Richard A. Wilson

Set Your Preferred Solution for the Dataverse MCP

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I was working with the Dataverse MCP server yesterday and noticed that when I created new tables through it, they were all getting the default cr*** prefix from the Common Data Services Default…

Fixing PAC CLI “non-recoverable error” in GCC High and DoD by enabling telemetry

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

If you use the Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI) in GCC High or DoD environments, you may run into a sudden crash that looks like this:

Bridging Clouds: Secure Pipelines from Azure DevOps to GCC High

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The goal of this setup is to allow an Azure DevOps pipeline running in the Commercial cloud to move files (e.g., build artifacts, documentation, or deployment packages) into a Storage Account in GCC…

Locking Down a Logic App (Consumption) with OAuth for Calls from Dataverse Plug-ins using Managed Identity

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

I’m using managed identity to let a Dataverse plug-in call Azure resources without storing secrets. One of those calls hits a Logic App (Consumption) via the When an HTTP request is received trigger.

Passing Pipeline Trigger Time to Data Flows in Azure Data Factory: Use Strings, Not Timestamps!

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

When working with Azure Data Factory (ADF) and the Dataverse connector, passing the pipeline trigger time into a Data Flow can be trickier than expected.

Power Query: Driftless Merges using Table.Buffer

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I was working on data where I needed to pick one best row per group, then merge that result with a lookup table.

How to View DLP Policies Applied to a Power Platform Environment

Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

To quickly see which Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies are applied to a specific Power Platform environment, you can use a direct URL. This article shows you how to:

Harnessing Host Form Data with PCF Controls in Model-Driven Applications

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This tutorial delves into integrating PowerApps Component Framework (PCF) controls with host form data within Microsoft Power Platform’s model-driven apps.

Copy Hidden Power Automate Expressions

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

While recently walking a colleague through Power Automate, I was reminded of one of my long-standing frustrations: how difficult it is to copy expressions once they’ve been inserted into actions like…

Connecting to Dataverse from Azure Data Factory

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Azure Data Factory (ADF) provides versatile ways to connect and interact with Dataverse. Understanding the connection options and configurations is crucial for securely and efficiently managing your…

Fixing Temperature Fluctuations on the Creality CR-6 SE with PID Tuning

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

After installing a new hotend on my Creality CR-6 SE, I ran into a frustrating issue: when printing above 210°C, the hotend temperature would swing wildly—fluctuating by 5–10°C.

Automating Azure Storage Account IP Restrictions with Power Automate

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

When managing Azure Storage Accounts, it’s essential to control access by restricting allowed IP addresses.

FBI Top Ten Power Platform Connector

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Today’s digital landscape offers unprecedented opportunities to leverage technology in the service of public safety.

How to Show Notes (Annotations) on a Model-Driven App Dashboard

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Model-driven apps in Power Apps allow users to create dashboards that display key data from different entities. By default, dashboards do not provide an easy way to display Notes (Annotations).

Using Web Templates as Custom Components in Power Pages: A Classification Banner Example

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Web templates in Power Pages offer a powerful way to create reusable components that can be used across multiple pages, headers, and footers.

From Messy to Manageable: Cleanly Load Dataverse Tables in Power BI

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

First and foremost, I want to take a moment to acknowledge Brandon Pires, who originally crafted the script that inspired all of this work.

Bypass Power Apps Consent Prompts Using PowerShell

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

When a user opens a Power App for the first time, they are often presented with a consent form asking for permission to access data sources or APIs used by the app.

Custom Auto Number in Dataverse with Fiscal Year-Based Incrementing Using Plugin Code

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In many scenarios, businesses require custom auto-numbering for records in Microsoft Dataverse that go beyond the default functionality provided.

Connecting the Paconn CLI Tool to GCC, GCCH, and DoD Environments for Power Platform Connectors

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

When working with the paconn CLI tool to create and manage custom connectors in the Power Platform, it’s essential to configure your environment settings properly, especially when targeting different…

Overcoming OpenAPI 2.0 `multi` CollectionFormat Challenges in Power Automate Custom Connectors

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Integrating APIs into Power Automate flows often requires creating custom connectors, a process that can encounter challenges with certain API specifications.

Installing PowerShell Modules in Firewalled and Air-Gapped Systems

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Managing IT environments with limited or no internet access, such as firewalled systems or air-gapped setups, presents unique challenges.

Syncing Azure DevOps Work Item Status to Microsoft Dataverse with Dataflows

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In today’s fast-paced development environments, seamless integration between customer and development tracking systems can be crucial for maintaining transparency, efficiency, and alignment across…

Govee and Power Platform: Transforming Smart Lighting Automation

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In the evolving world of smart home technology, the integration of lighting solutions with sophisticated automation platforms is gaining significant traction.

Power Automate Blueprint Accessing Azure Portal Backend APIs and the Intricacies of main.iam.ad.ext.azure.com

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In the realms of digital infrastructure management, automation emerges as a pivotal ally, especially when confronting repetitive and time-sensitive tasks.

Step-by-Step to Success: Run AutoGPT using Azure OpenAI on Docker

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Integrating AutoGPT with Azure OpenAI through Docker offers a direct path to unlocking advanced AI capabilities.

Government API Development Playbook: Designing for Power Platform and Building Custom Connectors

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The article discusses integrating Government APIs with Microsoft Power Platform, emphasizing the creation and certification of custom connectors.

Handling Graph API Pagination in Power Platform Dataflows

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

When managing extensive user datasets from Microsoft Graph API, a common challenge is handling the pagination of data.

Enhancing Public Sector Travel with the GSA Per Diem Connector for Power Platform

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Navigating travel expenses in the public sector can be intricate, especially when it comes to adhering to per diem rates.

Building Better Tables - A patterned approach to using autonumber columns and alternate keys to drive efficiency in Dataflows

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Navigating the complexities of dataflows in Microsoft’s Power Platform, especially when dealing with Dataverse, can present unique challenges.

PCF Component: Docx Templates in Canvas Apps

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Have you ever wanted to fill in a Docx template within a Canvas App? Look no further! I’m excited to introduce a new PCF component that allows you to do just that.

Installing .NET Tools on Air Gapped Systems

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

In today’s digital age, the vast majority of our tasks rely heavily on internet connectivity. However, there are scenarios, more common than one might think, where systems are intentionally kept…

Capture User’s Last Successful Login with Portal Web API

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Hey Power Pages developers! Are you sitting there scratching your head wondering why the Authentication/LoginTrackingEanbled site setting isn’t working? Unfortunately it has been deprecated 😭😭😭😭.

How to Create SharePoint Items with Power Automate Desktop

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Power Automate Desktop is a great way to automate many of your daily task so you can focus on real work.

Power Apps Portal - Configure Azure AD Provider in Azure B2C

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

It is recommended that you no longer use Local Login authentication for Power Apps Portal but instead utilize Azure Active Directory B2C to provide this type of authentication.

Issue Connecting Through Remote Desktop Gateway

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

While attempting to connect to a remote desktop though a Remote Desktop Gateway (RDG) the connection would ask for credentials but then just drop. After some searching I found the answer to the issue.

Power Automate Desktop Example - Downloading Image From Email To Network Drive

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

After watching the RPA (Robotic Process Automation) demo from Steve Winward Real-Life Use case using AI Builder Form Processing with Power Automate Desktop I have been looking for ways to utilize…

Model App Access Checker for Dataverse

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Want to know which model applications your users have access to in Dataverse? Check out the app access checker that is available within the Power Platform admin center.

Enable the Export to PDF Ribbon Button

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Dataverse allows you to easily generate your Word Templates as PDF files. Last year they expanded the functionality beyone just the out of the box sales entities to all custom entities.

Open Model Apps Url Using Unique Name

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

When generating links for records, lists or reports in a Dataverse environment it is important that they open the specific application they relate to so users have the best experience.

Return Error in Power Automate When Using Try/Catch Scopes

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

When utilizing scopes within Power Automate to create a try/catch/finally statement it can be useful to provide additional details about any errors that occurred within the try block.

Calling Dataverse Web API in PowerShell using Client Credentials

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Connecting to Dataverse using PowerShell can be very helpful for data migrations and use within Azure DevOps. Connecting to an instance in a non-interactive way can be tricky though.

Custom Process Action vs Custom API in Dataverse

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

I recently had the opportunity to utilize the new Custom API functionality within Dataverse. I had previously used Custom Process Actions and was a little confused as to the difference and why i…

Error Connecting to Raspberry Pi in VS Code After Reset

Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

While utilizing the Remote Development tools to connecto to a raspberry pi board using SSH I encountered the following error after doing a full OS reset on the pi board.

.NET Core on Raspberry Pi - Access to the path is denied

Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

After installing the .NET Core sdk on my Raspberry Pi I received the following error when attempting to create a new console application using the ‘dotnet new console’ command.

Raspberry Pi Pinout Terminal Command

Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

When i first started workign with the Raspberry Pi i found myself constantly searching for images of the pinout and then printing it.

Team Member License Enforcement in GCC

Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

If you have custom applications built on Dynamics/Dataverse within the US Government Community Cloud (GCC) and only have Team user license that were purchased after October 2018 your apps screen may…

Power Automate Custom Connectors - Import Postman v2 Collection

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

There are many tools you can utilize to develop Power Automate custom connectors including Postman and Swagger Inspector.

Horizontally Scroll A Large Power Apps Gallery

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT

So you have a lot of data to display but the screen in Power Apps isn’t large enough. My friend Ronald Sease recently showed me how to create a gallery in Power Apps that you can scroll horizontally.

Install/Configure Power Apps Mobile for U.S. Government and DoD User

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

For those working in the U.S. Government or DoD/Military space needing the Power Apps mobile application on your phone, an additional step of selecting a region must be taken before you attempt to…

WebApi - Execute Bound Function (RetrievePrincipalAccess) in PCF

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT

I am current building PCF component that required me to determine if the user has specific rights to an entity before attempting to modify it.

PowerApps Portal - Users Can See More Than Their Assigned Web Roles Allow

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Anyone who has configured the PowerApps/Adx Portal before can tell you how complicated the security mechanisms can be to configure. It’s both easy to give users to much permission or not enough.

Rotational Image PCF Component for Canvas Apps

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This image component allows you to rotate an image to any degree unlike the Canvas image component which only allows 90, 180, or 270 degrees.

Launch A Canvas App In Model App From SiteMap

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Canvas PowerApps provide a great amount of functionality with little or no code. Many examples demonstrate how to open a Canvas App within a Model App on a specific record and pass the context of…

Pass Custom Parameters To WebResource From UIC SiteMap in Dynamics

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT

While working on creating a page to open a Canvas app full screen inside of a Model app I wanted to create a WebResource I could use over and over again.

Move from using Xrm.Page to formContex in UCI form based PowerApps WebResources

Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The usage of Xrm.Page is currently deprecated, still available due to it’s high usage, but still deprecated. When will it go away, we don’t really know yet.

Sparse Checkout with Git To Reduce Confusion

Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

If you would like to make updates to the Xrm types or any others in the DefinitelyTyped project on github you can find that cloning all the types can be a real pain.

Multilingual Support For PCF Calendar Control

Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Multilingual support has been added to the Calendar component I recently shared. This works in both Canvas and Model apps.

Gotchas for PCF Code Components in Canvas Apps

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

PCF Code Components allow developers to create their own custom interfaces utilizing Typescript and/or React. To learn more about the PCF Component Framework check out this article.

PowerApps Calendar Control

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This calendar control was built off of React Big Calendar. The calendar can be used to display events with or without related resources.

Bing Maps PCF Control

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This PCF control allows you to display information for a view that contains latitude and longitude information within Bing Maps.

Utilize Customized npm Package from GitHub Branch

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

When working with npm libraries there are times you find bugs or want to add functionality to a library.

Azure Maps PCF Control

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This PCF control allows you to display information for a view that contains latitude and longitude information within Azure Maps.

Custom Grid/Subgrid Using Office-UI-Fabric DetailsList

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Allows you to simulate the out of the box Grid and Subgrid controls using the Office-UI-Fabric DetailsList control. It was built to provide a springboard when you need a customizable grid experience.

Use Dynamics WebAPI to get Record Count

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

When working in an environment where tools like XrmToolbox are not available or allowed getting a total record count can be a real pain sometimes.

Use Dynamics WebAPI to get LogicalName or ObjectTypeCode for Entity

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

If you need to get the LogicalName or ObjectTypeCode of an entity in your Dynamics environment you can utilize the WebAPI to get the metadata.

Convert Markdown Documents to PDF Using md-to-pdf

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

How to convert Markdown documents (e.g. an Azure DevOps wiki) to PDF using the md-to-pdf npm package, with examples of project setup, configuration, and generation.

PCF Color Picker

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

For anyone looking for a PCF Color Picker I just released one out on GitHub! It utilizes React and the Office UI Fabric controls.

Dynamics BPF Javascript: NEW onPreStageChange Handler!

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

If you are utilizing the UCI interface there is a new JavaScript handler available for the Business Process Flows (BPF), onPreStageChange.

Icon Resources for Dynamics

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Below are resources that you can utilize within your Dynamics project for generating icons.

Rollup Field Refresh on UCI Form

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT

In the web client version of Dynamics when you hovered over a rollup field it would show a refresh icon to the right of the field.

Custom Flow Connector For Parsing Address

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT

While working on a demo of the Business Cards Scanner component for PowerApps I found that the component only returns the address as a single line and not as parsed address components (UPDATE: The…

Update Business Process Flow Using Flow

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT

When working through App In A Day Workshop I wanted to improve the Approval flow to move the Business Process Flow (BPF) Stage forward if the Device Order was Approved.

Get Dynamics/CDS Base URL in Flow To Generate Links To Record

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT

When sending emails or approvals in flow it can be helpful to also include a link to the record which is being referenced.

PowerApps Naming Conventions and Coding Standards

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT

When building canvas apps the naming conventions used by the objects can be very confusing once you have added a few screens.

Turn on Teams/Skype Meeting Recording and Transcription for Entire Organization

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

<# .SYNOPSIS Turn on meeting recording and transcription for entire organization

Validate Solution Using the PowerApp Checker (Includes On-Premise Solution)

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

I recently saw the article on how to validate solutions using the PowerApps Solution Checker and wanted to share the link.

Finding Largest Files on Drive Using Powershell

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Recently a colleague of mine was having issues with low drive space on one of our servers. Because this is a clients system i am unable to copy over WinDirStat which is what i would usually use to…

Generating Test Files of A Specific Size

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

While attempting to unit test the max upload size of files to CRM I needed to generates files of different sizes.

Cannot Access SharePoint Files Without Visitor Access in Dynamics CRM Documents Grid

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Recently while building a system which synchronized Dynamics permissions to SharePoint we came upon an error which caused the SharePoint Document grid to tell us that we did not have the correct…

SharePoint Documents Grid Error in Dynamics CRM

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

After setting up Server based authentication between SharePoint and Dynamics on several instances we were having issues on certain instances where users would attempt to access the Document grid…

Dynamics Multi Entity Search (Global Search) Entity Selection Using C#

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

While coming up with deployment scripts i was tasked to ensure that the Dynamics Global Search had specific entities selected.

Filter Customer Id field on Case Entity To Only Show Contacts or Accounts

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Recently while working on a project where the customer was utilizing the Case entity they wanted to only allow users to enter contacts into the Customer Id field.

Exporting Duplicate Detection Rules Using CRM Configuration Migration (Data Migration Tool)

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

In order to move Duplicate Detection Rules to another system utilizing the CRM Configuration Migration tool make sure to add the Duplicate Detection Rule and Duplicate Rule Condition entities to the…

Modify Logon Setting in IE When Group Policy Doesn't Allow It

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I needed to "Prompt for user name and password" when logging into my Local Intranet zone so that I could test as multiple users.

Navigate to the Document Associate Grid View From Record

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

This will allow you to navigate to the Documents Associated Grid view form a button in the main records ribbon. This currently works for Dynamics 9.0 and 9.1 Online.

Add SharePoint Documents Associated Grid to Page

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I was looking for a way to add the SharePoint Documents Associated grid as an IFrame on a Dynamics form. Jason Lattimer's blog had the answer:

VSTS and SourceTree

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Recently started using Git with VSTS and wanted to connect it up to Sourcetree. This article by Adam Prescott helped me out. You can view the article here:

Dev Box Tools

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT

AstroGrep - Fiddler - LINQPad - XRMToolkit - Team Foundation Sidekicks - WinDirStat - JustDecompile - CodeCompare - Search Everything - SMTP Diag Tool - HTML CheatSheet - Right Click "Command Window…

Download SDK Tools for Dynamics V9.0+

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is no longer providing the entire SDK and samples as a download. Instead they are hosting the samples on a their website and providing the sdk and tools on nuget.

Find Empty Methods in Visual Studio

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

To find empty methods in Visual Studio search using the following regular expression.

Create Windows 10 VHD and Import as EC2 AMI

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT

In needing to test client configuration and keep them in the same domain as our server we recently needed to add some Windows 10 machines to EC2.

Amazon AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) Install

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Using CLI can make doing task in AWS much easier. In order to get the CLI tool this is the setup i usually perform.

Uploading Large Files into Amazon S3

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT

I recently had to upload some VHDs to Amazon S3 and found myself going beyond the upload limits for the web upload.

Filtering Down the CrmSvcUtil

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Most of the time i use late bound but there are times when early bound makes things easier. I needed to limit the size of the file so filtering down on just the entities i use was needed.

Move Shelveset from One Branch to Another

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT

This can be useful if you start working on the wrong branch and need to move your uncommitted code to the correct branch.

VS - Find and Replace JS File Name With Version Number

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT

File Name: test.1.3.5.4.min.js

Finding Parental and Cascading Relationships In CRM using SQL

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT

This script will find custom Parental or Cascading Relationship between entities in CRM. This script was used to determine if someone had changed a relationship on a target system and if that change…

CRM SSRS FetchXml PreFiltering Tips

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

I don't do custom SSRS to often but when I do I consonantly have issues pre-filtering FetchXML in SSRS reports.

VS Shortcut for Data View Pane on SSRS Report

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

To open the Data View pane for an SSRS report do the following.

RDWeb - Cannot use Connect to a PC Functionality

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT

After completing the setup of the RDS/RDWeb on Windows Server 2012 R2 we were unable to use the "Connect to a PC" functionality. When attempting to connect the following error:

Deleted Forms Cause Error in Publish

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT

During recent CRM upgrades I started getting the following error on publish.

Repost: Loading Assemblies from Anywhere into a New AppDomain by 2012 by Marius Bancila

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT

If you are interested in loading assemblies into a worker domain which do not live in the base directory of that worker domain, check out this great article with code.

Watch Window Copy for Plugin Context Depth Issues

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT

For those times when you are trying to figure out a plugin depth issue and you want to quickly copy/past into your watch window.

Get Solutions Containing Web Resource

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Snipit to determine which solutions contain a web resource.

Refresh ISV/WebResource after CRM 2013/2015/2016 Save Event

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT

I had a Web Resource page which needed to refresh a jqgrid on it after some fields on a CRM form were updated and record was saved.

SQL Currently Running Sessions

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Get all current sessions running on sql instance.

SQL - Determine Locking

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Gets the list of sessions which are blocking others in SQL

SQL - Get Connected Hosts

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Gets a list of all the connections currently open on SQL

Online PDF Permissions Remover

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Based upon the 20 or so PDF unlockers I have used this one has always worked the best for me.

Import CRM 2011 Solution Into 2015

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

In order to import a 2011 solution into 2015 you must first import it into 2013 then re-export from there.

Publishing CRM Using WAP, AD FS and DoD PKI

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

With TMG going the way of the dodo Microsoft has moved much of it's functionality into Server 2012R2.

TFS Commands

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Commands for TFS

Team Foundation Sidekicks

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

In a search to easily export a list of changeset details into a CSV file I found this awesome utility.

ADFS 2.1 & 3.0 Config Debug Tracing

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Run CMD as Administrator- WEVTUTIL sl "AD FS Tracing/Debug" /l:5- Open the file “C:/Windows/ADFS/Microsoft.IdentityServer.Servicehost.exe.config”- Find the following sections shown in the image…

Enable Kerberos Logging in Event Viewer

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT

After you have completed your testing delete the LogLevel key reboot the server to ensure you stop logging.

Create Status Reason Values Using C#

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The CRM interface no longer allows you to enter the Value for a Status Reason. I had to update several entities to all have the same values but some of them were created way back in CRM 4.0 when you…

CRM 2011 Email Router Configuration Wizard might fail during “loading data”

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT

PROBLEM 1

Disable CRL Checking in IIS 8

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT

When working on a system with no internet access it is important to ensure that CRL checking is disabled. If not disabled you will always receive a 403.13 error after entering you pin.

Postpone CRM Rollup Database Updates

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Update Rollup 17 for CRM 2011 creates new indexes for database tables when installed. Because of this the install can take several hours.

Get Process ID of Application Pool (w3wp.exe)

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT

When wanting to debug in VS sometimes I only want to attach to a specific Application Pool. To find out which Process Id belongs to what Application pool open a Command Prompt and use the following…

Point Internal Servers to Internal IP for Internet Facing Sub Domain

Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT

When you want to create internal DNS entries for a domain name that is also registered externally you can actually create a DNZ zone for that specific sub-domain.

CAC Card Authentication Using KCD With CRM 2011 and TMG

Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT

CRM

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I have been working with two plugins in my web pages. DirtyForm, which allows you to detect when changes have been made to fields, and JQueryUI which has a very flexible popup calendar for…

Debug App that Uses ADFS: The SecurityToken is rejected because the validation time is out of range

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT

When debugging an app which connected to CRM using IFD connection I kept getting the following in the trace log.

Could Not Load Type System.ServiceModel .net 4 Web App

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT

While attempting to load a .Net 4 website I kept getting a configuration error and the following item in the Event Log

Visual Studio Error: The given assembly name or codebase was invalid (HRESULT: 0x80131047)

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT

When attempting to add a reference to a project this error kept appearing.

Pass XRM Ribbon Parameters Using JavaScript Array

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Trying to pass the list of selected items from a grid using query parameters has limitations due to restrictions on the size of a URL.

Calculate Date of Birth in SSRS

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT

You can utilize this code in an Expression to find the Date of Birth.

Increase CRM Paging Limit for User

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Below is an unsupported method for increasing the number of records in each page of a view. This setting is individual to each users.

Create SharePoint Buttons on Administration Page

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

A long time ago I wrote a SharePoint administration page and had used the "Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls" dll to create Ok and Cancel buttons at the bottom of the page.

An error occurred while applying security information to

Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT

While attempting to move files from a hard drive I recovered I kept getting the following error on a specific set of files.

IE11 __dopostback undefined

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

After attempting to access my web app in IE11 I noticed all the links were no longer working. Looking through the JavaScript debugger I saw the error "__dopostback undefined" when attempting to click…

Repeat Column Headers for Tablix in SSRS 2008

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

If you are having trouble getting the column headings to repeat on every page for a table/tablix in SSRS 2008 try this.

SQL - Get Nth Word

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Need to find the Nth word in a sentence, try this function.

SQL - Add Header Row to SSIS Generated CSV Files

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

After generating a flat file in SSIS I needed to update that file with the column headers as the first row. In order to do this I used a SQL stored procedure.

SQL - Generate Scripts to Drop Tables/Views

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

You can use the commands below to create SQL commands which will drop tables/views. the were clause can be used to limit which tables/views are included in the statement.

SQL - Remove Non-Alpha Characters

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This function will remove all non-alphanumeric characters.

SQL - Remove Special Characters

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Removes all special characters from an input string.

SQL - Remove Line Breaks From Text

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This function will attempt to remove line breaks from text in SQL.

Wake Up IIS Websites

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT

One of the biggest issues I have found with using authentication methods like Kerberos Constrained Delegation is that the first person who hits the site in the morning gets a 500 error until the…

Get Times for CRM Import Jobs

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This script will give you the times for CRM import jobs that have been run on your system.

SSIS Speed: DefaultBufferMaxRows

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT

SSIS can sometimes take a long time to load. Try messing witht he DefaultBufferMaxRows setting in the package.

Reset Default Org for CRM Users

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The script below will change the default org for users. This can be helpful if you have disabled the original default org and users are now getting the crm error that the organization has been…

CRM 2011 Performance Settings

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Disable Loopback check HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Lsa New DWORD Value: DisableLoopbackCheck = 1 (Decimal) CRM Settings HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/MSCRM New DWORD…

Get Sketchup Working on Windows Surface Pro

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT

After installing Sketchup every time I clicked on the "Start Using Sketchup" button located on the Welcome window I would get an error that closed the application.

SQL Statements to Get Basic Info About Tables

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Here are two scripts I found that will help you generate basic info about your database. This data can be useful when beginning the level of effort for a data migration. NUMBER OF COLUMNS PER TABLE

Check Out the DefenseReady Daily Standup App for Windows 8

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

DefenseReady Daily Standup is a Windows 8 app that provides military commanders and leadership with real-time insights into PERSTEMPO and strength levels throughout their organizations.

Fragmented indexes were detected in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM database

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Re-index your CRM Org database if you receive this error.

TimeGem – Free Tile Layout Software

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As a true techie I always look to find computer solutions that can help me save time and money. I decided to tackle putting down tile in my basement and wondered if there was any software that could…

Install/Update Certificate for Remote Desktop Gateway

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

To import a certificate to the RD Gateway server in the (Local Computer)/Personal Store

Update Thumbprint in Web.Config After Updating ADFS 2.0 Certificate

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I had to replace an expired certificate on my ADFS 2.0 machine. I followed the instruction on the TechNet wiki found here.

Page Not Found 404 After Install or Uninstalling CRM 2011 UR

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

After uninstalling an update rollup and rebooting the machine CRM starting coming back with a 404 Page Not Found error when trying to access the site.

Deletion State Codes Fields Preventing Solution Import

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

If you have upgraded a CRM database from 4.0. to 2011 you may have some leftover fields that end in dsc.

Duplicate Detection Rules Unpublish After Solution Import

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the past few weeks something has been bothering me. I have been doing a lot of solution imports and also a lot of data imports.

ADFS 2.0 Default Claims Provider

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In situation where you have multiple Claims Providers the HomeRealDiscovery.aspx page may confuse users.

Limited Access to Program Data folder in AD for ADFS 2.0

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

If you work in an environment where you have no write access to the ‘Program Data’ folder in AD you can still install ADFS 2.0 but you will need to use the command prompt.

CRM 2011 Dashboards Inside IFrames

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

If you are going to place CRM 2011 Dashboards within an IFrame make sure your URL points to:

CRM Setup and Org Import Logs

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Location of CRM 2011 Setup Logs and Organization Import Logs.

ADFS 2.0 ID:4332 The SamlSecurityToken is rejected because the SamlAssertion

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ID4223: The SamlSecurityToken is rejected because the SamlAssertion.NotOnOrAfter condition is not satisfied. NotOnOrAfter: '02/28/2012 1:15:04 PM' Current time: '02/28/2012 2:18:35 PM'

ADFS 2.0 Config Debug Tracing

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Run CMD as Administrator- wevtutil sl "AD FS 2.0 Tracing/Debug" /l:5- Open Event Viewer.- To open Event Viewer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Event…

Force Line Break in CRM 2011 Ribbon Labels

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With really long title on CRM ribbon buttons the text will fill the entire space before going to the next line. In order to for text to the next line you can use the Zero Width Space.

The Flying W by Glenn Wilson

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

My Wife Anne Marie and I had a great vacation in Philly this weekend with my Mom. We stopped by Weidener University on Saturday and took some panoramic photos of a sculpture that my Grandfather…

Xrm.Page.ui Not Available on Primary Grid

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

While developing an EnableRule for some new functionality I decided to use an Async call. Here is a great link on how to use Async calls with EnableRule.

GetPickListProperty.name Returns Null in PreCreate

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In CRM 4.0 using the Target.GetPickListProperty("fieldname").name property would return the string value of the pick list item display name even in a PreCreate plugin step.

Plugin Set to Use Offline but Entity Offline Settings Not Configured

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

While attempting to deploy a solution to CRM 2011 I received the following error during the import.

CustomRule - Just one at a time please.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When you define a CommandDefinition in the CRM 2011 and you want to use a CustomRule underneath an EnableRule just remember that your CustomRule will never fire if you have other EnableRules applied…

Web.Config Modification Manager Update

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

So this is an update of a solution from Harmjan Greving which was an update from thekid.me.uk which can be used to view, modify, and create web.config modification that will be pushed to all servers…

SharePoint 2010, Event ID 7043: Could not load type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls.TaxonomyPicker'

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

PROBLEM: Every time the application pool is reset the following error appears in the application log.

User Rights Issues in CRM using JavaScript

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

I needed to find a way to determine if a user did not exist in CRM or did not have any rights. The devError page is available in both CRM 4 and 2011 and returns the same errors.

Passing Parameters Between Web Part and User Control

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When creating a web part which encapsulates a custom user control the following is one way to utilize the custom attributes for the web part within the user control.

System.ServiceModel.EndpointNotFoundException in OWSTIMER.EXE

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

I started getting this error every five minutes after the timer service would kick off.

CRM 2011 Publisher Policy / Redirection

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

While working on a CRM 2011 application I kept getting the following error even though I was not even using the CRM 4.0 SDK file.

Clear IE Cache Through Command Line

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Apparently you can clear the IE cache using the command line. This is going into batch files to reduce the number of times I have to click in IE.

Come Out and See Anne Marie in [title of show]

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

My lovely wife Anne Marie will be performing in [title of show] at The Little Theatre of Alexandria from April 23-May 14. If you can make it out to support her I would appreciate it.

CRM 2011 Ribbon XML Tips

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

foreach (EntityMetadata em in resp.EntityMetadata) { if (em.IsCustomEntity == true) { entRibReq.EntityName = em.LogicalName; if (em.IsIntersect == true) //check to see if the entity is a M2M…

Global Context for CRM 2011

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When creating htm pages as webresources in 2011 there are many times you would want to get information about CRM such as the orgname and server url.

iPhone Jailbreak Software

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TinyUmbrella Backup SHSH Blobs

Hibernation Mode With Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On occasion I need to run Hyper-V for testing on my laptop. Most of the time though I would love to have the power management function such as hibernation which is disabled by Hyper-V.

RunAs Another User from Context Menu

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

If you would like a quick way to run programs as another user there is a utility from Sysinternals called Shell RunAs. This utility will allow you to access the RunAs command from a context menu.

Fixing 'Feature {Guid} for list template is not installed in this farm. The operation could not be completed'.

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Project Description

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Walkthrough Part 2

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A great overview of what is new in CRM 2011

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Walkthrough Part 1

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A great walkthough of CRM 2011 features.

Windows Server 2008R2 VMs Shut Down After 1 to 2 Hours

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When created a lab environment to test ADFS 2.0 I utilized the Windows 2008R2 VM baselines distributed by Microsoft. After a few days I was told that I had to activate.

Collapse All Visual Studio Projects - PowerCommands

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tired of opening up a Visual Studio Solution and having to deal with collapsing all the project manually. Check out PowerCommands, it's free and offer these additional features.

CryptographicException Error Connecting SharePoint 2007 and ADFS 2.0 Using Domain App Pool User with SharePoint

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When attempting to connect ADFS 2.0 and SharePoint 2007 most of the documentation assumes you are using the NetworkService account to run the application pools for the SharePoint content web…

Clean Up IIS and Active Directory After ADFS 2.0 Uninstall

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The following is taken from the following KB article: . I have had to do this so many times though I found it easier to post it here :)

Display ADFS 2.0 Forms Authentication Login Page Instead of Windows Authentication Prompt

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After installing ADFS 2.0 for SharePoint a Windows login prompt was shown when the SharePoint site forwarded to the ADFS server instead of the ADFS Forms Authentication login screen.

Install XPS Viewer for Windows Server 2008R2

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

If you need to install the XPS viewer on Windows Server 2008R2 just follow these directions.

Using SQL Server 2005/2008 with ADFS 2.0

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

If you plan on using a SQL server 2005/2008 to host your ADFS 2.0 configuration database you must run the configuration using the command line.

CRM 4 to 2011 Javascript Converter

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Project Description: CRM 4 to CRM 2011 Javascript Converter helps convert scripts to the latest CRM 2011 Form scripting model.

Errors Adding a Server to the Farm - Invalid List Template (0x8102007B)

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Situation: Attempting to run the SharePoint Products and Technology Configuration Wizard on a server to add it into the farm. Our farm also has customized site and list definitions.

Coming Soon - Sabbath Night in the Church of the Piranha

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Coming soon to the stage of Taking Flight Theatre Company is Sabbath Night in the Church of the Piranha. I will be there the opening Friday, October 8th @ 8PM .

DLL Will Not Load in FxCop on Windows Server 2008

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I was attempting to install the SharePoint dispose checker into my FxCop program using the rules dll found here, .

SharePoint List Definition Exporter

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I was looking to create a schema file for a list I currently have in SharePoint. If you have done this before you can understand the pain.

SharePoint Server State Service

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After adding the SharePoint 2010 Chart Web Part to a page I received an error that the Server State Service had not been configured.

Where did my Collaboration Portal go in SharePoint 2010?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When I went to create my first site collection in SharePoint 2010 I was surprised to find there was no site template for the Collaboration Portal.

PowerShell Script for Delete SharePoint Designer Cache

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I have developed several workflow activities for use within SharePoint designer. Every time a SharePoint Designer workflow is opened a copy of the deployed DLL is downloaded into the WebSiteCache…

Remove Timeout When Debugging w3wp Process

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One of the smart guys I work with posted some information about debugging the W3WP process that I though I should share.

Microsoft Forefront Client Install Wihtout Centralized Server

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I was recently looking around for an Anti-Virus solution for Windows Server 2008. I had tried downloading Microsoft Forefront Client before but when I ran the setup it wanted me to install a ton of…

SharePoint Kerberos Authentication wtih IIS 7+

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When Microsoft designed IIS 7 they decided to add in a new feature that automaticaly uses the LocalSystem account for Windows Authentication by the kernel.

Add User As Local Administrator On Domain Controller

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I recently was settting up a new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 machine and had promoted the machine to a domain controller before creating my SharePoint admin accounts.

Evil Dead The Musical

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Evil Dead The Musical

SharePoint Event ID 6481 Fix

Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Event Properties:

Errors Saving and Checkin In Excel/PowerPoint files in SharePoint using CAC Card

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Users accessing SharePoint using a CAC card may experienced problems with saving and checking in Excel and PowerPoint documents on the SharePoint servers.

SharePoint Anonymouse Access Web Part Targeting

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LoginView Control

Anne Marie in The Producers

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

My wonderful wife Anne Marie is going to be performing in an upcoming production of The Producers. This is musical written by Mel Brooks, so you know it has to be funny.

Cannot Access SharePoint From The Server

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Problem: Accessing sharepoint using the FQDN while on the server.

CRM Install Problem: instance name must be the same as computer name

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Open a query window in the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and run the following command. It will display to you the current name of the SQL server.

Come see the lovely Anne Marie in Bye Bye Birdie!

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hey Everybody,

CRM Asynchronous Process Failure Settings

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

One of the things I do when setting up a CRM 4.0 server is modify the Recovery settings of the Asynch process.

Changing the MOSS Service Account.... ughhhhh

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bad Idea... Changing the password of the SharePoint service account used to set up and run everything SharePoint. If you have done this read the next paragraph before touching your keyboard again.

Copy data between rows in the same table

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

So here was my issue. I needed to copy some from one row in a table to another row. I tried using the SQL Server Managment Studio but it does not allow you to copy and past binary information.

Creating a Visual Studio 2008 Results Repository

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Learned a very important lesson. If you don't set up a results repository database before running a load test in Visual Studio you won't be able to pull up your reports later.

Get SPUser Information for the Document Creator

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

While working on creating a SharePoint 2007 event handler I needed to get the login name for the creator of the document I was trying to update.

Grouping Articles By Month

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

After creating a blog site I wanted to show a webpart that grouped the posts by month. To accomplish this I added a calculated field to my Posts list and used the following formula:

Moving a secondary site collection to a root site collection

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I was recently tasked with migrating a secondary site collection to a new SharePoint server and making it the primary site collection.

Register Bamboo Calendar Web Part

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I recently downloaded the Bamboo Calendar Plus Web Part v2.5. I ran the setup file and installed both the Calendar Plus Web Part and the Bamboo License Manager v2.7. Here are the issues I ran into:

Tool to embed HTML object directly into SharePoint content

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Check out this cool Rick Text Editor add-in that will allow you to embed html such as YouTube and Flash videos. Finally something on codeplex that works!

Dynamics CRM Demonstration Tools (Data Generator)

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When creating demo environments for sales presenations I like to add a lot of test data to my systems and make it relevant to the custom to which I'm presenting.

Blank Page With JavaScript Error 'Object Expected'

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I had just installed reporting services and the reporting services connector. Suddenly my CRM web client is only showing me a blue screen and will not go to the main page.

cPanel - Backup

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

After having my e-mail accidentally removed and LunarPages.com charging me $75 dollars to have it restored I created a backup script to download the automated cPanel backups.

cPanel/Horde - Proxy

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

If you are like me and work in the corporate world you are restricted to ports 80 and 443. I found this great php program that will allow you to run cPanel and Horde on port 80.

CRM 4.0 - System Jobs always stuck in "Waiting"

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I had just re-isntalled CRM so that I could set it up as an IFD (Internet Facing Deployment) server. Also CRM is set up through an ISA firewall and using SSL.

Excel Services Compatibility Checker

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A while back I had a customer who wished to use Excel Services to do some project reporting dashboards.

Expand a VHD drive and partition - "How To & Video"

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When creating a virtual hard drive in Microsoft Virtual PC the default drive size is 16GB. This seems like a lot of space but it quickly dwindles as you do development.

Fix Error "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mail Merge is already running"

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When trying to do multiple mail merges I many time get a pop-up error stating "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mail Merge is already running". Here is how to fix it.

No "Edit Page" link for standard aspx page in SharePoint

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Many times user create aspx pages within SharePoint designer and then add web part zones to them so they can add data.

Set up CRM 4.0 Authentication in ISA Server

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

So you have CRM 4.0 and ISA server. You also want to use the IFD (Internet Facing Deployment) feature of CRM. Well here is what you need to know.

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Development Tips

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Here are some SSIS devlopment tips and tricks.

CRM 4.0 Development Tips

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Here are a list of items to think about when developing.