Stack Exchange Q&A site proposal for Dynamics 365
I’ve just created a Stack Exchange Q&A site proposal for Dynamics 365. If you think this is a good idea please follow the proposal and spread the word. Continue Reading James Wood’s Article on their blog Stack Exchange Q&A site proposal for Dynamics 365 I’ve just created a Stack Exchange Q&A site proposal for Dynamics 365. If you think this is a good idea please follow the proposal and spread the word....
StackExchange for Dynamics 365 (looking for help).
I’m considering creating a proposal for a StackExchange site dedicated to Dynamics 365. For that to work I need help from the Dynamics community. I answer a lot of questions on StackOverflow, mostly related to CRM. But, in reality; there are plenty of ‘good’ questions about Dynamics 365 that don’t really fit the model of StackOverflow, i.e. questions about configuration which don’t… Continue Reading James Wood’s Article on...
Create, retrieve, update, & delete 365 data in a late bound fashion
In previous articles I’ve discussed the 365 SDK, creating a connection to the server via the IOrganizationService, and usage of the entity class. Once you have those key elements, it’s really easy to perform create, retrieve, update, and delete (CRUD) operations. I would suggest reviewing those articles before proceeding with this one if you haven’t already. I’m using late bound (and… Continue Reading James Wood’s Article...
Using the 365 entity class in a late bound fashion
In this article I’ll address usage of the entity class. The entity class is critical element when interacting with 365 data via the IOrganizationService, it is especially important when working in a late bound fashion. You will pass entity objects to and from 365 to create, retrieve, and update data. This article is part of a series The complete code sample is on GitHub, see… Continue Reading James Wood’s Article on their...
Connecting to Microsoft Dynamics 365 using the SDK
If you are .Net developer and you need to connect to 365 from an external application, e.g. console application, then your easiest option is to the use the SDK. In this article, I’ll describe the basic steps to setup a project and connect to 365 use the Xrm Tooling assembly. In follow up articles I’ll go into more detail about using the connection to do something useful. If you are writing… Continue Reading James Wood’s...
Exploring the Microsoft Dynamics 365 SDK
Microsoft provide a downloadable SDK that contains a variety of resources which are often useful (or required) when working with 365. You can get the SDK here (or just Google it if the link drops). When you start the download process you may be offered two files. MicrosoftDynamics365SDK – this is the SDK and the file you want, it will extract the SDK contents into a directory of your… Continue Reading James Wood’s Article...
Introducing the Microsoft Dynamics 365 web services
Dynamics 365 has several web services, these provide access to pretty much every piece of data and functionality within the application. Whilst some web services have distinct duties, there are a couple dedicated to working the application data which have overlapping functionalities. This is due to the evolution of the product; web services are added and deprecated over time. I’ll be looking… Continue Reading James Wood’s...
Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the importance of staying supported
When writing code with 365 – especially JavaScript within the application – it’s easy to become unsupported if you’re not careful, or otherwise unfamiliar with the application. Staying supported means, you can assume (with reasonable confidence) that your implementations will; Function correctly. Microsoft support will help when they don’t. Will continue working when an upgrade… Continue Reading James Wood’s Article on...
Writing server side code with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Server sided developments in Dynamics 365 allow us to interact with the application data and processes. Primarily we can add coded elements directly into the application itself, or communicate with 365 from our own external applications. This article is part of a series Within 365 We have two choices for adding server side code into the application, plugins or custom workflow activities… Continue Reading James Wood’s...
Writing client side code with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Client sided development in Dynamics 365 allow us to alter the user interface and influence how a user interacts with the application. In this context, I refer to client side code as that which primarily effects the user interface and is executed on the client machine. However, the lines are a little blurred at time, e.g. the XML driven elements are parsed on the server before rending on the… Continue Reading James Wood’s...