Questions tagged [dynamics-crm-2015]

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 is the 7th version of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform launched in the end of 2014. Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s key focus is sales, marketing, service and help desk. However, it's highly adaptable and easily customizable to usage of both client-side JavaScript and server-side .NET code for plugins.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 is version 7 of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform launched in the end of 2014.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 doesn’t bring major changes for programmers. However, in this version, more customization can be realized simply by configuration (without programming) including enhanced business process flows, business rules, SLA enhancements and others.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 doesn’t support older software (browsers, MS Office, Windows server, SQL server etc.). Generally, it supports last two versions.

Questions asked about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 typically include those around configuration, client-side customization (e.g. forms, views, charts, dashboards, javascript etc.), deployment, or server-side development (workflow assemblies, plugins in .NET, XML, SQL etc.)


Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s key focus is sales, marketing, service and help desk. However, it's highly adaptable and easily customizable to usage of both client-side JavaScript and server-side .NET code for plugins.

Major competitors to Dynamics CRM include SalesForce, SAP CRM and Oracle PeopleSoft CRM.

The Microsoft offering can be hosted on-premise by organizations, hosted in the public Microsoft Azure cloud for a fixed monthly fee, by a Microsoft Partner or as a federated solution. This flexibility lets companies change their deployment strategy as their business needs change whilst utilizing a single organization.

End users can access Microsoft CRM in the following ways.

  1. Supported web browser, such as later versions of Internet Explorer or the latest versions of Apple Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Using a native Microsoft Outlook plugin integration
  3. Using a mobile device (mobile phone or tablet) with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile
  4. ISV solution such as CWR Mobility

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CRM 2015 Plugin Registration Tool Error :Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentException: Unable to parse the OrganizationServiceFault

I have installed the Plugin Pro-filer, when I attempt to debug the Plugin in CRM, which fires on a phone call create, it fails to debug, throwing the following exception " Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentException: Unable to parse the …
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CRM 2015 SDK : The deserializer has no knowledge of any type that maps to this name

I am currently working with CRM 2015 SDK. I am simply trying to update a value in C# with this SDK. But for some reasons that I try to figure out, there is a trouble when I save my context. There is the code : foreach (KeyValuePair
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Unable to get "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Fetch" in Data Source options for SSRS reports project for CRM 2015

I have a problem very similar to this post I have installed "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Report Authoring Extension" for Dynamics CRM 2015. Installed BIDS for Sql Server 2012 and working with VS 2013 Community Edition. Windows Live sign-in assistant is…
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Dynamics CRM 2015 - The plug-in type could not be found

I'm having a very similar problem to: Dynamics CRM 2011 - The plug-in type could not be found Unhandled Exception: System.ServiceModel.FaultException`1[[Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault, Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,…
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How to recognize non-human users?

Listing all the users in the system, I noticed that some of them were system users and didn't have e.g. working hours at all. At the moment, I just list them and exclude from my loop my it's a Q&D approach and I prefer to do it right. I haven't…
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FetchXml query generates a 'Generic SQL Error' but works if I switch the linked entities around?

I'm attempting to query the product catalog of a "vanilla" CRM 2015, my final aim is to retrieve the active products by price list and substring of name, at the moment I'm hard-coding my data as follows: PriceLevel: hardcoded GUID Name: hardcoded…
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Get total aggregate records count if records is having more than 50000 records

We have huge number on records in our CRM entity. I am trying to fetch the total number of record with the help of aggregate count in fetch xml. But it has limitation of 50000 records. I think there is a way to change that setting in On-premise CRM.…
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Dynamics CRM - multiple plugins on same event, stage with same rank - Order of Execution?

I came across an interview question for which I got different answers from friends and peers so I thought I'd ask here. We generally use the plugin ranking for defining the order in which different plugins execute in order to overcome the…
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Is it possible to track changes to Entity Metadata in Dynamics CRM?

Is there any way to track changes to Metadata, like new fields, new entities and so on? It is difficult to control a very large project in the same environment, so sometimes there are some customization that should not be deployed to productions…
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There is no active transaction. This error is usually caused by custom plug-ins that ignore errors from service calls and continue processing

We've recently bumped up against this issue during our tests (CRM 2015 Update 0.1). There are plenty of answers online that mention that this error is prevented by disabling Activity Feed Rules and that has worked work us. However, I want to know…
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What is the difference between "Post", "PostFollow", and "PostComment"?

I want to know about the difference between "Post", "PostFollow", and "PostComment" in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Thanks.
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How to Fix Errors for ActivityFeeds.UI.js?

Every now and then I get an error in CRM 2015 online: The error occurs in https://server.crm.dynamics.com/%7B635987670810004466%7D/WebResources/msdyn_/ActivityFeeds.UI.js?ver=1428721370 If I Look at the $$t_7 variable, all properties are null,…
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XRMServiceToolkit is not working as Expected after upgrading MS Dynamics CRM 2015 to 2016

I have upgraded MS CRM 2015 to 2016 and it is working fine. We are using XRMServiceToolkit(2.2) javascript library to fetch data from server. The main problem is we are getting logical name in name attribute and logical name is blank, whereas…
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"Cannot add to the Sys Admin Profile" Invalid Argument Exception CRM 2015 RU 0.2 On-Premise

We have faced with issue during managed solution uninstall according to this tutorial. Almost all basic steps were ok Installing holder solution (managed solution with only needed fields with modified unique name); Uninstalling old solution with…
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Dynamic CRM 2015 On-Premises Audit History aligning UI issue

We have problems with Dynamics CRM 2015 On-Premises audit history. Fields are misaligned, as you can see on attached screenshot. Possibly, this UI issue appears, due to pictures (icons) size (picture is a bit larger then plain text). Did someone…
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