Registry setting in mscrm

 

How to modify the no of records count retrieved by fetch xml more than 5000:

 

·         Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.

·         Locate and then select the following registry subkey:

·         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSCRM

·         On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

·         Type TurnOffFetchThrottling, and then press ENTER.

·         Right-click TurnOffFetchThrottling, and then click Modify.

·         Type a number other than 0 in the Value data box, and then click OK.Note Step 6 lets you retrieve the number of records specified in the Couast attribute of your fetch statement.

·         On the File menu, click Exit.

 

Modifying attachement size limit:

You can find the client key here:

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSCRMClient.

 

 

Enabling Tracing:

 

Name	Type	Data value	Notes
TraceEnabled	DWORD	A value of 0 or 1	If you use a value of 0, tracing is disabled. If you use a value of 1, tracing is enabled.
TraceDirectory	String	C:\CRMTrace	The TraceDirectory registry entry specifies the directory for the trace log files. The directory must exist, and the user who starts the Microsoft CRMAppPool must have full control over this directory. When you install Microsoft CRM, the default user is NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE.
TraceRefresh	DWORD	A number between zero and 99	When the data is changed, the trace settings in the other trace registry entries are applied.

Optional registry entries

The following are the optional registry entries.

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Name	Type	Data value	Notes
TraceCategories	String or Multi-String	Category.Feature:TraceLevel	The TraceCategories registry entry is a combination of a category, a feature, and a trace level. You can specify multiple categories, features, and trace levels. Separate each combination by using a semicolon. For a list of categories, features, and trace levels and for sample combinations that are valid, see the "Trace level values" section.
TraceCallStack	DWORD	A value of 0 or 1	If you use a value of 0, the call stack is not included in the trace file. If you use a value of 1, the call stack is included in the trace file.
TraceFileSizeLimit	DWORD	A size between 1 and 100 MB	The TraceFileSizeLimit registry entry specifies the maximum size of trace files. New files are created when the limit is reached.

 

 

Registry Setting	Description
AbsoluteExpirationMinutes	For Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 release only. Used to control authentication in a hosted environment.
AllowUnresolvedPartiesOnEmailSend	Used to allow unresolved parties on e-mail send.
CookieDomain	For Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 release only. Used to control authentication in a hosted environment.
DebugExceptionsInfo	Returns unmanaged code exceptions.
DebugTraceLevel	Returns managed code exceptions.
FaxCoverPageDirectory	Used to override the location Microsoft CRM searches for fax cover pages on Microsoft CRM SBE installed on SBS.
IgnoreErrorsFlags	Used to allow the Outlook client to load regardless of error conditions.
LogPerfData	Used to enable performance tracing.
LogPerfDataDetails	Used to get additional details when using logging.
LogPerfDataLevel	Used to specify the level of tracing.
maxrecordsforexporttoexcel	Used to indicate the number of records to export to Microsoft Excel.
MaxRowsPerPage	Specifies the maximum number of rows returned from a Fetch query.
maxuploadfilesize	Used to set the size limit for files uploaded to Microsoft CRM through Bulk Import or as attachments.*
ProgramFilesDir	Used to change the installation path for the Microsoft CRM Desktop Client.
ReportViewingUrl	For Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 release only. Used to specify the URLs for viewing reports. Multiple URLs are supported for multiple server configurations.
ServerUrl	Updated by appending an ‘s’ at the end of the ‘http’ value after enabling Secure Socket Layers (SSL) after the Microsoft CRM server is installed.
SessionExpirationMinutes	For Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 release only. Used to control authentication in a hosted environment.
SmtpCodePage	Used to override the codepage used when sending e-mail in Microsoft CRM.
SOCKETTIMEOUT	Used to set the timeout value for the Post Url action.
SQLRsServerURL	Updated by appending an ‘s’ at the end of the ‘http’ value after enabling Secure Socket Layers (SSL) after the Microsoft CRM server is installed.
timeout	Used to set the timeout value for .NET assemblies.
TurnOffFetchThrottling	Specifies whether or not to use the value set for MaxRowsPerPage.
WFPoolingInterval	Controls the time interval (in seconds) for workflow service pooling the event log table. Used to configure the workflow pooling interval.
WFWorkerThreads	Used to configure the number of threads run by the workflow service.
WorkflowPostUrlAuth	Used to indicate that the Post Url action should post security information.

 

How to change the header logo of mscrm with custom logo:

Relpace the below image with your custom image.
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Plugin tips:

Prevalidation stage example:

Requirement:
while deleting account, check for all lthe sub contcts associated to accounts. and if sub contacts exist donot delete.

Issue:
If we register plugin in pre event to  chec the associated contacts for this account , we will not get zero accounts allways ,

Solution: need to register plugin in prevalidation, then we will get associated contacts .




 

Basic silverlight mvvm patteren:

 

mscrm 2011 bestpractices:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg509027.aspx