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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 is the 7th version of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform launched in the end of 2014. Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s key focus is sales, marketing, service and help desk. However, it's highly adaptable and easily customizable to usage of both client-side JavaScript and server-side .NET code for plugins.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 is version 7 of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform launched in the end of 2014.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 doesn’t bring major changes for programmers. However, in this version, more customization can be realized simply by configuration (without programming) including enhanced business process flows, business rules, SLA enhancements and others.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 doesn’t support older software (browsers, MS Office, Windows server, SQL server etc.). Generally, it supports last two versions.

Questions asked about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 typically include those around configuration, client-side customization (e.g. forms, views, charts, dashboards, javascript etc.), deployment, or server-side development (workflow assemblies, plugins in .NET, XML, SQL etc.)

Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s key focus is sales, marketing, service and help desk. However, it's highly adaptable and easily customizable to usage of both client-side JavaScript and server-side .NET code for plugins.

Major competitors to Dynamics CRM include SalesForce, SAP CRM and Oracle PeopleSoft CRM.

The Microsoft offering can be hosted on-premise by organizations, hosted in the public Microsoft Azure cloud for a fixed monthly fee, by a Microsoft Partner or as a federated solution. This flexibility lets companies change their deployment strategy as their business needs change whilst utilizing a single organization.

End users can access Microsoft CRM in the following ways.

  1. Supported web browser, such as later versions of Internet Explorer or the latest versions of Apple Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Using a native Microsoft Outlook plugin integration
  3. Using a mobile device (mobile phone or tablet) with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile
  4. ISV solution such as CWR Mobility

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Attribute mappings (on N:1 relationships) not included in export?

MS CRM 2015 allows you to specify an attribute mapping on a relationship between entities. E.g. for the "contact_customer_accounts" relation shown below, it defines which attributes from Account should be copied over to the Contact when adding a new…
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Cannot update InfluenceScore on Social Profiles programmatically

We have a newly set-up CRM 2015 On-Premise environment; and we're doing some fiddling with the Social Care framework. We simply wanted to update a Social Profile record's InfluenceScore parameter within our custom application using a web service…
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how to issue a post request webclient under specific jwt context

How can I issue a POST request under the context below using webclient? I am able to successfully authenticate and retrieve a jwt token from ADFS: using (var client = new WebClient()) { var data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(rstXml); …
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Property 'stageid' is of an unrecognized EdmPropertyKind. Entity new_test has duplicate navigation property names

I am using CRM2016 I created a test entity to replicate the issue I did not do any customization on it. I created a new record with default fields and form. Then I tried to access the webapi for…
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Is It Beneficial To Call ExecuteMultipleRequest From Within A Plugin?

I know the ExecuteMultipleRequest is a huge performance booster when performing batch updates from outside of CRM. What I don't know is if it is beneficial to call it from within a CRM plugin. My current understanding is that the main performance…
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Transactions in Dynamics CRM Plugin and Web Services

I wanted to confirm my understanding on managing transactions in Dynamics CRM and check if I am missing something. 1) Transactions in CRM Plugins: The plugins registered in the Stage 20 and 40 of the Event Pipeline run under DB transaction. So if I…
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Delete or Remove Calendar Rule "Time Off Rule" through a plugin or simple console application in C# for CRM 2015

I have the following problem: I need to delete or remove "Time Off Rule" from Calendar Rules of a particular calendar belonging to an "Equipment". This needs to be done so that the equipment is available for scheduling on Service Calendar. Somehow I…
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Are Dynamics CRM plugins registered as "post operation" run inside or outside the DB transaction?

I'm working on plugin registration for custom C# plugins for Dynamics CRM (2015 and CRM Online). When you create a new plugin using the Visual Studio CRM Explorer, you get the standard "Create Plug-in" dialog: Under "Pipeline Stage", there are…
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Failing to access external SQL database from CRM Plugin while debugging

I'm having trouble accessing an external database from a CRM plugin. The error I receive is: "Request for the permission of type 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlClientPermission, System.Data, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=xxx'…
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Getting error on SaveChanges while UpdateObject with early bound entities CRM SDK 2015

I am getting error on xrm.saveChanges() If I do UpdateObject while AddObject is working fine, initally I thought it is because of context as discussed in this thread Dynamics CRM saving Entity Changes - Getting Errors but I tried all the options…
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The type or namespace 'Xrm' does not exist

I have got an error that is 'The type or namespace 'Xrm' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft''. I've already added Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll. My project's Framework version is Framework 4.5. I added .dll from CRM 2015 SDK folder. Why is that…
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Prevent firing of OnChange function after field is updated on server side

When I register an OnChange function to a field, it gets fired if the field is updated on a plugin on the server side (On Dynamics Crm 2015) Can this behavior be prevented (In a supported way)? Example code: 1. Client…
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Use currently logged in user in Dynamics CRM 2015 configured with IFD, to authenticate against an external MVC application

I have a Dynamics CRM 2015 on premise instance, IFD configured with claims authentication, as recommended from Microsoft, and working OK. There is also a separate angular application, wrapped in, in ASP.NET MVC web application. The angular part i…
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NavBarItems are missing in a FormXml - Microsoft Dynamics CRM

I noticed that //FormXml/forms/systemform/form/Navigation/NavBar/NavBarItem (Navigation Bar Items) created automatically by CRM are missing in the FormXml. They appear there if you customize those navigation items, for instance: change labels or…
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Performing two Left Outer Joins in a Single LINQ to CRM query

I'm attempting to perform two left outer joins in my CRM online 2015 Update 1 instance, but I am getting an error. This is what I have currently: var query_join8 = from a in crmContext.AccountSet join c in crmContext.ContactSet …
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