Trigger a Workflow on CRM 2015 using C#

9 July 20159 July 2015 Kerem Ay Leave a comment

If you want to run/trigger a workflow, you can execute a workflow programmatically with following request :

// Create an ExecuteWorkflow request.
ExecuteWorkflowRequest request = new ExecuteWorkflowRequest()
           {
             WorkflowId = _workflowId,
             EntityId = _leadId
           }; 
// Execute the workflow.
ExecuteWorkflowResponse response = 
(ExecuteWorkflowResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(request);

// Create an ExecuteWorkflow request.

ExecuteWorkflowRequest request = new ExecuteWorkflowRequest()

{

WorkflowId = _workflowId,

EntityId = _leadId

};

// Execute the workflow.

ExecuteWorkflowResponse response =

(ExecuteWorkflowResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(request);

Also this request is supported by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update.

Source : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg309600.aspx

How to fix Assembly does not have a strong name for CRM ?

4 July 20154 July 2015 Kerem Ay Leave a comment

Referenced assembly XXX does not have a strong name.

These errors are taken in the following steps :

Deployment with CRM Package

CRM Strong Name Signing

How to Sign an Assembly in Visual Studio ?

With the project node selected in Solution Explorer, from the Projectmenu, click Properties(or right-click the project node in Solution Explorer, and click Properties)

In the Project Designer, click the Signing tab
Select the Sign the assembly check box

Specify a new key file. In the Choose a strong name key file drop-down list, select New… Note that new key files are always created in the .pfx format.The Create Strong Name Dialog appears.
In the Create Strong Name Key dialog box, enter a name and password for the new key file, and then click OK

More info : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms247123(v=vs.90).aspx

Why Strong Name is required for CRM Projects ?

https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/01de0856-e7a6-429b-b150-cca174eefb28/why-strong-name-key-is-required-for-plugin-in-ms-crm-40?forum=crmdevelopment

We recommend you that read in a very detail post on Hosk’s Dynamic CRM Blog

https://crmbusiness.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/assembly-generation-failed-referenced-assembly-does-not-have-a-strong-name/

Dynamics CRM 2013 Developer Toolkit for Visual Studio 2013

30 June 2015 Kerem Ay Leave a comment

Normally there is no CRM Developer Toolkit installation file for Visual Studio 2013. But you can install it with some customization.

Firstly Download the installation files.
Open Visual Studio folder and Run Microsoft.CrmDeveloperTools.vsix file
Run the crmSDKFix.reg file
Copy contents of the CRM MSBuild folder to “C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\CRM” or “C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\CRM”
If there is no CRM folder in MSBuild folder, you can create this CRM folder.
Now open Visual Studio and you can create CRM Toolkit Project.

(Resolved) CRM Explorer not showing up on Visual Studio

30 June 2015 Kerem Ay Leave a comment

If you cannot find CRM Explorer in the Tools menu, you can fix the issue like that.

Close the Visual Studio Project
Open the Project’s Solution file (.sln) in a text edior
Find the Global section and insert the following code at the beginning of the section.

    GlobalSection(CRMSolutionProperties) = preSolution
        SolutionIsBoundToCRM = True
    EndGlobalSection

GlobalSection(CRMSolutionProperties) = preSolution

SolutionIsBoundToCRM = True

EndGlobalSection

Save the file and open your project again.
Now you can find the CRM Explorer in the Tools Menu or Connect to Dynamics CRM Server dialog will show up automatically.