This is GREAT!-Developer Ramp up Kit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Developer Ramp up Kit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Microsoft Corporation

July 2008

Applies To

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Summary

This kit is for .NET based developers who want to ramp up and build on top of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 uses familiar components such as Web Service endpoints, Windows Workflow Foundation, SSRS reporting, and more; making it a general purpose platform for any line-of-business applications. Developers can use their existing .NET skills to take advantage of various features of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. This kit drills into the details of such development and explains how developers can connect, extend, and embed with the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. It includes presentations, hands-on labs, and a VPC environment for practicing. This content was delivered earlier as part of the Metro Early Adopter initiative and the video recordings of the ramp-up presentations are included as well.

Familiarity with the .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual C#, Jscript, Microsoft SQL Server and general Web development is recommended.

Contents

Presentation	Description	Video
Module 1: Introduction to Developing With Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0	Introduces the concepts for developing with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.	Module 1 Video
Module 2: Entity Relationships	Describes the new relationship types that can be created by using this version.	Module 2 Video
Module 3: Accessing the Service using Web Services	Covers the Web services, different authentication methods for each kind of installation, multi-tenancy, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.	Module 3 Video
Module 4: Web Application and Client Extensibility	Explains how to integrate custom pages into the user interface, SiteMap customization, IFRAMEs, and Jscript.	Module 4 Video
Module 5: Plug-ins	Describes how to extend the product functionality with custom code that is triggered either before or after an event.	Module 5 Video
Module 6: Workflow	Explains the new workflow features both in the Web application and the extension mechanisms provided in the SDK.	Module 6 Video
Module 7: Working Offline	Covers aspects of the SDK that can work in a disconnect environment.	Module 7 Video
Module 8: Reporting	Describes the new reporting features.	Module 8 Video
Module 9: Analytics and Business Intelligence	Covers filtered views, dashboards, and more.	Module 9 Video
Module 10: Metadata Access	Explains how to use the new write APIs for making changes to the metadata.	Module 10 Video
Module 11: Deployment and System Management	Covers e-mail setup and the new deployment features.	Module 11Video
Module 12: Extension and Manageability	Describes new performance counters, MOM, and ISV certification.	Module 12 Video
VPC Image	Contains a differencing disk from the public CRM 4.0 VPC that is used for trainees to work on the on-premise hands-on labs.	N/A
Labs for On-Premise	Contains twelve labs that work with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.	N/A
Labs for Online	Contains nine labs that work with Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 Online.	N/A
Labs for Partner Hosted	Contains nine labs that work with Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 that is partner-hosted (Internet-facing Deployment).	N/A

Additional Information

Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) from the MSDN Developer Center.