by Gustaf Westerlund | Oct 16, 2007
Integrating with map services like Microsoft Virtual Earth, Google Maps can bring your CRM or SharePoint application great increases in features at a relativly low cost. Microsoft uses Microsoft Virtual Earth internally and the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog has written an interesting posting about this which includes a reference to a codeplex project including all code for the internal project.
I havn’t checked it out, and it is used for SharePoint in the example but I believe that a lot of the code probably can be used to develop a Virtual Earth driven map service in Microsoft CRM.
So, without further ado, please read the posting and check out the codeplex project if you are interested!
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/10/14/announcing-community-kit-for-sharepoint-virtual-earth-maps-on-sharepoint.aspx
Gustaf Westerlund
CRM and SharePoint Consultant
Humandata AB
www.humandata.se
by Gustaf Westerlund | Oct 15, 2007
Mr Dave has written an interesting blog in plug-in development, which is the replacement for the callout-techniques used in CRM 3. There are a lot of architectural differences between callous and plug-ins. If you are planning to use plugs, dig in:
http://crm.davidyack.com/journal/2007/10/14/using-prepost-images-in-plug-ins.html
I hope to be writing some postings of my own concerning CRM 4.0 soon, but I still havn’t got my hands on a version 🙁
Gustaf Westerlund
CRM and SharePoint Consultant
Humandata AB
www.humandata.se
by Gustaf Westerlund | Oct 15, 2007
Michael Höhne who runs the site Stunnware has written an interesting blog posting on how development differes between CRM 3 and CRM 4. It is very interesting and very usefull. If you plan to develop using CRM 4, I highly recommend that you read it.
http://www.stunnware.com/crm2/topic.aspx?id=CRM4MultiTenancy
Next week is Convergence EMEA in Copenhagen. If you are planning to go there and would like to meet, please drop me a line and we can arrange it.
Gustaf Westerlund
CRM and SharePoint Consultant
Humandata AB
www.humandata.se
by Gustaf Westerlund | Oct 9, 2007
Ben Riga has made a CRM 4 VPC available on partner source. In other words, you have to be a Microsoft Dynamics Partner to be able to download it. Unfortunatley, I am not, yet, so I havn’t had the possibility to download it. When I start at WM-Data/Logica CMG, I will be however, and look forward to checking it out!
Here is the link if you have access: http://blogs.msdn.com/benriga/archive/2007/10/08/titan-now-available-to-all-dynamics-partners.aspx
Gustaf Westerlund
CRM and SharePoint Consultant
Humandata AB
www.humandata.se
by Gustaf Westerlund | Oct 4, 2007
Very exciting times…
Lots of CRM 4 related information all around. Microsoft UK CRM Blog has some interesting information:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ukcrm/
And if you havn’t been there already, keep a steady eye on The CRM Teams blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/crm
They have added some links to videos of CRM 4.
Here is also an interesting blog containing info about CRM 4. It details a bit more the Import/Migration tool included in CRM 4.
I still have some unanswered questions:
1. Is there support for global javascript includes (like globalcustom.js)?
2. Is there a VPC out yet?
3. Other javascript support?
I would also like to look deeper into the offline API that is included.
And callouts have been renamed to plug-ins, and are “Tennant”-specific, meaning that they can be assigned to only one of the installed companies on the CRM server. Very nice indeed!
When I know more, I’ll get back to you!
Gustaf Westerlund
CRM and SharePoint Consultant
Humandata AB
www.humandata.se
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