New development tools for CRM 2013

Sonoma Partners have released a new free development tool for CRM 2011 UR12+ and CRM 2013. It is a great tool and something that we have needed for some time.

You can find the tool here:

http://blog.sonomapartners.com/2014/01/introducting-dynamics-crm-devtools.html

Dynamics CRM goes cross browser

Microsoft have previously announced that they will provide cross browser support for CRM in the Q2 2012 service update, but I certainly wasn't expecting this! Cross mobile browser as well as desktop browser, and Microsoft are certainly upping the ante.

Microsoft to deliver CRM apps for iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone in Q2 | ZDNet

Microsoft CRM FAQ

The Microsoft writers have compiled a good FAQ based on the feedback provided by customers using the feedback section of the help.

So it is monitored... :o

Blogger android app

Just found the blogger android app. Pretty cool, so expect more blogging from me!!!

How to resolve Dynamics CRM timeouts…

We have recently been trying to set up a demonstration environment on a single server in a virtual environment. However, certain processes were timing out. To resolve this, we changed the following registry settings on the CRM Server to extend the timeout options:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSCRM\OLEDBTimeout
  • 86400 – DWORD Decimal 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSCRM\ExtendedTimeout
  • 100000 – DWORD Decimal

Once you have made these changes, you will need to reboot your server.

Also linked to timeouts, we were getting the following error message:

Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted (typically under load)

You will need to make the following registry changes to resolve this:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\MaxUserPort
  • 65534 – DWORD Decimal
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\TCPTimedWaitDelay
  • 30 – DWORD Decimal

Again, once you have made these changes, you will need to reboot your server.

I hope this helps to resolve your problems.

How to resolve Dynamics CRM timeouts…

We have recently been trying to set up a demonstration environment on a single server in a virtual environment. However, certain processes were timing out. To resolve this, we changed the following registry settings on the CRM Server to extend the timeout options:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSCRM\OLEDBTimeout
• 86400 – DWORD Decimal 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSCRM\ExtendedTimeout
• 100000 – DWORD Decimal

Once you have made these changes, you will need to reboot your server.

Also linked to timeouts, we were getting the following error message:

Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted (typically under load)

You will need to make the following registry changes to resolve this:

• HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\MaxUserPort
• 65534 – DWORD Decimal
• HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\TCPTimedWaitDelay
• 30 – DWORD Decimal

Again, once you have made these changes, you will need to reboot your server.

I hope this helps to resolve your problems.

CRM2011 Training Materials

I was just browsing around, and came across a new “CRM2011” category in the dynamics e-Learning catalogue. There are only some “What’s New” items, but at least they are starting to trickle through.