The background:
So, I was called in to troubleshoot a CRM Reporting issue a client had, they had CRM Server front end, SQL Server 2008 + SSRS on the backend server – simple setup.
First thing first, CRM Data Connector is just another name (the real name) for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Connector for SQL Reporting Services.
A [...]
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5 Oct
Troubleshooting CRM Data Connector
28 Sep
Failure: The SQL Server ‘{0}’ is unavailable
The Background:
I’ve started working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM since early days of version 3.0 and have done “quite a few” installations over the years. However, this is a new one to me…
This particular setup has a front end CRM Server and a SQL Server 2008 and SSRS backend. It was for a client in the [...]
26 Sep
WEB 304 Building Silverlight Application for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
This is the second session I delivered in Tech Ed 2009 Australia. It went bloody well I reckon, heaps better than my first session in terms of delivery and time management, and evaluations have rightfully reflected on this as well.
The following is a link the source code I used for this demo.
Note:
1. I originally developed [...]
10 Sep
DYN330 SharePoint Strategies for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
This is my first session at Tech Ed 2009, Australia. In fact, this is my first time presenting at Tech Ed ever. It was nerve-wracking presenting in front of hundreds of people. Thanks to the folks who came to this session. I got 6 more twitter followers as a result of that!!! I hope you [...]
12 Jul
“The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized.”
The story:
I needed to do a few demos on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Outlook (On-Premise deployment).
I have this MSCRM VPC VM running locally on my Windows 7 64 bit RC build host machine. This functions as my CRM Server, and I use everything locally to connect to it to do my demos, like; Browse [...]
5 Jun
I’m taking BATT to China
If you don’t know what BATT is, read this earlier post. Over the past week and a bit I’ve been busy localizing some of the training material for our Chinese audience and I’ll be taking it to China for my follow countrymen and women later this month (June 2009)
This training tour is a two full [...]
24 Apr
More Business Actions
This is way more exciting than Business Time by Flight of the Conchords (okay, maybe that’s debatable). If you missed out on the Business Action World Tour that happened in in March all around the world in person. Never fear!!! Here is another chance. The same sessions will be delivered via Livemeeting across three [...]
13 Apr
Microsoft Business Solutions in China
First thing first, MBS is short for Microsoft Business Solutions and is synonymous with Microsoft Dynamics. Microsoft Dynamics is Microsoft’s offerings on ERP and CRM systems.
On a recent trip to China, I delivered a training course – Business Action World Tour – in Mandarin, in Beijing and Shanghai, China, and here is the blog post [...]
8 Apr
CRM Licensing in Dev, UAT and Production
There is plenty of information out there on MSCRM licensing model; Server License, Device CAL and User CAL, Connector License etc etc… But, if you are a dev shop, or an organization that does your own development, if you follow standard software release cycle practice and have Development, User Acceptance Testing and finally Production environments. [...]
16 Mar
Microsoft Dynamics CRM – Business Action World Tour – Beijing, Shanghai China
From the 9th to the 15th March I delivered a training course “Business Action World Tour” in Beijing and Shanghai, China – in mandarin. It is part of a greater Microsoft Metro program, which is a technology early adoption program by Microsoft Dynamics DPE team in Seattle.
These were half a day overview events [...]
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