Dossies @ Work: Dynamics 365 CDS

So you upgraded your CRM 4.0 to CRM 2011, but still use the CRM 4.0 Adapter in your Scribe integrations (Scribe Adapter for CRM 2011 will be released the end of March 2011). No worries: if you don't use hosted CRM, your integrations will still work. The Scribe Adapter for MSCRM 4.0 works with all CRM 2011 entities that existed in MS CRM 4.0. So as long as you don't use new CRM 2011 functionality (Connections, Sharepoint, Auditing...) in your integrations and it is a CRM 2011 On Premise or a CRM 2011 online version, you can use the MSCRM 4.0 Adapter without any problems. As we all know, the old MSCRM 4.0 endpoint is still accessible in CRM 2011, so the compatibility sounds logical. The reason that you can't use the adapter in a CRM 2011 hosted environment is because of the Claims Based authentication used in this environment. The authenticaton is not supported by the old adapter. This will be no problem with the new CRM 2011 adapter. Please note that you will need a...

I've been invited to join the Scribe MVP program! And guess what... I've accepted the invitation :-) See here for the complete Scribe MVP list. Scribe MVP... sounds nice, doesn't it? ;-)

Another Scribe tip: If you need to import Excel files with Scribe don't forget to give a name to your data range. Otherwise Scribe won't recognize your file. In excel 2003 you can do this as follow: Insert > Name > Define; in excel 2007: Formulas > Define name. Also when you notice that not all of your lines are imported, make sure that your data range is big enough (make sure it includes all of your data lines). Happy Scribing!

Last week I managed to become Scribe Certified! In order to get the certification I had to pass 2 exams: Scibe Server and Sribe MSCRM Adapter. You can take the exams online so it is possible to look stuff up if you don't know the answer right away. The exams are not that easy, but if you have experience with the product and have read the training materials you should do just fine. Kevin Dosseray