I have been writing performance test scripts for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 over the last week. I now realise the reason for the lack of blogs posts and information on performance testing with Dynamics CRM. I am using Visual Studio 2013 ultimate Web Performance and load tests and its frustrating, slow, difficult.
The main difficulties arise from the number of guids used in CRM. To move the scripts from one CRM organisation to another, all guids need to be parameterised.
The CRM WRPC token stops scripts rerunning. I took the easy option and turned off the token, instead of parameterising the token. Read more here – What is the WRPC Token?
CRM-Performance-Toolkit for CRM 2013/CRM2015 is released
CRM professional for hire
Hosk CRM Blog reader and CRM Professional Zsolt Zömbik is available for work now.
Why you should Zsolt
- He reads Hosk’s Dynamic CRM blog
- His name score extremely highly in scrabble
- He has beaten Chuck Norris in an arm wrestle
- When he runs over puddles, it doesn’t even ripple
- He aims to be the first Microsoft Dynamics CRM professional to do a CRM deployment on Mars!
One final point, he is ace at CRM.
Quote(s) of the week
The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.” – Author Unknown
“Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.” – Robert A. HeinleinPeople are born; leaders are made.
General Stanley McChrystal
People are born, CRM developers are made through knowledge of the CRM SDK and CRM project experience – Hosk
Article the week
become a CRM master
Great concise blog with good advice to improve your CRM developers skills
Best of the Rest
How to create realistic Test Data for your CRM Project and why you should
Creating realistic test data for you project is great. Create once, use many times.
Bad data can cause bugs
Good data can find bugs
XRM Strikes Back
Good article from CRM MPV Jukka about XRM
CRM Dialog and Custom Workflow example
An example of with a Dialog working with a Custom Workflow
Real time workflow or plugins
Scott Durow explains how Real time workflows work, comparing them to plugin performance
CRM 2013 – Why wasn’t an updated Custom workflow used by CRM?
I deployed a Custom Workflow but CRM wasn’t using it, find out why
How to remove dependencies to CRM Developer Toolkit
How to extract your customizations from the steel ninja grip of the CRM developer toolkit
Upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015? Here’s What You Should Consider
Things not to miss when deciding to upgrade to CRM 2015, things like, has your CRM become a beast!
Dynamics CRM How to access a QuickForm component via Jscript in Turbo Forms
I’m not sure why you would but here’s how
CRM 2013 – What is the WRPC Token and resolving INVALID_WRPC_TOKEN errors
WRPC token is generated every 24 hours to stop cross-site scripting, I bet you didn’t know that.
Using Actions in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015
I’m still not convinced by Actions in CRM. I keep reading articles thinking this time it will make sense
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SO WHAT DOES THIS ACQUISITION MEAN FOR USERS
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Microsoft acquires Adxstudio Inc., Web portal and application lifecycle management solutions provider
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Why Microsoft brought Adxstudio
Read why Microsoft brought Adxstudio and why it’s good news
CRM 2013 – Understanding Solutions and how they work
Solutions in Microsoft Dynamics CRM give with one hand and bash you over the head with the other
Microsoft Social Engagement 2015 Update 1.2 is ready!
Social engagement continues to improve (which it needed to), check out the new functionality
Don’t just test the happy path
Developers should test the happy path, alternative path and the exception path otherwise you are giving bugs a place to hide
Case study featuring Unified Service Desk
The Unified Service Desk is awesome, why don’t more companies use it?
CRM-Performance-Toolkit for CRM 2013/CRM2015 is released
How to find Javascript files used in Microsoft Dynamics Forms
Find those pesky Javascript files
Get next case functionality for Dynamics CRM
Interesting read
Programming
how to be awesome part 1
Document integration – part 1: some ideas…
A Toolbox of Software Architecture Review Techniques. Part 1: The simplest thing you can do
What Led Amazon to its Own Microservices Architecture
other
morning pages – how to write them
Why you should write morning pages
How Con Artists Exploit Human Behaviour
16 Great Quotes For Software Testers
Shut Up, Sit Down, and Type
Previous top picks
Hosk’s Top CRM Articles of the week – 28th September
Useful Hosk Links
Hosk list Of CRM 2013 Tools
A list and review of CRM 2013 tools, this will probably work in CRM 2015 as well
Hosk’s CRM Developer Articles
A collection of my favourite CRM Developer articles I have written
MB2-703 – CRM 2013 Customization and Configuration Certification Information
All the CRM 2013 content to help you pass the exam
HoskWisdom – Hosk Developer Quotes
Words of Wisdom from the Hosk. I have written over 900 articles, surely I should have said a few memorable things
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