CK Editor and Rollup 15: problem
Apparently CRM 2011 UR15 has an impact on the way CRM fetches web resources from the server. Since I installed it this morning, I get a JS error on my ckeditor enabled form, and a white area instead of...
View ArticleWindows is dying
Everyone can see that now. Windows 8 is a disaster in terms of sales. Windows 8.1 has a very limited installed base. Microsoft is in trouble in that regard. Why is that? Some say it’s the “best Windows...
View ArticleCRM 2011: Add javascript library to ribbon button
Say you want to use CrmRestKit or any other library from a ribbon button click, within an associated view. You can add the library to the parent entity form or to the associated entity, it won’t work....
View ArticleCRM 2011: trigger a plugin from a stored procedure
No, it’s not possible, you’re dreaming. Or is it? Well, sort of. What’s possible is the following: I have created an entity called “new_pluginlauncher”. I have made a plugin firef upon the creation of...
View ArticleCreate a new order from contact through a custom button
Here’s an exemple of the potential use of the new_pluginlauncher entity evoked in my previous post. In this code, I have put a “Create Order” button on the contact form. function newOrder() { var...
View ArticleMessing around with the CRM Database
Today I encountered an interesting bug in CRM: impossible to delete an invoice, coming along with the nice “Generic SQL Error”. Digging a little, I quickly found that the SQL error was related to the...
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In the contact entity, modify the related orders default view
That one is extremely tricky. My customer had this sweet, short request: change the default view of related orders, in the contact entity. By default, the defaule view is set to “Active”, and the...
View ArticleCRM 2011 Dialog: how to filter a lookup field
From what I’ve discovered while playing with dialogs, when using a lookup field, the filter criteria that you put on the field are simply ignored by the dialog. By default, the dialog will set the...
View ArticleCRM 2011: Filter the customerid lookup field on quote form
And here we go for another highly unsupported customization. This one has the following assumptions: You know customerid is used only for showing contacts There is another field on the form to show...
View ArticleCRM 2011: Change disabled button tooltip text
Guys, this is a nice one, just finished it! And I am quite happy with it. When a button is disabled, your users will – and with reason – sometimes wonder why. The most logical place to display the...
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