CRM 2011 – Page 2

CRM 2011 Update Rollup 12 has been released. Polaris is here!

January 29, 2013January 29, 2013Christopher CognettaCRM Performance, Installation Errors, Rollup Error, Upgrade Issues

Microsoft has officially released Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Update Rollup 12, formerly known as Polaris. https://community.dynamics.com/product/crm/crmnontechnical/b/crmconnection/archive/2013/01/29/announcing-the-availability-of-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-update-rollup-12.aspx Download it here ! http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36229 And let’s not forget our best practices! http://msdynamicsworld.com/story/listen-voice-experience-decisions-will-help-or-hinder-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-upgrade

CRM 2011: Could not find GUID for server – Update Rollup 11v2 Breaks ADFS

January 18, 2013Christopher CognettaADFS & IFD, Installation Errors, Rollup Error

We ran into an authentication issue with Microsoft CRM 2011 using ADFS/IFD running Update Rollup 11v2. After being installed, the external endpoint would no longer display, providing the following error: The error log from the event viewer showed the following error (Could not find GUID for Server) immediately before even receiving […]

CRM 2011: Removing or Reinstalling ADFS Gotchas

January 10, 2013Christopher CognettaADFS & IFD, Installation Errors, System Settings, Upgrade Issues

ADFS can be very unforgiving if you need to uninstall or reconfigure. The following steps should steer you clear of any issues that you might run into. (ACL List issues are covered on my blog as well). Step 1: Uninstall ADFS using the control panel, remove program NOTE:- ADFS will be shown as an installed update […]

CRM 2011 – Multi-Instance Tenancy Deployment Docs Released

December 14, 2012December 20, 2012Christopher CognettaCloud, Office 365, Upgrade Issues

Microsoft has just released the new multi-instance documentation for upcoming features for CRMOnline and Office365 instances. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36056

CRM 2011 UR12 (POLARIS) – Release Update

December 13, 2012December 20, 2012Christopher CognettaUpgrade Issues

Please note the information below is SUBJECT TO CHANGE without notice. Please do not contact Microsoft support asking for releases or updates. Microsoft will provide the information through the CRM Team Blog. Source: Microsoft Partner Source, CRMUG Atlanta and Several Partner/Customer Conferences

CRM 2011: CRM Instance Adapter has been released!

October 26, 2012October 26, 2012Christopher CognettaCloud, Customizations, Solutions

Microsoft has just released the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Instance Adapter (also know as the multi-instance adapter). For those of you that wanted to sync your Production Dynamics CRM 2011 to other environments like DEV, QA this tool is what you have been waiting for! Additionally, Global Deployment options allowing you to sink individual organizations […]

CRM 2011: 2007 Endpoint 404 error no longer working after Update Rollup 10/11 is applied

October 13, 2012December 7, 2012Christopher CognettaADFS & IFD, Installation Errors, Rollup Error, Web Service Endpoints

Several customers have reported the CRM 4.0 or 2007 endpoint is showing a 404 error is no longer working after applying update Rollup 10/11. A SQL script is required to fix the issue. Please note that since this is a direct-sql update to the MSCRM_CONFIG database, please contact your partner or Microsoft for assistance in updating […]

CRM 2011: ADFS Error – Each identifier for a relying party trust must be unique

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012Christopher CognettaADFS & IFD

When deploying ADFS/IFD solution, you will most likely want to build a seperate ADFS server. Since ADFS is Microsoft’s STS (Security Token Service) many of their applications including Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 will be federating with it for single sign-on within your enterprise. ADFS can be setup on a single server, and can work with […]

CRM 2011: Six jobs are setup when the application is installed or upgraded

September 20, 2012September 21, 2012Christopher CognettaSystem Settings

When installing CRM 2011, several jobs (six of them) are automatically being created but remain in a pending status. The CRM 2011 job editor displays some of these jobs: The following post provides more details of the jobs and working with them. I will update this […]

CRM 2011: Outlook Client UR 10 provides Drastic Search & SQL Performance Improvement

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012Christopher CognettaCRM Performance, Customizations, Rollup Error, Sql Error, Upgrade Issues

Microsoft has just released Update Rollup 10 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. One of the main areas we have been testing with is within quick finds (searching) using the Outlook Client. To further explain, please understand that the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Outlook Client uses a completely different SQL query than its Web client counterpart prior to Update Rollup 7. This […]

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