Over the course of my career, I have seen too many Dynamics CRM solution deployments fail because of poorly executed deployment processes. To make deployments easier, I have built a new tool called the Dynamics CRM Deployment Wizard. The CRM Deployment Wizard executes deployment (solution or reference data import) steps listed in a JSON manifest file, so all you have to do is organize your files, create the manifest and run the deployment job. »
I’ve released an updated version of my Dynamics CRM Configuration Data Mover tool that includes the following enhancements: Setting statecode and statuscode values on create or update is now supported. The tool will not set statuscode unless statecode is also specified. Record ownership can now be changed on updates. ####Getting the Dynamics CRM Configuration Data Mover The source code is available in my GitHub repository here. »
On Monday, April 11, at 12 p.m. EDT, I will be presenting a webcast at MSDynamicsWorld.com that will show how a custom integration with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning can be used to perform sentiment analysis on any data stored in Dynamics CRM. Custom sentiment analysis integrations can enable a number of interesting processes in Dynamics CRM including: »
Last month a colleague of mine asked if it would be possible to synchronize Dynamics CRM service calendars and holiday calendars using my Configuration Data Mover tool. At first it looked like it would be complicated, but after trying a few different approaches, it turned out to be incredibly simple. Before getting to the solution, let’s look at how Dynamics CRM stores calendar data. »
I’ve released an updated version of my Dynamics CRM Configuration Data Mover tool that includes the following GUI enhancements: Password masking in connection form (saved passwords are still stored as plain text) Improved record error logging to show reason for import failure Improved connection error handling for import jobs Thanks to GitHub user btull89 for suggesting the first two items and submitting some code for them. »