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Knowledge Articles in Dynamics 365/CRM

Starting with Dynamics CRM 20xx, the knowledge base article system that has been in the product for a long time is superceded by a new system called knowledge articles. “Old” system Display Name Schema Name Notes Article kbarticle Article Article Template kbarticletemplate Template used to create an article “New” system when using Dynamics 365 knowledge

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Connector for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Deprecated

Microsoft has announced that Dynamics CRM version 2016 will be the last major version of Dynamics CRM to be supported by the connector. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dynamicsconnector/2016/04/08/connector-for-microsoft-dynamics-support-for-microsoft-dynamics-crm-beyond-dynamics-crm-version-2016/ I’m assuming that last major version means version 8 which include CRM 2016 with SP1 and SP2. Note that SP2 changes the branding to Dynamics 365. The article above describes the

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Dynamics 365 On-Premises

The re-branding of Microsoft Dynamics CRM to 365 for on-premises deployments has arrived. This is in the guise of the “December 2016 update for Dynamics 365 (On-Premises)” which you can download from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54515 Although it sounds like a new version, the December 2016 update is not a new version. Deploying this update changes the version

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Order Product Pricing Locked

In CRM 2016 with SP1, it seems that a “bug” has been introduced where the price of an order product added from the catalog (an “existing product”) cannot be changed. This was not the case in earlier versions. A field on the Order Product form, named Pricing (internal name ispriceoverridden) determined whether the price per

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Help Content Server Test errors

In Microsoft Dynamics CRM On-Premises you might notice errors in the Event Viewer stating that the monitoring test failed for Help Content Server. The Event ID is 18732. I’ve seen this in several client installations. Searching for suggestions reveals that others have this problem, some have logged the issue with Microsoft and apparently this is

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Associated Views

In CRM, associated views are used to display lists of records when viewing related items within a record. An entity can have more than one associated view. So for example, when viewing activities from within an account, contact and so on, you can choose between the following views: All Planning Activities Associated View [why is

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Server Side Synchronization in Dynamics CRM Online – Approve Email address

When using server-side synchronization in Dynamics CRM Online and if email address approval is enabled the email address must be approved by a Dynamics CRM user who has the approve email address privilege (usually a System Administrator) AND is an Office 365 Global Administrator. Reference: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/emeadcrmsupport/2014/09/16/dynamics-crm-2013-server-side-sync-email-approval/

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