CRM 2016 – Import error – A validation error picklist is outside of the valid...
Hosk the master of the CRM error blog post said no one ever, steam rolled into another frustrating error. Exporting and importing data rarely goes without problems because data always finds a way to...
View ArticleHosk’s Top CRM Articles of the week – 27th June
QuotesI hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.Muhammad Ali#HoskWisdomA company can save money on all parts of the business,...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – Failed to generate excel
There is an odd bug which I found when I selected all the fields on an opportunity record in an advanced find and then tried to export the records to excel.What made this error annoying was the...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – XRMToolbox plugin store error – Unable to load one or more of the...
The XRMToolbox is awesome and now it has an auto updater, boom, saves me the bother of having to download and update etc.I ran the auto updater and got this error when running the plugin storeUnable to...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – What’s the best way to organise solutions in Microsoft Dynamics CRM
The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they’re organized for.Laura Ingalls Wilder I was asked what is the best way...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – How to enable languages
❝You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.❞ Geoffrey Willans Someone asked why can I only see English as the available language? Microsoft Dynamics CRM support multiple...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – How to reassign all records of a user
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.Antoine de Saint-ExuperyMoving...
View ArticleHosk’s Top CRM Articles of the week – 14th July
QuotesStrength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill#HoskWisdomEvery purpose needs a life #HoskWisdomA company can save money on all parts of the business, but...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – How to find what users have what roles
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.Andre Gide Moving users from one CRM online instance to another CRM online instance can involve many tasks...
View ArticleHow to evaluate job offers for Microsoft Dynamics CRM roles
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.Steve Jobs...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – Tips on passing the MB2-712 customization and config exam
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.Jawaharlal NehruA new version, a new customization and config certification to pass, this is the...
View ArticleWhy developers should use code analysis to keep code quality high
Programming is like sex. One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life. Michael Sinz The battle against bad code is a never-ending one and it’s important CRM developers keep code...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – Maximum plugin size
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Sam LevensonConsistency is what separates the amateurs from the experts #HoskWisdomMicrosoft Dynamics CRM plugins have a maximum plugin size, if you...
View ArticleExtreme ownership – taking ownership for what you do
“There are no bad teams, only bad leadership” Jocko Willink, Leif BabinOwn your actions and take responsibility for them – HoskWisdomThe book Extreme Ownership is written by two Seal officers and the...
View ArticleThe Fairy of failure – Who broke the build
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Ernest HemingwayOne of the reasons I am enjoying working for Capgemini CRM team is the projects have a DevOps team and we have...
View ArticleDynamics 365 is coming and why you need to be ready
The Dynamics 365 winter is coming, so get your big coat on #HoskWisdomThe imminent release of Dynamics 365 brings forth a big change in the Dynamics landscape (we are losing CRM – what should I call my...
View ArticleBirmingham Dynamics Crm User Group has started – Join now
Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. Mattie Stepanek I got an invite to the Birmingham Dynamics CRM User group, which I accepted thinking it...
View ArticleWill Dynamics 365 redesign Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online?
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur AsheYour life will not get better if you don’t move from where you are #HoskWisdomWith the imminent release of Microsoft Dynamics 365...
View ArticleProgrammers imagine #NoEstimates
Estimates aren’t bad, but there usage is #NoEstimates #HoskWisdomEstimates are often incorrect, a waste of time and misused, why do we bother #NoEstimates #HoskWisdomI heard the words today – Imagine a...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – Release management, Solution packager and why you should automate...
I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.–Dwight EisenhowerI found this articles on Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the application life cycle, I thought I would share them....
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