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Caching and Form XML in CRM 4.0

Determining if a field is on the form and not read only. One of the coolest things about the CRM metadata is the Form XML. You can inspect pretty much anything within the CRM form. While writing the Quick Edit page , I needed to disable a field in my...

Published 02-21-2010 1:40 PM by Andrew Zimmer

Filed under: CRM 4.0, Caching, RetrieveTimestampResponse, RetrieveFormXmlResponse
CRM 4.0 Quick Edit Page in Silverlight

Click for a video demo on YouTube Working on CRM extensions, I spend a lot time finding ways to make users more productive in CRM. Sometimes its providing more information within one screen. Other times its writing a plugin to eliminate a few clicks....

Published 02-21-2010 1:37 PM by Andrew Zimmer

Filed under: CRM 4.0, Silverlight, quick edit
Available Plugin Messages for a Given Entity in CRM 4.0

When I get an unusual plugin request from one of our business analysts, the first thing I ask myself is, "Do they have a message I can hijack?" With the plugin registration tool, you specify your message first and then the second field filters...

Published 02-15-2010 7:00 AM by Andrew Zimmer

Filed under: CRM 4.0, Plugins, messages
Status Codes when Deactivating Records in CRM 4.0

When deactivating a record in CRM you need to specify a state code and a status code. Here is the code to deativate a custom entity. For system entities there are specific objects for each entity, i.e. SetStateOpportunityRequest. SetStateDynamicEntityRequest...

Published 02-08-2010 7:11 AM by Andrew Zimmer

Filed under: CRM 4.0, Plugins, SDK, deactivate
An Argument for Asynchronous Plugins in CRM 4.0

One of the least used platform extensions is the asynchronous plugin. When people think of a process that needs to update the database that needs to run in the background, people think custom workflow. As a CRM developer, I consider the asynchronous plugin...

Published 02-01-2010 6:41 AM by Andrew Zimmer

Filed under: CRM 4.0, Plugins, asynchronous plugins

February 2010 - Andrew Zimmer

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Caching and Form XML in CRM 4.0

CRM 4.0 Quick Edit Page in Silverlight

Available Plugin Messages for a Given Entity in CRM 4.0

Status Codes when Deactivating Records in CRM 4.0

An Argument for Asynchronous Plugins in CRM 4.0