
he pointed me towards the fact there is a CRM 2011 Administrator’s guide which you can download here
it’s an administrators guide to CRM 2011 and it goes through lots of admin tasks you might need to go through , like adding/changing business units, setting up connections etc. Here is the contents page
Administrators Guide – Setting Up Your Organization 1
Create or change the settings for a business unit 1
Create a new business unit 2
Set auto-number formats 2
Set system-wide settings 3
Set fiscal year settings 4
Work with connections 5
Work with connections and connection roles 6
Set preferences for product updates 6
Create or edit a site 6
Set system-wide privacy preferences 7
Determining E-mail Access for Your Organization 7
Controlling Data Access 8
Business Units 8
Security Roles 8
Overriding Security Roles 8
Securing Custom Fields 8
Work with Security Roles 9
Work with Business Units 11
Create or change the settings for a business unit 11
Assign a different parent business unit 12
Change the business unit for a record 12
Enable or disable a business unit 13
Work with Teams 14
Create or edit a team 14
Add or remove team members 15
Managing Users 16
Add or remove users for a territory 16
Manage a User’s Record 16
Work with Your User Record and Work Hours 17
Work with Announcements 18
View announcements 18
Work with Integrated Instant Messenging 20
Send or Copy a Shortcut 21
Install Microsoft Dynamics CRM E-mail Router 23
Work with E-mail Templates 24
E-mail Permissions 24
Permissions required for e-mail-related tasks 24
View Your User Profile 25
Using Connect to Define How Records Relate 26
Work with connections 26
Work with connections and connection roles 27
Using Connect to Define How Records Relate 27
Managing Relationship Roles 28
Using Relationship Roles 28
Types of Relationships 28
Managing Relationship Roles 29
Work with Relationship Roles 29
Relationship Roles Dialog Box 29
Customer Relationship Form 31
Opportunity Relationship Dialog Box 32
Changing Regional and Language Options for Your Organization 33
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