Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog

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Power User Tips: The CRM 4.0 Metadata Cache 

CRM MVP Michael Höhne is our guest blogger today. I don’t know about you but I’m using the CRM metadata in almost all of my applications. It may be as simple as the need for an object type code and can be as complex as implementing some intellisense features. Besides some really basic programs I

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Configuring Service Principal Names 

A service principal name, also known as an SPN, is a name that uniquely identifies an instance of a service. For proper Kerberos authentication to take place the SPN’s must be set properly. SPN’s are Active Directory attributes, but are not exposed in the standard AD snap-ins. IMPORTANCE OF SPN’s Ensuring the correct SPN’s are

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Announcing the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Dev Toolkit 

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM team is proud to announce the availability of The Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Toolkit. This Visual Studio 2008 plug-in radically expands on the Visual Studio tools introduced in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 SDK. The toolkit enables developers and system customizers to take advantage of the tools and knowledge that they

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Why Filtered Views Are Cool 

In this article I want to describe my favorite feature from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0: Filtered Views. Background Dynamics CRM is built on top of a complex SQL Server database. The CRM Platform component was designed to manage access to the underlying SQL Server database, providing an API layer, security services (permissions, roles, etc), and