CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 7

Latest CRM 4.0 rollup released on 22/10/2009.
Rollup 7 can be uninstall on server but not the MS outlook
Rollup 7 is cumulative.
Rollup 1,2,3,4,5,6 are not prerequisites.

KB: KB971782
Download HERE

Missing Immediate Window in VS2008

Sometimes when we using VS2008 and plan to use immediate window to debug, we found that it is missing! weird...I didnt change the layout setting...

To put it back; is very simple.

1. Goto tool>customize
2. Tab to commands; select Debug categories
3. Drag the 'Immediate' back to the area you want it to display.

Worldwide CRM market grew 12.5% last year

Stamford, Conn.—The need to retain customers combined with the increasing availability of on-demand applications helped drive customer relationship management expenditures to $9.15 billion in 2008, up 12.5% from the previous year, according to a new report by Gartner Inc.

Web-based (software as a service) CRM solutions accounted for nearly 20% of total CRM software market spending last year, up from just over 15% in 2007, according to Gartner's report, "Dataquest Insight: CRM Software Market Share Analysis, Worldwide 2008."

Also spurring adoption of CRM applications is the growing importance of tracking consumer participation in online forums and social sites, Gartner said.

Market leader SAP accounted for 22.5% of worldwide CRM software sales, down from 25.5% in 2007. Microsoft's Dynamics CRM product experienced the strongest growth rate among top vendors, boosting sales by 75% last year.

Original posted by Christopher Hosford from btobonline

CRM 4.0 Update Rollup 6

Latest CRM 4.0 rollup released on 27/8/2009.

Rollup 6 can be uninstall.

Rollup 6 is cumulative.

The Update Rollup 6 client can be deployed before the server is upgraded to Update Rollup 6

Rollup 1,2,3,4,5 are not prerequisites.

KB: 970148

Download HERE

CRM 4: Right align number fields in CRM views

My friend ask is it possible to right align those CRM integer,float and money field to right, because user complaint it is hard to read it correctly in the CRM view, especially for money fields with different value. Well the answer is YES and the solution is very easy (after doing some Google+research, credit goes to Sam Jones)

Ideal is very straight foward, modify the CRM CSS file to make it right align for number field.

1. From the _grid folder or search from wwwroot for "AppGrid.css.aspx"
2. Find the class started with nobr.num
3. Add an element in it: text-align : right;
4. Refresh your CRM page.

FYI: CRM fields such as money,integer and float type all render as nobr.num, so change one place will do.

happy CRM'ing