It seems Microsoft has started rolling out an update to CRM 2013 Online called, “Online2.’ Here is a link to the KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2925872 and here are the highlights: Online2 resolves the following issues: A custom entity that has multiple "inactive" status reasons can be deactivated without prompting the user to select the appropriate status. […]
Continue readingI just received a great link to a information page from one of the Microsoft folks: Check Out These Handy Links to Help for CRM 2013 Check it out when you have time.
Continue readingIn the first article we discussed using SQL to determine the size of the Attachments in the database. My friend Aron Fischman shared with me similar queries using FetchXml: <!–Email Attachment File Size Analysis–> <fetch distinct=’false’ mapping=’logical’ aggregate=’true’> <entity name=’activitymimeattachment’> <attribute name=’activitymimeattachmentid’ alias=’EmailAttachmentCount’ aggregate=’count’/> <attribute name=’filesize’ alias=’FileSizeSum’ aggregate=’sum’/> <attribute name=’filesize’ alias=’FileSizeAvg’ aggregate=’avg’/> <attribute name=’filesize’ […]
Continue readingWay back when, like in version 3.0 and 4.0, Dynamics CRM had a hidden page that would display a list of entities and attributes in a concise list. That went away in version 2011 but the good folks on the CRM SDK team (Jim specifically), created a managed solution that was included in the SDK. […]
Continue readingWhile we’ve already discussed using the Quick View Menu to help with Dynamics CRM 2013 navigation, I thought I’d take the opportunity to show a technique to assist Dynamics CRM System Administrators. First of all, I would like you to download the CRM SiteMap Editor from Simpler Software: http://crmsolutionmanager.com/Download.aspx It’s free and is very helpful […]
Continue readingIf you have upgraded to Dynamics CRM 2013 you have probably noticed that the navigation has changed quite substantially. This has lead to an increased learning curve, at best, and a loss of productivity, at most. My friend and fellow CRM MVP Rhett Clinton has arrived on his white horse with a solution. Let me […]
Continue readingI was digging through a customer’s CRM database today to determine where all of the space had gone and thought I would share a couple of SQL scripts I created to help. Note: You’ll need Administrator access to SQL to run these scripts. This script will give you a summary of all Annotations, broken down […]
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