Introducing the Alexander Development Dynamics CRM Configuration Data Mover

A frequent challenge when working with Dynamics CRM is making sure that configuration data like teams and queues have the same record GUIDs in all of a project’s different environments for development, testing and production. Without identical GUIDs, any processes, scripts or other customizations that reference a record’s id will have to be changed between environments, and this is risky because it means you’re running a solution in production that’s different than what was actually tested in a lower environment. »

XrmToolBox plugin for moving access team templates

Late last year I created a console application for moving access team templates between Dynamics CRM organizations, and I described it in this blog post. Following up on that, I’ve created an XrmToolBox plugin to make it even easier to move access team templates (with GUIDs) between CRM organizations. I’ve also added functionality to automatically enable access teams on the relevant entities in the target organization if desired. »