The document summarizes features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 including customizations, ribbon XML, sitemap XML, JavaScript, and form-level properties. It discusses how to add web resources, access functions in field events, attach events to form load, and use web resources to format data like phones. The presentation provides an overview of developer tools and customizing capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

1. 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Technical

2. Agenda 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Developer Features Customizations Processes and Solutions Web Resources (Java Script, HTML) Java Script variables and Methods and Framework Programming Models used in CRM 2011 SDK SDK Assemblies explained Write Code using services CRUD operations using Organization Service Plug-in Development and deployment

3. Developer Features 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) based programming Extended use of Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0 Support for .NET Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) Inclusion of the REST Endpoint (Representational State Transfer) for ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight clients 5. xRM based SDK 6. Indexes can be added in tables 7. Support for .NET Framework

4. Don'ts 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Development on Microsoft Windows XP Modifications to files in the wwwroot 3. Modifications to the physical schema of the database, other than adding or updating indexes 4. U se of custom HttpModules. 5. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 callouts are not supported 6. Creating an IIS application inside the CRM Website

5. Introduction to Entities 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

6. Customizations 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

7. 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

8. Dialogs 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

9. Customizations XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

10. Customizations XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

11. Ribbon XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

12. Ribbon XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani < RibbonDiffXml > < CustomActions > < HideCustomAction Location = &quot; Mscrm.HomepageGrid.account.Assign &quot; HideActionId = &quot; Sample.Home.HomepageGrid.Assign.HideAction &quot; /> < CustomActions > </ RibbonDiffXml > < RibbonDiffXml > < CustomActions >< CustomActions > < Templates > </ Templates > < CommandDefinitions ></ CommandDefinitions > < RuleDefinitions ></ RuleDefinitions > </ RibbonDiffXml > Hiding Page Ribbon Elements < RibbonDiffXml > < CustomActions > < HideCustomAction Location = &quot; Mscrm.Form.account.Assign &quot; HideActionId = &quot; Sample.Form.Assign.HideAction &quot; /> < CustomActions > </ RibbonDiffXml > Hiding Form Ribbon Elements

13. Ribbon XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani < RibbonDiffXml > < CustomActions > < CustomAction Id = &quot; Sample.account.grid.SendToOtherSystem.CustomAction &quot; Location = &quot; Mscrm.HomepageGrid.account.MainTab.Collaborate.Controls._children &quot; Sequence = &quot; 41 &quot; > < CommandUIDefinition > < Button Id = &quot; Sample.account.grid.SendToOtherSystem.Button &quot; Command = &quot; Sample.account.grid.SendToOtherSystem.Command &quot; LabelText = &quot; $LocLabels:Sample.account.SendToOtherSystem.LabelText &quot; ToolTipTitle = &quot; $LocLabels:Sample.account.SendToOtherSystem.LabelText &quot; ToolTipDescription = &quot; $LocLabels:Sample.account.SendToOtherSystem.ToolTip &quot; TemplateAlias = &quot; o1 &quot; Image16by16 = &quot; $webresource:new_helloaccount &quot; Image32by32 = &quot; $webresource:new_helloaccount &quot; /> </ CommandUIDefinition > </ CustomAction > < CustomActions > </ RibbonDiffXml > Adding Page Ribbon Elements <RibbonDiffXml> < CustomActions >< CustomActions > <Templates> </Templates> <CommandDefinitions></CommandDefinitions> <RuleDefinitions></RuleDefinitions> </RibbonDiffXml>

14. Ribbon XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani < RibbonDiffXml > < Templates > < RibbonTemplates Id = &quot; Mscrm.Templates &quot; ></ RibbonTemplates > </ Templates > </ RibbonDiffXml > Adding Page Ribbon Elements <RibbonDiffXml> <CustomActions><CustomActions> < Templates > </ Templates > <CommandDefinitions></CommandDefinitions> <RuleDefinitions></RuleDefinitions> </RibbonDiffXml>

15. Ribbon XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani < RibbonDiffXml > < CommandDefinitions > < CommandDefinition Id = &quot; Sample.account.grid.SendToOtherSystem.Command &quot; > < EnableRules > < EnableRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.WebClient.EnableRule &quot; /> < EnableRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.grid.OneSelected.EnableRule &quot; /> </ EnableRules > < DisplayRules > < DisplayRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.WebClient.DisplayRule &quot; /> </ DisplayRules > < Actions > < JavaScriptFunction Library = &quot; $webresource:new_helloworld &quot; FunctionName = &quot; hello &quot; /> </ Actions > </ CommandDefinition > </ CommandDefinitions > </ RibbonDiffXml > Adding Page Ribbon Elements <RibbonDiffXml> <CustomActions><CustomActions> <Templates> </Templates> < CommandDefinitions > </ CommandDefinitions > <RuleDefinitions></RuleDefinitions> </RibbonDiffXml>

16. Ribbon XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani < RibbonDiffXml > < RuleDefinitions > < TabDisplayRules /> < DisplayRules > < DisplayRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.form.FormStateNotNew.DisplayRule &quot; > < FormStateRule State = &quot; Create ” InvertResult = &quot; true &quot; /> </ DisplayRule > < DisplayRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.WebClient.DisplayRule &quot; > < CrmClientTypeRule Type = &quot; Web &quot; /> </ DisplayRule > </ DisplayRules > < EnableRules > < EnableRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.WebClient.EnableRule &quot; > < CrmClientTypeRule Type = &quot; Web &quot; /> </ EnableRule > < EnableRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.form.NotNew.EnableRule &quot; > < FormStateRule State = &quot; Create “ InvertResult = &quot; true &quot; /> </ EnableRule > < EnableRule Id = &quot; Sample.account.grid.OneSelected.EnableRule &quot; > < SelectionCountRule AppliesTo = &quot; SelectedEntity “ Maximum = &quot; 1 “ Minimum = &quot; 1 &quot; /> </ EnableRule ></ EnableRules ></ RuleDefinitions > </ RibbonDiffXml > Adding Page Ribbon Elements <RibbonDiffXml> <CustomActions><CustomActions> <Templates> </Templates> <CommandDefinitions> </CommandDefinitions> < RuleDefinitions > </ RuleDefinitions > </RibbonDiffXml>

17. Sitemap XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani < SiteMap > < Area Id = &quot; Workplace &quot; ResourceId = &quot; Area_Workplace &quot; ShowGroups = &quot; true &quot; Icon = &quot; /_imgs/workplace_24x24.gif &quot; DescriptionResourceId = &quot; Workplace_Description &quot; > < Group Id = &quot; MyWork &quot; ResourceId = &quot; Group_MyWork &quot; DescriptionResourceId = &quot; My_Work_Description &quot; > < SubArea Id = &quot; testCustomPage &quot; Url = &quot; http://fldvmcrm01:8088/ &quot; > < Titles > < Title LCID = &quot; 1033 &quot; Title = &quot; Custom Page &quot; /> </ Titles > < Descriptions > < Description LCID = &quot; 1033 &quot; Description = &quot; Pointing to external URL &quot; /> </ Descriptions > </ SubArea > </ Group > </ Area > < / SiteMap >

18. Form XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

19. Java Script 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

20. Adding Web Resource 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Site map  Settings  Customizations. Customizations  Customize the System. Web Resources  New.

21. Accessing function in field event(1) 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

22. Accessing function in field event(2) 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

23. Attaching events in Form load event 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

24. Using web resource (Format Phone) 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

25. 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Adding to Field event handler

26. Form Level 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Organization Name ORG_UNIQUE_NAME Xrm.Page.context.getOrgUniqueName() UserID By making service request using SOAP XML Xrm.Page.context. getUserId() UserLcid (Language ID) By making service request using SOAP XML Xrm.Page.context. getUserLcid() UserRoles By making service request using SOAP XML Xrm.Page.context. getUserRoles() Record ID crmForm.ObjectId Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId() Entity Name crmForm.ObjectTypeName Xrm.Page.data.entity.getEntityName() IsDirty crmForm.IsDirty Xrm.Page.data.entity.getIsDirty() getDataXml N/A Xrm.Page.data.entity.getDataXml() Add function onSave crmForm.attachEvent(&quot;onsave&quot;, saveCommissions); Xrm.Page.data.entity.addOnSave(saveCommissions) Remove function onSave N/A Xrm.Page.data.entity.removeOnSave(savecommissions) Save crmForm.submit() Xrm.Page.data.entity.save() Xrm.Page.data.entity.save(“saveandclose”) Xrm.Page.data.entity.save(“saveandnew”)

27. Form Attributes 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 forEach attribute Need to write custom loop Syntax: Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.forEach(delegate function(attribute, index)) CRM 2011 Usage: Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.forEach(function (attribute, index) { if (attribute.getRequiredLevel() == &quot;required&quot;) { message += &quot; Required: &quot; + attribute.getName() + &quot;\n&quot;; } }); alert(message); Attributes list crmForm.all Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get() Attribute crmForm.all.<<attributename>> Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get(<<attributename>>) Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get(index)

28. Attributes methods (1) 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Attaching on change event crmForm.all.telephone1.attachEvent(&quot;onchange&quot;, FormatPhone); crmForm.all. telephone1.FireOnChange() var attributeObj = Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get(‘telephone1’); attributeObj.addOnChange(FormatPhone); attributeObj.fireOnChange(); attributeObj.removeOnChange(tempFunc); Attribute Type N/A attributeObj.getAttributeType() Attribute Format N/A attributeObj.getFormat() Default Value for Option set and Boolean attribute N/A attributeObj.getInitialValue() Is Dirty crmForm.all.telephone1.IsDirty attributeObj.getIsDirty() Maximum allowed value attributeObj.getMax() Minimum allowed value attributeObj.getMin() Maximum allowed length attributeObj.getMaxLength()

29. Attributes methods (2) 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Logical Name attributeObj. getName() Get Option name attributeObj.getOption(value) Get options attributeObj.getOptions() Digits allowed to the right of the decimal point attributeObj.getPrecision() Get required level attributeObj.getRequiredLevel() Set Required Level attributes[i].setRequiredLevel(&quot;required&quot;); Get selected Option var option = attributeObj.getSelectedOption() Option.text Option.value attributeObj.getText() Submit Mode attributeObj.getSubmitMode() Returns: Never, Always, Dirty

30. Attributes methods (3) 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Set Submit mode attributeObj.setSubmitMode(&quot;always&quot;); Get user privilege N/A var privileges = attribute.getUserPrivilege(); privileges.canRead privileges.canUpdate privileges.canCreate Get attribute value var value = attribute.getValue(); For Lookups value[i].entityType value[i].id value[i].name For Option sets Value

31. Page UI 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Form Type CrmForm.FormType Xrm.Page.ui.getFormType() 0-Undefined 1-Create 2-Update 3 -Read Only 4-Disabled 5-Quick Create (Deprecated) 6-Bulk Edit Close the form crmForm.close() Xrm.Page.ui.close() Get current control which is having focus N/A Xrm.Page.ui.getCurrentControl() Refresh the ribbon N/A Xrm.Page.ui.refreshRibbon() Gets the controls on the page N/A Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get() Xrm.Page.ui.controls.forEach(delegate function(control, index)) Xrm.Page.ui.controls.getLength ()

32. Page UI Control methods 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Add custom view for Lookup dialog N/A controlObj.addCustomView(viewId, entityName, viewDisplayName, fetchXml, layoutXml, isDefault) Add an Option to Option set N/A controlObj.addOption(option, [index]) Clear options N/A controlObj.clearOptions() Get the attribute that the control bound to N/A controlObj.getAttribute() Get the control type N/A controlObj.getControlType() Returns Standard, iframe, lookup, optionset, subgrid, webresource Gets default lookup view N/A controlObj.getDefaultView() Check the control is disabled N/A controlObj.getDisabled() Disable control N/A control.setDisabled(false) Gets the URL of Iframe N/A IFrameControlObj.getSrc()

33. Page UI Control methods 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Property CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Making control visible or invisible N/A controlObj.getVisible() control.setVisible() Refresh sub grid crmForm.all.PosDataGrid.Refresh() controlObj.refresh()

34. Intellisence for Java Script 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani To enable Intellisence Visual Studio needs a reference to the file XrmPage-vsdoc.js /// <reference path=&quot;XrmPage-vsdoc.js&quot; />

35. Image web resource 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

36. Image web resource 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

37. SDK 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

38. Programming Models 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Early-bound Late-bound REST WSDL

39. Early-bound 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Contact _contact = new Contact (); _contact.EMailAddress1 = “name@mail.com&quot; ; The code generation tool (CrmSvcUtil) creates early-bound entity classes. CrnSvcUtil can be executed like following Open Run  Cmd Go to specified folder where exe resides Edit following command to match the required details and run this command CrmSvcUtil.exe /url:http://servername/orgname/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc /out:classname.cs /username:username /password:pwd /domain:domainname /namespace:Namespace

40. Late-bound 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Entity account = new Entity ( &quot;account&quot; ); account[ &quot;name&quot; ] = &quot;Fourth Coffee&quot; ; Entity is the base class which is part of the Xrm.Sdk namespace Microsoft.Crm.Sdk. DynamicEntity (CRM 4.0) Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk. Entity (CRM 2011)

41. Assemblies 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Assembly name Namespace name Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy.dll Microsoft.Crm.Sdk Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Discovery Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Metadata Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query

42. Assemblies 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Assembly name Namespace name Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Workflow.dll Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Workflow Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Workflow.Activities Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Workflow.Designers Microsoft.Crm.Tools.EmailProviders.dll Microsoft.Crm.Tools.Email.Management Microsoft.Crm.Tools.Email.Providers Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Deployment.dll Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Deployment Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Deployment.Proxy

43. Type Mapping 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Attribute Type CRM 2011 Type CRM 4.0 Type AttributeTypeCode .Boolean bool or System.Boolean CrmBoolean AttributeType . CalendarRules EntityCollection DynamicEntity [] or calendarrule [] AttributeType. DateTime System.DateTime CrmDateTime AttributeType. Decimal decimal or System.Decimal CrmDecimal AttributeType. Double double or System.Double CrmFloat AttributeType. Integer int or System.Integer CrmNumber AttributeType. Lookup EntityReference Lookup AttributeType. Memo string or System.String System.String

44. Type Mapping 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Attribute Type CRM 2011 Type CRM 4.0 Type AttributeType. Money Money CrmMoney AttributeType. Owner EntityReference Owner AttributeType. PartyList EntityCollection or ActivityParty[] activityparty[] or DynamicEntity [] AttributeType. Picklist OptionSetValue Picklist AttributeType.PrimaryKey System.Guid Key AttributeType. String System.String System.String AttributeType. State OptionSetValue or enumeration generated for the entity state EntityNameStateInfo AttributeType. Status OptionSetValue or int Status AttributeType. Uniqueidentifier System.Guid UniqueIdentifier

45. New Entity Data Model 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Feature CRM 4.0 CRM 2011 Set property value to null account entity; entity.industrycode = null; Account entity; entity.Remove( &quot;industrycode&quot; ); Check for a NULL value account entity; if ( null != entity.industrycode && entity.industrycode.IsNull) { //This attribute is null } Account entity; if (entity.Contains( &quot;industrycode&quot; ) && null == entity[ &quot;industrycode&quot; ]) { //This attribute is null } Set NULL value Account entity; entity.IndustryCode = null ; account entity; entity.industrycode = new Picklist(); entity.industrycode.IsNull = true ; Entity and Attribute names contact newEntity = new contact(); newEntity.contactid = new Key(Guid.NewGuid()); newEntity.firstname = &quot;Michael&quot; ; Contact newEntity = new Contact(); newEntity.ContactId = Guid.NewGuid(); newEntity.FirstName = &quot;Michael&quot; ; Entity name and Type code int objectTypeCode = ( int )EntityName.account; string entityName = EntityName.account.ToString(); int objectTypeCode = Account.EntityTypeCode; string entityName = Account.EntityLogicalName;

46. Using CRM Services in Code 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani IDiscoveryService Web Service IOrganizationService Web Service using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Discovery; private DiscoveryServiceProxy _serviceProxy; //Initializing the object with global variables data from Config file using (_serviceProxy = new DiscoveryServiceProxy( DiscoveryUri, HomeRealmUri, Credentials, DeviceCredentials)) { IDiscoveryService service = _serviceProxy as IDiscoveryService; // Retrieve details about all organizations discoverable via the // Discovery service. RetrieveOrganizationsRequest orgsRequest = new RetrieveOrganizationsRequest() { AccessType = EndpointAccessType.Default, Release = OrganizationRelease.Current }; RetrieveOrganizationsResponse organizations = (RetrieveOrganizationsResponse)service.Execute(orgsRequest); }

47. Using CRM Services in Code 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani IOrganizationService Web Service using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; private IOrganizationService MyService; public IOrganizationService InitializeService() { System.ServiceModel.Description. ClientCredentials credentials = new System.ServiceModel.Description. ClientCredentials (); credentials.Windows.ClientCredential = System.Net. CredentialCache .DefaultNetworkCredentials; using ( OrganizationServiceProxy _serviceProxy = new OrganizationServiceProxy ( new Uri (_OrganizationService), null , credentials, null )) { _serviceProxy.Authenticate(); MyService = ( IOrganizationService )_serviceProxy; } return MyService; } public Guid Create( Entity Entity) { try { return MyService.Create(Entity); } catch ( Exception ex) { throw ex; } }

48. Create 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Entity primaryContact = new Entity ( &quot;contact&quot; ); primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;firstname&quot; ] = txtFirstName.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;lastname&quot; ] = txtLastName.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;address1_line1&quot; ] = txtAddress.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;address1_city&quot; ] = txtCity.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;address1_stateorprovince&quot; ] = ddlState.SelectedItem.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;address1_postalcode&quot; ] = txtZip.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;emailaddress1&quot; ] = txtEmail.Text; primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;preferredcontactmethodcode&quot; ] = new OptionSetValue ( Convert .ToInt32(ddlPrefrredContactMethod.SelectedValue)); primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;preferredappointmentdaycode&quot; ] = new OptionSetValue ( Convert .ToInt32(ddlPreferredDay.SelectedValue)); primaryContact.Attributes[ &quot;preferredappointmenttimecode&quot; ] = new OptionSetValue ( Convert .ToInt32(ddlPreferredTime.SelectedValue)); Common common = new Common (); return common.Create(primaryContact); using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; Entity Opp = new Entity ( &quot;opportunity&quot; ); Opp.Attributes[ &quot;name&quot; ] = txtLastName.Text + &quot; &quot; + txtFirstName.Text; Opp.Attributes[ &quot;customerid&quot; ] = new EntityReference ( &quot;contact&quot; , PrimaryContactID); Common common = new Common (); return common.Create(Opp);

49. Retrieve 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Entity account = new Entity ( &quot;account&quot; ); account[ &quot;name&quot; ] = “Sample Account&quot; ; _accountId = _service.Create(account); // Create a column set to define which attributes should be retrieved. ColumnSet attributes = new ColumnSet ( new string [] { &quot;name&quot; , &quot;ownerid&quot; }); // Retrieve the account and its name and ownerid attributes. account = _service.Retrieve(account.LogicalName, _accountId, attributes); using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;

50. Update 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani // Retrieve the account containing several of its attributes. ColumnSet cols = new ColumnSet ( new String [] { &quot;name&quot; , &quot;address1_postalcode&quot; , &quot;lastusedincampaign&quot; }); Account retrievedAccount = ( Account )_service.Retrieve( &quot;account&quot; , _accountId, cols); Console .Write( &quot;retrieved, &quot; ); // Update the postal code attribute. retrievedAccount.Address1_PostalCode = &quot;98052&quot; ; // The address 2 postal code was set accidentally, so set it to null. retrievedAccount.Address2_PostalCode = null ; // Shows use of a Money value. retrievedAccount.Revenue = new Money (5000000); // Shows use of a boolean value. retrievedAccount.CreditOnHold = false ; // Update the account record. _service.Update(retrievedAccount); using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;

51. Retrieve Multiple Query Expression 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani //Find all Opportunities with estimated close date in next 3 years query = new QueryExpression () { EntityName = Opportunity .EntityLogicalName, ColumnSet = new ColumnSet ( &quot;name&quot; ), Criteria = { Conditions = { new ConditionExpression ( &quot;estimatedclosedate&quot; , ConditionOperator .NextXYears, 3) } } }; entityCollection = _service.RetrieveMultiple(query).Entities; foreach ( Opportunity opportunity in entityCollection) { Console .WriteLine( &quot;Opportunity ID: {0}&quot; , opportunity.Id); Console .WriteLine( &quot;Opportunity: {0}&quot; , opportunity.Name); } using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;

52. Retrieve Multiple Fetch XML 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani fetchXml= @&quot;<fetch> <entity name='opportunity'> <attribute name='name'/> <filter type='and'> <condition attribute='estimatedclosedate' operator='next-x-years' value='3'/> </filter> </entity> </fetch>&quot; ; // Build fetch request and obtain results. RetrieveMultipleRequest efr = new RetrieveMultipleRequest () { Query = new FetchExpression (fetchXml) }; entityResults = (( RetrieveMultipleResponse )_service.Execute(efr)).EntityCollection; foreach ( var e in entityResults.Entities) { Console .WriteLine( &quot;Fetch Retrieved: {0}&quot; , e.Attributes[ &quot;name&quot; ]); }; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;

53. Retrieve Multiple using LINQ 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani OrganizationServiceContext context = new OrganizationServiceContext ( service ); var accounts = ( from a in context.CreateQuery ( &quot;account&quot; ) where (( string ) a [ &quot;name&quot; ]). StartsWith ( &quot;Microsoft&quot; ) select new { Id = ( Guid ) a [ &quot;accountid&quot; ], Name = ( string ) a [ &quot;name&quot; ] }).ToList(); using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;

54. Compound Create or Update 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Entity accountToCreate = new Entity ( &quot;account&quot; ); accountToCreate[ &quot;name&quot; ] = &quot;Example Account&quot; ; //Define the IDs of the related letters we will create _letterIds = new [] { Guid .NewGuid(), Guid .NewGuid(), Guid .NewGuid() }; // Letter 1 for creation Entity letter1 = new Entity ( &quot;letter&quot; ); letter1[ &quot;subject&quot; ] = &quot;Letter 1&quot; ; letter1[ &quot;activityid&quot; ] = _letterIds[0]; // Letter 2 for creation Entity letter2 = new Entity ( &quot;letter&quot; ); letter2[ &quot;subject&quot; ] = &quot;Letter 2&quot; ; letter2[ &quot;activityid&quot; ] = _letterIds[1]; EntityCollection relatedLettersToCreate = new EntityCollection { EntityName = &quot;letter&quot; , Entities = { letter1, letter2} }; Relationship letterRelationship = new Relationship ( &quot;Account_Letters&quot; ); //Adds the letters to the account under the specified relationship accountToCreate.RelatedEntities.Add(letterRelationship, relatedLettersToCreate); //Passes the Account (which contains the letters) _accountId = _service.Create(accountToCreate); using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client; using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;

55. Plug-in Development 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

56. Plug-in Development 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani // Microsoft Dynamics CRM namespace(s) using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk; public class SamplePlugin : IPlugin { public void Execute( IServiceProvider serviceProvider) { ITracingService tracingService = ( ITracingService )serviceProvider.GetService( typeof ( ITracingService )); // Obtain the execution context from the service provider. Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk. IPluginExecutionContext context = (Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk. IPluginExecutionContext ) serviceProvider.GetService( typeof (Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk. IPluginExecutionContext )); // The InputParameters collection contains all the data passed in the message request. if (context.InputParameters.Contains( &quot;Target&quot; ) && context.InputParameters[ &quot;Target&quot; ] is Entity ) { // Obtain the organization service reference. IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = ( IOrganizationServiceFactory )serviceProvider.GetService( typeof ( IOrganizationServiceFactory )); IOrganizationService service = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.UserId); //Plugin functionality goes here } } } public SamplePlugin() public SamplePlugin( string unsecure) public SamplePlugin( string unsecure, string secure)

57. Plug-in Development 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani Syntax changes in Dynamics CRM 2011 plugins

58. Plug-in Registration 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

59. Plug-in Registration 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

60. Q &A 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani

61. Thanks 09/08/11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Techinical. Author – Anil Chelasani