Raz Dynamics 365 Consultant Blog
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XRM Factor at CRMUG Reading
- November 30, 2016
- Posted by: CRM Consultants
- Category: Events
No CommentsI recently presented the XRMToolbox at the last CRMUG in Reading, Where I discussed how the XRMToolbox can help overcome challenges and also improve productivity with CRM Administration and Development. The XRM Factor is a competition to win votes for the best XRM Tool, however the limited time to discuss its features was no where near
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer Toolkit
- November 10, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Free CRM Tools & Plugins, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM
The last CRM developer toolkit was released with the SDK for Dynamics CRM 2013 for Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 and after many years the long awaited developer Dynamics CRM Toolkit is finally back. The Beta release of the aptly named Microsoft Dynamics 365 Developer Toolkit is now available to download from the following visual
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Report Durations of Key Events & Stages in Dynamics CRM
- October 23, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
In this article I will demonstrate how workflows and calculated fields can effectively be used to track the duration of events and stages in CRM, allowing you to report on how much business time is taken at each stage. One of the Key Reasons to Implement a CRM system is for organisations looking to continuously
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Birmingham CRM Centre of Excellence
- October 20, 2016
- Posted by: CRM Consultants
- Category: Events
It was a great pleasure to be involved in the very first CRM User group in Birmingham, a city that is thriving with many CRM talents. The Main issues to be addressed was the new Dynamics 365 Licencing Model as well as introducing our very own new crowned MVP Niel Parkhurst. Neil Parkhurst is renowned
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Automatically Set Account Territory by Postcode in Dynamics CRM
- September 25, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Free CRM Tools & Plugins, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM
I would like to share my Postcode Territory plugin with the Dynamics CRM community to automatically assign the Territory of your Accounts or Leads based on the Postcode of the record. Territory is an Out of the Box entity in CRM that allow you to allocate managers and assign your customers to territories. By default,
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Considerations for Merging Duplicate Records in Dynamics CRM
- August 20, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Duplicate records can enter the system in various ways from user input, during data imports, integrations and legacy data. They are not only an obstacle in achieving the single source of truth for the customer that is essential for CRM, but also impact user experience, reporting as well as integrations. Dynamics CRM provides ways to address duplicates
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Pass Parameter from CRM Command bar Button with Javascipt
- August 1, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Passing a Parameter on a Button Click is useful if you want to execute a custom Workflow or Action by accepting parameters when the button is clicked, as you will want the behaviour for each button to perform a different request, so setting the parameter for each button allows the user to execute tasks using
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Hiding command bar buttons in Dynamics CRM using custom security role privileges
- July 23, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Dynamics CRM Security Roles do a very good job of securing the Data within CRM, and this also applies for the command buttons. However sometimes you may have a requirement to completely hide the Button but without removing the users security roles, often in cases where you have an integrated CRM where Web services are
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Executing Workflows on Complex Relationships 1 to Many and Many to Many
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Free CRM Tools & Plugins, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Dynamics CRM Workflow can be executed and Triggered from a Primary Entity, and can include conditions and update records with N:1 relationship lookup fields on the Primary Entity. However one of the Limitations of OOTB Workflows is executing logic on complex relationship such as 1:N or N:N relationships. This Workflow limitation can be overcome to
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How to check Password expiry date for Dynamics CRM Online Service account
- June 19, 2016
- Posted by: Raz Dynamics
- Category: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Service Accounts are used for custom integrations and not for logging directly into CRM, since Office 365 allows enforces good practice by automatically resetting Passwords every 90 Days, we need a way to keep track of when the Service Accounts will expire so that any Integrations relying on them will not break when the password