XRM user group off and running

visit us at www.xrmvirtual.com 

I am writing to each of you, our book readers, to ask you about XRM user groups, a user group by XRM developers for XRM developers. There have been a few already discussed and a few formed.

Previously, user groups were bound by geography. While that is certainly a viable way to go, virtual user groups are becoming more and more popular. I work with INETA (www.ineta.org) as a Membership Mentor to all groups in my geographic location, but also with all virtual groups. I have spoken with the group and we can offer INETA membership to any XRM groups that would like to be a member and meets the simple requirements (must have website, must be open for all to join, must have meetings, etc). These groups would then gain all the benfits of INETA membership to include sponships, speakers and giveaways for meetings. I would be more than happy to help any interested groups get started, weather in my assigned areas or not, I can make an introduction to whomever you'd need to work with. Even if you'd like to form a group, but are not interested in INETA membership, I am happy to help with that as well.

If this is something you'd be interested in exploring, let me know. I'll need your name/contact info, location and if you'd prefer an in-person group or virtual group. I will be sharing this info with others that express the same interests so the groups can form and be active. Also, anyone interested in taking the lead in their new group, please speak up!

Thank you to all that have offered feedback on the book, those are the best reward for the hard work of making this book!

Julie Yack

V 719-302-3016

www.julieyack.com

Update on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 01:03PM by TheCRMBook.com

we are off and running, see post above!

CRM Book Sample Code Updated – 10/16/08

An update to the book sample code has recently been placed in the download section for registered book owners.

The update contains a few minor fixes and enhancements to the core framework code.

A new metadata utility was added to the samples – Attribute Replicator.  Attribute Replicator heavily uses the CRM Metadata API to be able to clone or copy attributes from other entities.  Julie has a blog post on more details about the Attribute Replicator here.  You can find the source in the Framework folder in the book code download.

Silverlight 2 RTM now supported!  We continue to follow the developments of Silverlight and as you might have read Silverlight 2 is now released.  With that we have updated the book code to be Silverlight 2 release compatible.  Additionally, several minor fixes or enhancements were made to the core Silverlight CRM code that was in the framework already.  If your doing anything with the Silverlight code in the book samples you should update to this version.

What’s Next?  We plan to keep updating the book code periodically as it makes sense.  We don’t have an official schedule it will be more based on what changed have been made and what feedback is received.  If you have comments or suggestions feel free to send them to us here.  While we try to respond and integrate feedback where possible, keep in mind it’s not possible for us to provide a lot of one on one support for specific projects you might be working on.

New How-To Video - Calling CRM Web Service From JavaScript

In this video we look at how you can use the CRM web services from JavaScript to set default values.

View the video here.

Print and EBook Combo Price

By popular request the site will now allow you to purchase a print copy and e-book copy at a discounted price.  When you purchase the e-book at the same time it’s now only $20.00!

If you already purchased a print copy and would like to add on a e-book at the reduced price please contact us here for a special discount code

http://www.thecrmbook.com/PublicInformation/HelpRequest.aspx

Updates for Silverlight In Progress

This week a release candidate build was posted so developers could prepare their code to work with Silverlight  2 when it releases soon.  This is a developer build – it’s not one you want to deploy to live sites, rather use it to make sure your code is ready to go live.

As you know, we include Silverlight 2 code in the book framework code.  We are in the process of updating that and will post updated files in the near future so you can begin testing any code that is using it without having to make the changes yourself.

For more details on the SL 2 release candidate – check out Scott Guthrie’s blog post here.