Category Archives: Dynamics CRM 2016

Executing Predefined Queries in Dynamics CRM using Web API through Scripts

Introduction: What do you mean by Predefined Query? System Views created in the CRM contains an inbuilt query which displays the results satisfying the Query mentioned in the view. For e.g. “Active Contacts” an OOB system view. Also, Users can create their views in Advance Find by specifying their criteria’s and save it giving any… Read More »

Programmatically Activate and Deactivate SLA Records in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in Microsoft Dynamics CRM help you define the level of support or service that the company agrees to offer to its client. The details items that are included to define key performance indicators (KPIs) or metrics to achieve the service level that is expected to be. With the release of… Read More »

Validate Record state using IsValidStateTransitionRequest in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: Suppose we are going to change the state of an opportunity record programmatically by using WinOpportunityRequest request, before we make change to the state of the record it is quite important to check, the transition which we are going to execute is valid or not. For example suppose we are going to change the… Read More »

Migrate Views through SSIS in Dynamics CRM

Introduction: We can migrate both System Views as well as Personal Views through SSIS in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Before we look at how this can be done through SSIS, let’s see what System and Personal Views are. System Views:System Views are those views, similar to Public views which are automatically created by Dynamics CRM on… Read More »

An error “The number of decimal places on the quantity is invalid” while migrating quote product through SSIS

Introduction: While migrating or creating the records for the Products and hence the Quote Products, Invoice Products, Order Products and Opportunity Products, we have to ensure the number of things as this would not allow us to create or migrate the data successfully in the CRM. For example, Price List, Unit and Unit Group etc.… Read More »

Optimistic Concurrency Control from Dynamics CRM 2015 Update 1

What is the need of Concurrency Control? Systems such as Dynamics CRM are used by multiple users. When two or more CRM users need to update a same record at the same instance, then the changes made by the last user will be saved. There is no such concurrency control mechanism to stop users from… Read More »