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8912 - Customisation and Configuration in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4-0 - Sydney

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Overview:	This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the tools to configure and customise Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Configuration topics include setting up business management functions such as: Business units Users Teams Security privileges and roles System Settings Multilingual User Interface Language Packs Currency Exchange Rates Multiple Organisations The course also focuses on using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Customisation tools to customize the following system components: Forms ViewsEntities Attributes Relationships Entity Mappings The following customisation topics are outside the scope of this course, but are introduced here to provide students with insight into potential advanced customisation features: Application Event Programming Client Extensions Workflow SiteMap URL Addressable Forms IFrames SDK
Audience:	This course is intended for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Implementation Consultants and System Administrators and Customizers who will configure the application’s organisational settings and customise the application using its built-in customisation tools. The course is not intended for developers who customise the application using Web development, JavaScript (JScript), DHTML, and the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK.
Skills Gained:	After completing this course, students will be able to: Configure a company’s organisational structure within Microsoft Dynamics CRM Add user accounts Create and maintain security roles Create teams of users Create and configure multiple organizations within one implementation Configure system settings, currency exchange rates, and multilingual user interface language packs Import and export customisations Customize forms and views Customise database entities and attributes Customise entity relationships and mappings Identify areas where advanced customisation functionality can be implemented
Prerequisites:	Participants in this course must have a working knowledge of how to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. It is recommended, but not required, that students have completed Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Applications training. Because this course focuses on customizing database entities, attributes, relationships, and mappings, it is recommended that students have a basic understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and relational database functionality.
Key Topics:	Module 1: Configuring Business Units This module explains how to set up organisational structures by maintaining business units within an organization. Lessons Business Units Overview Maintaining Business Units Lab : Maintaining Business Units Add Business Units Reorganise Business Units Delete Business Units The goals for completing this module are for students to: Identify why an organisational hierarchy is defined in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Identify the differences between the root business unit and all other business units Identify the guidelines that control maintenance of business units Create and maintain business units in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Module 2: Configuring Security This module reviews the Microsoft Dynamics CRM security model, including security roles, privileges, and access levels. This module examines how to maintain permissions within security roles, and how security permissions are inherited across business units. Lessons Microsoft Dynamics CRM Security Features Privileges Access Levels Security Roles Security Roles and Business Units Creating and Copying Security Roles Planning Considerations when Configuring Security Lab : Copying and Creating Roles Creating a Custom Security Role Assigning a Role The goal of completing this chapter is to enable students to: Identify how privileges, access levels, and security roles are used by Microsoft Dynamics CRM to ensure data integrity and privacy Distinguish between entity-based privileges and task-based privileges Differentiate between the five types of access levels used within the security roles Identify how Microsoft Dynamics CRM uses security roles Identify the advantages of using the default Microsoft Dynamics CRM security roles Identify the properties of the system's two default administrative roles Define the relationship between roles and business units Create new security roles Create new security roles by copying privileges and access levels from existing security roles Identify best practices to follow when configuring security roles Module 3: Configuring Users and Teams This module explains how to define the users who access Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the teams that share Microsoft Dynamics CRM data. Lessons User Management Overview Adding and Maintaining User Accounts Team Management Lab : Managing User Accounts Adding a Single User Adding Multiple Users Changing a Manager Disabling a User Account Lab : Managing Teams Create Teams Add Users to a Team Share Data with a Team The goals for completing this module are for students to: Review the characteristics of Microsoft Dynamics CRM's user management structure Create and maintain user accounts in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Identify the differences between adding a single user and adding multiple users at one time Identify the characteristics associated with each user licensing option Create and maintain teams of users in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Module 4: Configuring Organizational Settings This module reviews a variety of configuration settings that enable each organization to tailor Microsoft Dynamics CRM to satisfy its business requirements. These settings control the appearance and functionality of the application; they are defined at the organization level and apply to all business units in a given implementation. Lessons System Settings Auto Numbering Fiscal Year Settings Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Multi-Currency Lab : Maintaining System Settings Configuring System Settings Configuring Auto Numbering Lab : Installing MUI Language Packs Installing French and Spanish MUI Language Packs Enabling MUI Language Packs Selecting a language for the Web application Installing a Language Pack on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Office Outlook Selecting a language for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Office Outlook Lab : Importing Currency Exchange Rates Import a Currency Exchange Rate file Manually Add a Currency and Exchange Rate Test Default Account Currency Test Base Currency Change the User’s Default Currency Test the User’s Default Currency The goals for completing this module are for students to: Configure several "one-time" only organization settings that control various system-wide functionalities Identify the impact of each System Setting on end-user functionality Identify the impact of the Auto Numbering settings on end-user functionality Identify the impact of the Fiscal Year Settings on Sales Quota reporting Identify how Multilingual User Interface packs let users personalise their UI experience by displaying Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the language of their choice Examine how multicurrency enables monetary transactions and attributes to be defined in multiple currencies Module 5: Customizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM Overview This module introduces all of the application features that can be customised in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the different ways in which customisations can be applied. This is an introductory section that lays the foundation for the hands-on training that follows. Lessons Customization Methodology Who Can Customise Microsoft Dynamics CRM? Microsoft Dynamics CRM Architecture Types of Customisations Upgrading Customisations Reusing Customisations Publishing Customisations Lab : Importing and Exporting Customisations View the Contact form before importing customisations Import Customisations View the Contact form after customisations Export Customisations The goals for completing this module are for students to: Recognize the importance of defining and using an effective implementation methodology while developing customizations Recognize the types of customisations that can be made based on the default Microsoft Dynamics CRM security roles Identify how the Microsoft Dynamics CRM architecture influences how and where users customize Microsoft Dynamics CRM Recognise some of the ways that Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be customised Identify how Microsoft Dynamics CRM's architecture enables organizations to safely upgrade their customizations Identify which customisations require publishing and the various ways to publish customisations Discover how to re-use customisations by exporting customisations made in one deployment and importing them into another Module 6: Customizing Forms and Views This module examines how to customize the Microsoft Dynamics CRM user interface using the application's customisation tools. This includes customisations to the forms used to enter and update data and the views that display lists of records. Lessons Basic UI Customisation Capabilities Form Customisation Overview Form Customisation – Editing Tabs Form Customisation – Editing Sections Form Customisation – Editing Fields Preview Your Customisations Preview Form Customisation View Customisation Overview View Customisation Lab : Form Customisation Create a Custom Tab Update the Details and Administration Tabs Update the Preview form Lab : View Customisation Modify an existing view Create a new view Change an entity’s default view Modify the Quick Find view Modify the Advanced Find view Save an Advanced Find query as a Personal view Modify an entity’s Associated view The goals for completing this module are for students to: Introduce the basic user interface components that can be customized to meet an organisation's business requirements Identify the features of the form customisation tool Examine how to organise data on a form by organising the data in tabs Examine how to organise data within tabs by using sections Identify how to add and maintain fields on a form Examine how to test the appearance and behavior of a customised form prior to saving the customisations Examine how to customise an entity's Preview form Identify the types of views that can be customised Identify the different ways in which a view can be customised Examine what properties can be customized on a view and how to perform the customisations Module 7: Customizing Entities and Attributes This module examines how to create new entities and attributes through Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s built-in customization tools. Lessons Customization Concepts Customising Attributes Creating a Custom Entity Lab : Creating a Custom Attribute Add a Custom Attribute Add the Attribute to the Entity’s form Add the Attribute to the Preview form Create a Custom View Publish and Test Lab : Creating a Custom Entity Create a Custom Entity Create Custom Attributes Update Entity Form Update Entity View Apply Custom Icons Update Custom Entity Permissions The goals for completing this module are for students to: Review the types of entities and attributes available in system Create and edit attributes to meet an organisation’s business needs Examine how to create, configure, and delete custom entities Configure security settings to control access to and maintenance of custom entities Module 8: Customizing Relationships and Mappings ments This module identifies the different types of supported relationships in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, as well as the types of behavior that control how certain actions taken on a record affect related records. This training also examines entity mapping. Lessons Supported Entity Relationships Unsupported Entity Relationships One-to-Many Relationship Behavior Creating Entity Relationships Entity Mapping Lab : Create a Manual Many-to-Many Relationship Create an Intersect Entity Create two Many-to-One Relationships based on the intersect entity and two related entities Add attributes to the intersect entity Expose Attributes on the Intersect Entity form Edit the Associated View Save and Publish Test the functionality Lab : Create a Native Many-to-Many Relationship Update Entity Attribute Create a custom view Create a Custom Entity Create Custom Attributes Create a Many-to-Many relationship Create a Many-to-One relationship Update an entity form Update an entity Preview form Lab : Add a Mapping Update Picklist Values Add a custom attribute Create an Entity Mapping Test the mapping Lab : Case Study Create a Department Entity Add Department Attributes Create Account/Department relationship Create Department/Contact relationship Create Contact/Department relationship Modify the entities Create mappings Secure the new entity Test the functionality The goals for completing this module are for students to: Identify the various types of supported relationships that can link system and custom entities Identify the types of relationships that are not supported by the system Discover how 1:N relationship rules control how certain actions taken on a record affect related records Create entity relationships and configure relationship behavior Discuss how attribute mapping facilitates data entry when creating new records that are related to a parent record Module 9: Renaming Entities and Translating Customisations This module examines the final two elements related to customising entities: renaming a customisable entity, and in a multilingual deployment, translating customised labels into the required languages. Lessons Renaming a Customisable Entity Translate Customised Labels Lab : Renaming a Customisable Entity Back up the Case configuration Rename the Case Entity Change the view names Change the Case form labels Change the Attribute Display names Change the messages Publish and Export the changes Change the online Help The goals for completing this module are for students to: Examine the steps that need to be performed to rename a customizable entity Discover how to translate customised labels in a multilingual deployment Module 10: Maintaining Organisations through Deployment Manager This module examines how Microsoft Dynamics CRM supports multiple organisations in one installation. This training also examines the tools that are available in Microsoft Dynamics CRM's Deployment Manager utility. Lessons Creating Multiple Organizations Deployment Manager - Microsoft Administrators Deployment Manager – Organisations Deployment Manager – Servers Deployment Manager – Licenses Lab : Maintaining Multiple Organizations Add a new organisation Add business units to the new organization The goals for completing this module are for students to: Identify how the multi-tenancy feature enables users to have more than one organisation installed on a single Microsoft CRM Server Discover how the Deployment Manager's Deployment Administrators tool is used for viewing users with the Administrator license Examine how the Deployment Manager's Organizations tool is used for maintaining connectivity between the Microsoft CRM Server(s), the Reporting Server, and the Microsoft CRM database Identify how to use the Deployment Manager's Server tool to take Microsoft CRM Servers offline and online Use the Deployment Manager's License tool to maintain server and client licenses Module 11: Introduction to Advanced Customisations This module introduces a variety of advanced customisation features that are available with Microsoft Dynamics CRM. These topics are intended for a developer audience, but the topics are introduced to expose the participant to available advanced customization functionality. Lessons Introduction to Workflow Introduction to Application Event Programming Common Uses for Event Programming Using Form Events Using Files Events Configuring Event Detail Properties Introduction to IFrames Introduction to URL Addressable Forms Introduction to Creating Custom Menus, Buttons, and Navigation Items Introduction to ISV.config Integration Points Introduction to SiteMap SiteMap structures Introduction to SDK Capabilities ISV solutions Lab : No Labs are included; however, instructor demonstrations are performed for each of these topics and students can perform the demonstrations along with the instructor. The goals for completing this module are for students to: Introduce Workflow features, including Workflow events, actions, and conditions Identify the form and field events that can be customised with client-side code Examine some of the common uses of client-side code within Microsoft Dynamics CRM Explore the advantages of using Form events and which form Events can include client-side code Explore the advantages of using Field events and which field Events can include client-side code Examine where the JScript code for Form and Field events is entered Identify the issues to be aware of when adding client-side code Examine how IFrames provide the ability to display the web page from another application within a Microsoft Dynamics CRM form Examine how to link Microsoft Dynamics CRM into other applications and reports using URL Addressable forms Explore how to add custom menus, side tabs, and buttons to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM application. Identify where to add custom buttons, menus, and side tabs in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Examine how to customize the Navigation Pane by modifying the SiteMap Identify the structure of the SiteMap to customize the correct areas per business requirements Introduce the Software Development Kit (SDK) that is used by developers when integrating Microsoft Dynamics CRM with other applications Identify where an organisation can locate ISV solutions

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