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Error: There must be one and only one site map in the system
While working on adding an additional Dynamics CRM Web Server to an existing installation, I came across an interesting error that I spent a lot of time troubleshooting. I hope this blog post will help others solve this problem or a similar problem in the future in...
Provision Resources in Microsoft Azure Like a Champion
What do you do when you want to continuously test your code in environments that match your production environment in a way that is cost-effective? Or, what do you do when you need to deploy the same type of resource multiple times, such as front-end web servers? The...
Creating a USD Custom Hosted Control from Scratch
Anyone that has worked with USD knows that its Achilles heel is the lack of documentation that comes with it. Microsoft MVP Neil Parkhurst (https://neilparkhurst.com/2016/06/20/usd-the-book/) does a solid job at filling in the gaps that Microsoft missed from a CRM...
(How-to) Create a Dynamic Bulk Edit Form in Dynamics 365
Came across a lovely little diddy of a behavior change during an upgrade to Dynamics 365 (well in UAT anyways). In the previous version; CRM 2015, the bulk edit form defaulted to the form the end user last opened. This entity had multiple forms available to end users....
(How To) Update Microsoft Unified Service Desk (USD) Logo
It is pretty common for organizations to update the logo and theme of their Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution. Microsoft Unified Service Desk (USD) offers a similar functionality for its colors. Although themes are not the scope of this blog...
Celedon AutoNumber v1.2.0 Released!
AutoNumber v1.2 is Finally Here! Celedon AutoNumber v1.2.0 has been released. This includes some much-needed version updates, AppSource and some interesting features added for CI. What's New? AppSource and we now officially support Dynamics365. That's right, we now...
(How-to) Perform IIS Microsoft Dynamics CRM URL Rewrite
This guide will help you perform a URL rewrite in IIS to remove the org name from the URL for Microsoft Dynamics CRM On-Premise.
Understanding your Dynamics CRM instance with Application Insights
Over time working with a multiverse of different crm instances, you begin to see recurring questions. Many of you have probably asked some of these questions; should you own your own (portal gun) dynamics crm instance. The one I wanted to discuss today is user...
Deploying Microsoft CRM USD
In my previous blog post, I outlined the Case for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Unified Service Desk (USD). The project in that post has entered its second phase with the third phase fast approaching. As critical with any project, the project has well-defined and executed...
The Case for Microsoft CRM Unified Service Desk
The Case for Microsoft CRM Unified Service Desk For the last 20 years, I have seen technology go in a virtual circle. When I started my career, I worked at Nike in the warehouse using green screen dummy terminals to manage inventory, orders, and shipments. I moved...