Optimizing and Maintaining Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

大家可能对这个有兴趣， 可以在以下连接下载：

Microsoft has recently released the "Optimizing and Maintaining Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0" white paper. This document details techniques, considerations, and best practices for optimizing and maintaining the performance of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 implementations.

Structured to support a tier-based optimization methodology, the paper includes a section dedicated to optimizing and maintaining each of the Client, Application, and Data tiers. For each tier, the paper addresses the relevant components of the broader implementation. This white paper also includes links to additional information and resources, such as performance enhancements, security updates, Knowledge Base articles, and related Microsoft Dynamics CRM documentation.

You can download the white paper at the following site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ba826cee-eddf-4d6e-842d-27fd654ed893&DisplayLang=en

新的 CRM 4.0 Plug-in Registration Tool V2

我想大家也用过 CRM 4.0 SDK 的 plug-in registration tools 了吧，Plug-in Registration Developer Tool 和 普通的 Plug-in Registration Tool. 两个都是跟着 SDK来的。 现在有一个新的 Plug-in Registration Tool, 一定可以帮到你很大的忙。 用过这个Tool后，就不想用SDK跟来的 SDK Tools了。：）

Complete feature-set of the tool

1. Register a pluginassembly, step and image. Validates the data before sending to CRM
2. Update pluginassembly, step and image
3. Unregister a pluginassembly shall cascade unregister all the children
4. Enable, Disable a step
5. Auto retrieve all CustomEntities information from the organization when registering the step
6. Allows setting more values on step (e.g.: configuration, secureconfiguration, filteringattributes, etc.)
7. Auto retrieve CustomAttributes on entity when registering images
8. Search the pluginassembly, type, steps, images by names
9. Visualize the status of the CRM Organization multiple views
   1. View by Assembly : What steps are registered on what plug-in
   2. View by Entity : What steps are registered on an entity(e.g.: contact)
   3. View by Message : What steps are registered on a message (e.g.: create)
10. Shows the list of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 callouts registered in the organization
11. Work with multiple organizations at the same time
12. Exports the Xml in the same format that can be accepted by PluginDeveloper tool

可以到以下连接下载：

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/crmplugin

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Logical Database Diagrams

微软推出了 CRM 4.0 数据库图， 图解释了每一个CRM实体的关系。大家可以参考一下。需要用 Visio 来打开。

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B73912E8-861E-43AE-97B4-72B3E809F287&displaylang=en

crm4answers.vsd – Shows relationship for the knowledge base and sales literature entities.

crm4casecontract.vsd – Shows relationship for the incident (case) and contract entities.

crm4cola.vsd – Shows relationships for the four key entities: account, contact, opportunity and lead.

crm4marketing.vsd – Shows relationships for the marketing automation entities.

crm4mywork.vsd – Shows relationship for the entities shown in the My Work area.

crm4productcatalog.vsd – Shows relationship for the product catalog entities.

crm4qoi.vsd – Shows relationship for the quote, salesorder (order) and invoice entities.

crm4sales.vsd – Shows relationship for the sales force automation entities.

crm4scheduling.vsd – Shows relationship for the scheduling entities.

crm4service.vsd – Shows relationship for the customer service entities