Online toolbox "msxrmtools.com"

Today i found a nice little helper. It provides metadata browser, FetchXML tester, Url QueryString Analyzer and other helpful features. And all of that without importing solutions to your organization or running local applications.

msxrmtools

Fetch XML sample

QueryString analyzer sample

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Dynamics CRM – Get rid of warning messages for Outlook, Navigation Tour and Tablets

The messages are pretty helpful for the first time you are using the system. But especially if you have to prepare demo environments very often, you don’t want to have them anytime logging in to your environment.

Disable “Outlook Client” – Message

Settings –> Administration –> Outlook-Tab –> Disable “Users see ‘Get CRM for Outlook’ option displayed in the message bar”

 

Disable “Navigation Tour” – Message

Settings –> Administration –> General-Tab –> Disable “Display navigation tour to users when they sign in”

 

Disable “Tablet” – Message

Settings –> Administration –> General-Tab –> Disable “User see app download message”

 

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Dynamics CRM Enhanced vs. Standard Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)

The following list provides an overview about the main differences between Enhanced and Standard SLA’s.

Standard

• Available since Spring 2014 Release
• No Pause/Resume functionality
• No Success Actions
• Status needs to be changed manually using Warning/Error Actions (e.g. Noncompliant, Nearing Noncompliant)
• Related fields are available in the case form directly (First Response By, Resolve By)
• “On Hold Time (Minutes)”- and “Last On Hold”-Field is not maintained automatically

Enhanced

• Available since Fall 2014 Release
• Pause/Resume functionality
• Success Actions
• Status chances automatically (e.g. Noncompliant, Nearing Noncompliant)
• Related fields are linked into the case form using additional entity “KPI Instance”, Quick View Forms and the Timer Control.
• “On Hold Time (Minutes)”- and “Last On Hold”-Field in Case is used automatically

Related Links:

• Microsoft Introduction SLA’s (YouTube-Video)
• Microsoft Introduction Enhanced SLA’s (YouTube-Video)
• Sonomapartners Blog Article about SLA’s

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Dynamics CRM Bookmarklets Collection (CBC)

A few weeks ago i found a nice post from Deepesh Somani where he describes its collection of bookmarklets. This helpers are very nice but unfortunately it was not possible to import them in Internet Explorer, only Chrome worked for me. Based on this experience i created a collection of the most important ones (my point of view) and added additional ones.

Project Page: http://markuskonrad.de/cbc/

Introduction Video:


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