SCRIBE: Source Columns Not Displaying from SQL Query
Had this issue this morning with a SQL query i had created for my data source in Scribe Workbench, after numerous attempts of reopening the application a colleague pointed out that Scribe does not...
View ArticleSCRIBE: Source SQL Query does not generate source links
Came across a annoying issue today in which a SQL Query that works fine in SQL management studio did not show any columns when using it as a source query in Scribe Workbench, We found that Scribe...
View ArticleCRM: New role at Touchstone Group
Im happy to say that i have just started that a new role as a Senior Consultant at Touchstone
View ArticleCRM2011: Scribe Error "LookupAccountNameW failed with error" when importing...
Came across this error this morning when trying to import Systemusers from a CRM 4 instance. The error occurs when a a user is being created but the supplied AD login details cannot be found. (i.e....
View ArticleASPMVC3: No parameterless constructor defined for this object error
Came across the above error today when building an ASPX MVC 3 Application. This error appeared because i never created a default constructor for the Model i was using... Example Below... {codecitation...
View ArticleCRM2011: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Instance Adapter
It seems that Microsoft have given us the ability to transfer instances of Organisations from one system to another (regardless of deployment), this is going to be a must have tool for when deploying...
View ArticleCRM2011: CRM 4 CRM GRID javascript code change on Upgrade to CRM 2011
Currently upgrading a large UK charity to CRM 4 from CRM 2011, one of the issues we have come accross recently is that the CRM Grid object on the advanced Find search results has had its object ID...
View ArticleCRM2011: Upgrade Queues to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
A worthwhile page to bookmark in regards to what happens to queues when upgrading to CRM 2011. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg327885.aspx
View ArticleSCRIBE: Mapping Write-In Products to Existing Products in CRM 2011
One of our clients had requested that we converted all of the Sales order Write-In Product lines to their new set of existing product items. We were provided with an excel file showing the name of the...
View ArticleCRM2011: Extending the 10000 Record Limit when exporting to Excel
Please note - this tip is an unsupported amendment to the Dynamics CRM database. Please take caution if implementing this in a production environment. Look for the OrganisationBase table in the CRM...
View ArticleASPNET: Parser Error Message: Unrecognized attribute 'targetFramework'.
Came across an annoying error this morning whilst deploying a custom web service onto a client machine. Configuration Error Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration...
View ArticleJAVASCRIPT: Using JavaScript to connect to web service
Recently i was asked to connect a CRM form to a webservice, the script had to provide some details from a field as a parameter and the response had to be recorded on the form. Below is a snippet of how...
View ArticleCRM2011: Error - System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly...
Had this error on a client machine today i was running migration scripts on with Scribe, it seemed to create this error in the trace log everytime we tried to connect. The workaround was to obtain the...
View ArticleCRM2011: You do not have necessary permissions to change the domain logon...
Came across the above error this morning, It was appearing when we were trying to add a new user to a freshly installed CRM server at a clients site. The solution was found online. You have to set...
View ArticleTip: Restoring SQL Database from a network location
Just a quick tip if you wanted to restore a SQL database from a network location as opposed to your local file structure. This is a restriction for SQL management studio and sometimes a real pain when...
View ArticleUseful: Workflowy –tool for capturing requirements (and general note taking)
I’m not sure what it is about this about this tool, but I’ve really warmed to it. Effectively this is a glorified To-Do list (Well not even a glorified one!) Currently I use many ways to take...
View ArticleCRM2011: PHP CMS Website Integration
There is a distinct need to have website interaction in regards to Dynamics CRM 2011, ive added a solution to my projects area that deals with authentication of a open source CMS agaisnt a contact...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics CRM 2011 PHP CMS Website Integration
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 PHP CMS Website Integration I was asked how easy it would be to integrate CRM with an Open source CMS system. Having a look online I realised that many people have asked...
View ArticleCRM2011: Crm Exception: Message: systemform With Id = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Came aross this error this morning working on a development environment. It seems that the system couldnt find a form that it needed on a specific entity. I resolved the problem by creating a new main...
View ArticleC#: Custom Workflow Activity to validate Telephone Number against CTPS Database
See here for detailed explanation and sample use. This has been tested on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 On Premise Only. Just add your username and password to the code and rebuild. Install the plugin...
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