Tip #101: Can you transate this please?

So just how many languages does Microsoft Dynamics CRM speak?  Is it 10, 15 or maybe 25?  Dynamics CRM speaks a whopping 41 languages.  It’s a translating machine. Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (PRC), Chinese (Taiwan), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (International), Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Estonian, Galician, Hindi, Kazakh, […]

Tip #63: Execute javascript code during debug session

Changing current frame in IE

There are times when you want to quickly test out a piece of form Javascript code in the Developer Tools console. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 renders form content in frames and you have to prefix frames[0] or frames[1] to “Xrm.” to get the code running. In Chrome you can choose the target frame that you […]

Tip #55: How to make your time control look nice on BPF ribbon

Wrapped time control on BPF ribbon

If you have a date/time attribute as part of your Business Process Flow, you may notice that the time dropdown does not quite fit on BPF ribbon: Currently there is no solution to the problem, but there is a simple workaround: change your personal time format to a 24 hours format. Click on the Settings […]

Tip #53: Prepare your SSRS reports for CRM Online

If your SSRS report works fine in BIDS and on-premises instances but fails to upload with very unhelpful message: An error occurred while trying to add the report to Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Try adding the report again. If this problem persists, contact your system administrator. then do the simple “1-2-3” test: Ensure that your report […]

Tip #51: What to do if your Plugin won’t Trigger or Debug when Registered on SetState

If you register a plugin on SetState, most of the time you can’t get it to trigger or debug.  Register it instead on the (technically deprecated) SetStateDynamicEntity message. It should work fine. Note: Instead of “Target”, the entity in the context for the entity being activated or deactivated, the new context input parameter will be […]