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Microsoft Dynamics Online Services Support und Service

Posted in Dynamics 365, Microsoft Social Engagement, and Power Platform

Sobald ihr ein Abonnement für einen Microsoft Online Service abschließt (Azure zählt nicht dazu) erhaltet ihr für diesen Service kostenfreien Support von Microsoft. Darüber hinaus gibt es drei weitere kostenpflichtige Microsoft Dynamics Online Services Support und Service Pläne, mit denen Microsoft seine Kunden schneller/besser versorgt und Ihnen weitere Mehrwerte bietet.

Microsoft Dynamics Online Services Support und Service Pläne

Gemeinsamkeiten

Bei allen Microsoft Dynamics Online Services Support und Service Plänen kann man unlimitiert Anfragen per Telefon oder Webformular erstellen.
Man erhält Zugang zu Selbsthilfe Material und zu den diversen Community Foren. Gerade wenn es um die Erweiterung der Lösung geht sind die Community Foren der richtige Anlaufpunkt. Hier tummeln sich viele Gleichgesinnte die einem wertvolle Tipps geben können.
Außerdem gibt es für alle Microsoft Online Services ein Service Health Dashboard.

Subscription

Der Subscription Plan ist der kostenlose Support Plan der in jedem Abonnement verfügbar ist. Wenn ihr mit diesem eine Service Anfrage erstellt, erhaltet ihr innerhalb eines Werktags, zu euren örtlichen Geschäftszeiten, eine erste Antwort von einem Tier 3 Engineer. Ihr werdet dazu bevorzugt per Telefon oder falls ihr nicht erreichbar seid per E-Mail kontaktiert.
Zum Selbststudium erhaltet ihr Zugang zur Selbsthilfe Material.

Enhanced

Wollt ihr einfach nur schnellere Reaktionszeiten ist dies der richtige Plan für euch. Hier erhaltet ihr innerhalb von zwei Stunden, entsprechend euren lokalen Geschäftszeiten, die erste Antwort vom Support.
Zusätzlich erhaltet ihr Zugang zu eLearning Material.

Professional Direct

Mit dem Professional Direct Plan spielt man schon in einer anderen Liga. Die erste Antwort erhaltet ihr hier innerhalb von nur einer Stunde. Ein Tier 2 Engineer kontaktiert euch zu egal welcher Uhrzeit. Ihr solltet also auch zu sehen dass ihr selbst rund um die Uhr zu erreichen seid.
Das Trainingsmaterial welches ihr ab diesem Plan erhaltet ist auf eure Bedürfnisse anpassbar.
Zusätzlich erhaltet ihr monatlich von einem Service Delivery Manager Informationen und Eskalations-Unterstützung zu euren laufenden Anfragen und Analysen zu bisherigen Anfragen. Außerdem werdet ihr über den Status eurer Lösung informiert und erhaltet Unterstützung bei der Planung von Updates.
Ein Service Delivery Manager kann euch auch eingeschränkt beratend zur Seite stehen.

Premier

Willkommen in der Oberliga. Eure erste Antwort auf eine Service Anfragen erhaltet ihr hier ebenfalls rund um die Uhr innerhalb einer Stunde, aber diesmal von einem Tier 3 Engineer.
Monatlich kontaktiert euch ein, oder besser gesagt euer, Service Delivery Manager. Dieser steht euch auch beratend und proaktiv mit Verbesserungsvorschlägen zur Seite und besucht euch, falls nötig, auch vor Ort.

Übersicht

Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook Client

Posted in Dynamics 365, and Power Platform

Compared to its predecessors, Dynamics CRM 2011 and 2013 has not changed much in the system requirements and the configuration of Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook client. The demands on the hardware has not changed and the demands on the operating system and the Office suite have been updated.

Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook Client – System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

 Minimum and Online ModeRecommended and Offline Mode
CPU1,9 GHz x86 or x64 Dual-Core
with SSE2 instruction set
1,9 GHz x86 or x64 Dual-Core
with SSE2 instruction set
RAM2 GB4 GB
HDD1,5 GB2,0 GB, 7200 RPM
VGASVGA, 1024×768SVGA, 1024×768

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 for Outlook will be probably also install and operate with fewer resources, but then performance is below what Microsoft provides for this application.

Network Requirements

  • Banwidth > 50 kbps
  • Latency < 150 ms

Software Requirements

  • Operatingsystem
    • Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista SP2 (x86 or x64)
    • Windows Server 2012 when running as a Remote Desktop Services application
  • Browser
    When it comes to browser I want to mention that the Outlook client uses the engine of Internet Explorer, this should therefore necessarily be installed in a supported version.

    • Internet Explorer 10 and 11
    • Mozilla Firefox (latest Version) on Windows 8.1, 8 or 7
    • Google Chrome (latest Version) on Windows 8.1, 8 or 7 and also on Google Nexus 10 Tablet
    • Apple Safari (latest Version) on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks) or Apple iPad
  • Microsoft Office
    • Microsoft Office 2013
    • Microsoft Office 2010

    Do you have multiple versions of Microsoft Outlook the Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook client is only running in the latest version of Outlook.

     

  • Miscellaneous
    Following components will be, if not already present in the system, installed::

    • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
    • Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5
    • MSXML 4.0
    • Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
    • Microsoft Report Viewer 2010
    • Microsoft Application Error Reporting
    • Windows Identity Framework (WIF)
    • Windows Azure AppFabric SDK V1.0
    • Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5
    • Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant 2.1
    • Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
    • Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0
    • Reporting Services Microsoft ActiveX Control

Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook Client –
Installation resp. Upgrade-Installation

  1. System Requirements Check
    • For an upgrade installation, the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Outlook client must be installed.
      The 2011 or even the 4.0 client is not supported and should first be removed.
  2. Log in as a local administrator on the computer
  3. Best Practice: Install the most recent updates for Microsoft Office
  4. Get installation files and start:
    • Web-Installer
      Do you work with computer on which is Outlook installed and you oepn CRM in a browser, you will be presented a yellow message bar which is labeled “Get CRM for Outlook”. If you push the button, a small web installer downloades the then starts and the installation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 for Outlook starts.
    • Download-Installer
      To completely download the installer on your computer you will need to browse to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 for Microsoft Office Outlook (Outlook client) download page. There you can download the installer and for your Outlook version (x86 or x64) in accordance with your CRM servers version and its base language. Also possibly later released a service pack and update rollups should be installed in accordance with the CRM Server version and base language. Once the download is complete you start the downloaded file and start the installation.
  5. Accept license agreement
  6. Selects whether now already want to obtain updates through Windows Update and ride with the installation.
            I prefer the subsequent installation by Update Rollup her mostly found on Microsoft download page below the download installer, so I know exactly what is installed.
  7. If you click here on options, you can choose to install the offline functionality of the Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook client. For this, a Microsoft SQL Server Express 2012 is installed. You can also install this function at any time later by just click “Go Offline” in the Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook Client .
  8. Now click on “Install” respectively “Upgrade now” and off you go.

Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook Client – Configuration

  1. Should you have never started Outlook is this the first step. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 for Outlook client requires an existing e-mail profile.
  2. Start Configuration-Wizard: on the start screen click “Configuration-Wizard” or in earlier Windows Versionen go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Dynamics CRM > Configurations-Wizard. You can also start the Configurations-Wizard from the CRM Tab in Outlook.
  3. Server URL
    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online customers can open the Dropdown-List and will find the entry “CRM Online” vor
    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM on-premise customers enter the internal or external URL of the Discovery-Service URL, depending on your configuration
  4. Click on “Test Connection…”. For CRM Online you will be probably asked for your credentials. Use the credentials you for CRM in the browser.
  5. On successful connection test it fills the section “Organisation Information” with the organizations available for your users.
  6. Pick your organization and click OK

Microsoft Dynamics Online Services Prices

Posted in Dynamics 365, Microsoft Social Engagement, and Power Platform

NOTE! This post is out of date and I have no substitute for it yet.

It’s not really easy to find a reasonable price list for Microsoft Dynamics Online services prices. Recently I found but one at Microsoft and I take the liberty to adopt this for my blog. I’ve changed it a little bit, grouped by product and supplemented by one point. In my opinion it is a very useful overview. I’ll update the prices here regularly and track the changes.

Below you’ll find an “update” box in which I record the changes with date. If I make an update, I will also leave an update, so that you can subscribe to the comment feed to be always up to date.
Here is the Comment-Feed.

Dynamics CRM Online

ProductPriceUnit
Dynamics CRM Online Essential€12,70 ($15.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online Basic€25,30 ($30.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online Professional€54,80 ($65.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online Professional Add-On to Office 365€42,20 ($50.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online Enterprise€168,70 ($200.00) / User / Month

Dynamics CRM Online Add-Ons

ProductPriceUnit
Dynamics CRM Online – Enhanced Support€4,20 ($5.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Professional Direct Support€7,60 ($9.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Additional Storage€8,40 ($9.99) / GB / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Additional Production Instance€463,00 ($549.00)/ Instanz / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Additional Non-Production Instance€126,50 ($150.00)/ Instanz / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Portal Add-On

€421,70 ($500.00) / Portal / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Additional Portal Page Views€42,20 ($50.00) / 500k / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Field Service User Add-On€29,50 ($35.00) / User / Month
Dynamics CRM Online – Employee Self Service€2,50 ($3.00) / User / Month

Dynamics Marketing

ProductPriceUnit
Dynamics Marketing Enterprise€105,40 ($125.00) / User / Month
Dynamics Marketing Additional Email Messages€16,90 ($20.00) / 10k / Month
Dynamics Marketing Additional Storage€1,70 ($2.00) / GB / Month
Dynamics Marketing Sales Collaboration€1,70 ($2.00) / User / Month
Dynamics Marketing Enhanced Support€4,20 ($5.00) / User / Month
Dynamics Marketing Professional Direct Support€7,60 ($9.00) / User / Month

Social Engagement

ProductPriceUnit
Social Engagement Enterprise€105,40 ($125.00) / User / Month
Social Engagement Professional€63,20 ($75.00) / User / Month
Social Engagement Enhanced Support€4,20 ($5.00) / User / Month
Social Engagement Professional Direct Support€7,60 ($9.00) / User / Month
Social Engagement Additional Posts (100 Einheiten Minimum)€33,70 ($40.00) / 10k / Month
Social Engagement Additional Posts (10 Einheiten Minimum)€59,00 ($70.00) / 10k / Month
Social Engagement Additional Posts (Kein Minimum)€84,30 ($100.00) / 10k / Month

Parature

ProductPriceUnit
Parature Enterprise€105,40 ($125.00) / User / Month
Parature Additional Departments€168,70 ($200.00) / Abteilung / Month
Parature Additional File Storage€16,90 ($20.00) / GB / Month
Parature Additional Page Views€42,20 ($50.00) / 500k / Month
Parature Additional Records€42,20 ($50.00) / 500k / Month
Parature Enhanced Support€4,20 ($5.00) / User / Month
Parature Professional Direct Support€7,60 ($9.00) / User / Month
Updates:
18.06.2016: Many small adjustments in cent range
18.06.2016: Addes US Prices
18.06.2016: Added Portals Add-On
18.06.2016: Added Field Service Add-On
18.06.2016: Added CRM as Office 365 Licence
18.06.2016: Removed Sales Productivity Promotion

22.08.2015: Updated prices for Microsoft fiscal year 2015
22.08.2015: Updated source URL
17.05.2015: Added “Social Engagement Enterprise”.
17.05.2015: “Social Engagement Professional” reduced from 76,70 ($) to 57,53 ($).
17.05.2015: Renamed “Social Listening” into “Social Enagement”.
04.01.2015: Added Parature.

Source: Microsoft

CRM 2015 Link Collection

Posted in Dynamics 365, and Power Platform

Sonst versuche ich in meinen Artikeln euch Wissen zu vermitteln. Diesmal ist aber einfach nur eine Dynamics CRM 2015 Linksammlung. Ich möchte mir und euch damit das nervige Suchen von Informationen im Netz, Favoriten oder Newsreadern ersparen. Und weil geteiltes Wissen doppeltes Wissen ist, mache ich das Ganze öffentlich.

Downloads

Informationen

Allgemein

Für Admins

Für Entwickler

Workflow ExecutionTimeSpan

Posted in Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Revive

Last week I had a problem as part of a service request at Microsoft. I should test how long it takes to create a record for a particular entity by a workflow. The whole thing had to be very precise, because the request has been caused by an excessive execution time of a plug-in chain when such a record has been created.

Experimental Setup

The workflow should create a new contact, based on the data of an existing contact record. Let’s name it a Light-copy without relations. It is so configured that an entry in the systemjobs will be created.

Workflow-Log

Unfortunately, the workflow log is not as meaningful as intended. It contains the only times to the minute.

But that brings me at least an idea. Dynamics CRM stores the data internally with a higher accuracy than it displays it on the surface. Now I just have to get that data, mind you in a CRM Online system.

Workflow ExecutionTimeSpan

Since it is well known fact that you can not access the database in CRM Online directly, I planned to create a query that returns “Created On” and “Modified on” of my workflow. I used the OData Query Designer from the Dynamics XRM Tools to create that query.
When selecting the fields for my query I found a field named “Zeitspanne für Ausführung” field, or in English “ExecutionTimeSpan”. BINGO! That sounds good!

The Query

YOURSERVERURL/xrmservices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/AsyncOperationSet?$select=Name,StartedOn,CreatedOn,CompletedOn,ModifiedOn,ExecutionTimeSpan&$filter=OperationType/Value eq 10&$orderby=CreatedOn desc

To make the URL more understandable for you:

  • The Organization Data Service (OData) URL of your CRM.
    YOURSERVERURL/xrmservices/2011/OrganizationData.svc
     
  • The table from which I need the data.
    AsyncOperationSet?
     
  • The columns from the table that I would like to see as result.
    $select=Name,CreatedOn,StartedOn,CompletedOn,ModifiedOn,ExecutionTimeSpan
     
  • There should be only system jobs of type “Workflow” being returned.
    $filter=OperationType/Value eq 10
     
  • Finally, I would like to have the results sorted by creation date, so that the most recent are on top.
    Who wants to look for a long time.
    $orderby=CreatedOn desc

The Result

<xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes">
    <feed xml:base="http://od4u-crm2013.cloudapp.net/FC/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <title type="text">AsyncOperationSet</title>
      <id>http://od4u-crm2013.cloudapp.net/FC/xrmservices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/AsyncOperationSet</id>
      <updated>2014-10-05T08:07:34Z</updated>
      <link rel="self" title="AsyncOperationSet" href="AsyncOperationSet" />
      <entry>
        <id>http://od4u-crm2013.cloudapp.net/FC/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/AsyncOperationSet(guid'40107141-ab4b-e411-80df-00155d572098')</id>
        <title type="text">LightCopy</title>
        <updated>2014-10-05T08:07:34Z</updated>
        <author>
          <name />
        </author>
        <link rel="edit" title="AsyncOperation" href="AsyncOperationSet(guid'40107141-ab4b-e411-80df-00155d572098')" />
        <category term="Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Data.Services.AsyncOperation" scheme="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/scheme" />
        <content type="application/xml">
          <m:properties>
            <d:Name>LightCopy</d:Name>
            <d:CreatedOn m:type="Edm.DateTime">2014-10-04T09:46:04Z</d:CreatedOn>
            <d:StartedOn m:type="Edm.DateTime">2014-10-04T09:46:17Z</d:StartedOn>
            <d:CompletedOn m:type="Edm.DateTime">2014-10-04T09:46:22Z</d:CompletedOn>
            <d:ModifiedOn m:type="Edm.DateTime">2014-10-04T09:46:22Z</d:ModifiedOn>
            <d:ExecutionTimeSpan m:type="Edm.Double">1.7</d:ExecutionTimeSpan> 
            <d:ModifiedOn m:type="Edm.DateTime">2014-10-04T09:46:22Z</d:ModifiedOn>
          </m:properties>
        </content>
      </entry>
    </feed>

In the marked area you can see the columns that we have retrieved and in line 23 the value of workflow ExecutionTimeSpan.
Thus, so the workflow had an execution time of 1.7 seconds.

With Power Query for Excel you can you view the data a little more beautiful, or a whole series of workflows to evaluate and calculate averages with Excel or be generated diagrams. Simply Excel.

Hope it helps!