This document provides important, late-breaking information about this release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP that supplements the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Guide.
Contents of the Download and CDs
Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Documentation
The following table lists the contents of the download files and CDs.
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Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
· Release Notes · Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Guide · Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Setup |
To get started, read the Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation Guide, which contains detailed instructions for installing the release of Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP. This guide is written for the team of people responsible for implementing Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP and provides information for a new installation or upgrade from version 1.2/1.8.
To download the guide, click the following link:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=63047&clcid=0x409
· Windows Server 2000 computers must have Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Updated Advanced Client installed before installing the Microsoft CRM Integration Server component through the Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Setup. You can download Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Updated Advanced Client at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d0ab3df-c150-4cfe-bf33-40f4ca5278cb&DisplayLang=en.
· Downlevel Client Support for Message Queuing must be installed and running on a Windows Server 2003 server computer that is running the Active Directory directory service and other servers (Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Great Plains, and Integration servers) that are running Windows Server 2000. This support can be installed from the Add or Remove Programs application in Control Panel. For instructions about how to install this component, see Message Queuing online Help. To open Message Queuing online Help on a computer that has Message Queuing installed, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc and then click OK.
2. In the Computer Management window, expand Services and Applications, and then right-click Message Queuing.
3. Click Help.
· Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) must be installed.
· Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 must be installed.
· See Chapter 3, “Installation Instructions,” in the Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Guide for additional installation prerequisites in addition to the Microsoft CRM updates listed in the following section.
You must install the following updates.
Please visit the following Web site to get the latest updates and new information about this product.
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/crm/using/downloads/default.mspx
Before you install Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP, you must install, or have installed, the following Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 updates. The following table lists the issue and provides a link to the update that resolves it.
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Update |
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Error messages when you try to save or to close an appointment in Microsoft CRM 3.0: "An error has occurred" and "General failure in scheduling engine" |
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 917010 available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917010/en-us |
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Error message in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0: "SQL Server timeout expired" |
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 913802 available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913802/en-us |
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Error message when you run a solution that sets the state of a request or of a response for an entity in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0: "This method can only be called in the context of web service request" |
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 924454 available at
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Data is lost when you accept the default system mappings between Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics GP in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 924581 |
It is recommended that you install the latest eConnect hot-fixes. You need to contact Microsoft CRM support for this purpose. If you are using Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0, visit https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/products/greatplains/downloads/releases/econnect9hotfixes.htm?printpage=false to obtain a list of eConnect 9.0 hot-fixes and instructions on how to obtain them.
If you are using Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains 8.0, visit https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/products/greatplains/downloads/releases/econnect8hotfixes.htm?printpage=false to obtain a list of eConnect 8.0 hot-fixes and instructions on how to obtain them.
After installing the eConnect updates some manual steps need to be performed. For details refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 926685 available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926685/en-us
If you are using the original release of the Microsoft CRM Connector for GP and want to upgrade to the re-release, use the steps detailed in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 926687 available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926687/en-us.
Issues, limitations, and unexpected behavior that have been discovered in Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP are documented in “Chapter 10 Troubleshooting” and also in various other chapters in the “Known Issues” section of the Microsoft CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Guide.
As a result of this re-release the following issues were resolved.
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KB Article |
Short Description |
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No current article available. |
The previous release of the CRM Connector for GP did not permit installation on a domain which had a ‘-‘ in its domain name. This release addresses this issue. |
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921020 |
In the previous release of the CRM Connector for GP, if the date on the computer is in the format dd/mm/yy, when you try to submit an order in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 by using CRM Connector for GP, you receive the following error message: The Order submission/update failed. Please try again later or contact your system administrator for details. This release addresses this issue. |
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923437, 924581 |
Data is lost when you accept the default system mappings between Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics GP in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP. |
Default Values are not populated in Microsoft CRM orders and invoices
When a user adds a line item in a Microsoft GP SOP document, Microsoft GP saves the header document. A SOP message is generated and a corresponding Microsoft CRM Order or Invoice is created with default values. Subsequently, when the user saves the Microsoft GP SOP document by clicking the Save button in Microsoft GP, the Microsoft CRM order or invoice is updated and the default values are lost. The default values will need to be re-entered manually.
This is intermittent but frequent.
If Microsoft Dynamics CRM displays an “Access Denied” error while you are submitting an order, the issue may be that you have not set up COM+ Applications with the appropriate permissions.
1. On the Start menu, open the Control Panel.
2. Open Administrative Tools.
3. Open Component Services.
4. Expand the Component Services node, and then expand the Computers node.
5. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
6. On the COM Security tab, under Access Permissions, click Edit Default and select the Allow check boxes for Local Access and Remote Access for the affected users, and then click OK.
7. On the COM Security tab, under Launch Permissions, click Edit Default. Select the group or user names affected, select the Allow check boxes, and then click OK.
8. Click OK to close the remaining dialog boxes.
9. Restart Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator.
Deleting a Microsoft CRM account that is a parent account of another Microsoft CRM contact
If a Microsoft CRM account, which is also used as parent account of any other Microsoft CRM contact, is deleted, then the subordinate Microsoft CRM contact will be deleted, but its corresponding Microsoft GP customer will not be deleted.
Any updates to the Microsoft GP customer will cause a failure to display in the Integration Monitor tool. To resolve this issue, contact support.
Commissions are not calculated for orders that are owned by Microsoft CRM users
If a Microsoft CRM user is mapped to a Microsoft GP Sales Person ID and that Microsoft CRM user creates an order in Microsoft CRM, the Calculated Commission is not calculated.
You can update your mapping so that the commissions are calculated.
1. In the connector, open the BizTalk map for the Microsoft CRM Sales Order Detail to the Microsoft GP SOP Line item.
2. Set the CREATECOMM Flag value to 1.
3. Redeploy the map. For redeployment instructions, see the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP Guide, Chapter 8: Customizing Integration.
Primary Address is required in Microsoft GP if you are using the Sales Person ID, Territory ID, and Country Code to synchronize with Microsoft CRM
If a record in Microsoft GP contains data for the Sales Person ID, Territory ID, and Country Code, but does not contain a primary address, and the record is updated in Microsoft CRM, data contained in these three fields in Microsoft GP will be removed.
To resolve this, verify that all records in Microsoft GP that contain Sales Person ID, Territory ID, and Country Code also contain a primary address prior to synchronizing Microsoft CRM and Microsoft GP.
The connector no longer supports updating orders in Microsoft Dynamics CRM submitted to Microsoft Great Plains, write in products, or line items shipped to different locations.
The Data Synchronization Tool cannot synchronize matched and unmatched records in a single batch
In the Data Synchronization Tool, you cannot select match and unmatched records of an entity. If you attempt to synchronize these types of records, only the matching records will be published. Although the message indicates that the entity is already in processing, the unmatched records will not be published.
An error message displays indicating that the entity is already in processing while publishing the unmatched records. This message is incorrect. The unmatched records will not be published. If you attempt to synchronize again, the matched records will be published again.
It is recommended that you synchronize matched and unmatched records in separate batches.
System Administration Tool does not update automatically to reflect changes
In Microsoft GP, if you delete the default shipping type, payment
term, and class ID, the Settings and Administration Tool does not updated
automatically to reflect the deletions in Microsoft CRM.
After deleting the default shipping type, payment term, and class ID in Microsoft GP, refresh the Settings and Administration Tool before synchronizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft GP.
1. On the Start menu, click All Programs, point to Microsoft CRM Connector for GP, and then click MSCRM Integration, and then click Settings and Administration Tool.
2. Under Settings, click Microsoft Great Plains, and then on the File menu, click Refresh.
3. On the File menu, click Save.
4. On the File menu, click Close to close the Settings and Administration Tool.
· BillToAddressKey does not exist.
· ShipToAddress Key does not exist.
There are two reasons that these messages might display:
· In Microsoft Dynamics CRM, the secondary address information from an account or contact was deleted before the integrated account or account was deactivated, and then the account or contact was updated.
· In Microsoft Dynamics CRM, two accounts or contacts were merged and the subordinate account or record has additional addresses in the “ship to” or “bill to” addresses.
To correct these issues, edit the Microsoft CRM Customer Card to clear the addresses in the “Ship to”, “Bill To”, and “Statement To” fields for the corresponding subordinate customer. Future updates will be processed from Microsoft Dynamics CRM to Microsoft GP for the subordinate Microsoft CRM account or customer.
Address fields and Address types do not update
Updating the ShipTo, BillTo, and StatementTo fields in a Microsoft GP customer card will not change the address type in Microsoft CRM addresses. Customer updates in Microsoft GP will not trigger address updates in Microsoft CRM. This is a technical limitation.
Updating the Address Type fields in the Address form in Microsoft CRM will not update the ShipTo, BillTo, and StatementTo fields of a customer entity in Microsoft GP. Address updates in Microsoft CRM will not trigger customer updates in Microsoft GP. This is a technical limitation.
For additional known issues, you can search the Microsoft Support Center for issues regarding Microsoft Dynamics CRM integration with Microsoft Great Plains.
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