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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Google to Launch Major New Social Network Called Circles, Possibly Today
We believe that Google will preview a major new social service called Google Circles at Read more at http://m.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_to_launch_major_new_social_network_called_c.php?utm_source=Zollie+Labs&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Getting Started With Sales In Dynamics CRM
10 steps to get started with sales. I came across the below link
10 steps to get started with sales
Key steps
Understand the difference between leads, opportunities, accounts, and contacts
Accounts represent companies that your organization does business with.
Contacts are people who represent an account.
Leads are potential or prospective customers.
Opportunities are not a specific customer, such as a lead, contact, or account, and therefore require a customer record to be added to the opportunity.
Customers can be accounts, contacts, or leads. You can also use relationship roles to define how specific account, opportunity, and contact records are be related to one another in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Create and save personal views
From any list, you can click Advanced Find and modify the query that created that view. You can then save it with another name. The next time you use that list, in the View list, in the View box, in the My Views section, select the saved view. Unfortunately, these new views cannot be saved as the default view.
Import leads and contacts
You can import leads and contact records into Microsoft Dynamics CRM. You may have these records in a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet, a comma-separated values (.csv) file, other CRM software, or in Microsoft Office Outlook. You can use the Import Wizard to import these records into Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
To import data, in the Actions menu, click Import Data. To learn more about importing, read the article: Import data overview .
To learn to import contacts from Microsoft Office Outlook, read the article: Importing contacts from Outlook.
Convert a lead to an opportunity, contact, or account
As part of the lead process, you can convert a lead to an opportunity with associated accounts or contacts, or into new accounts or contacts. To disqualify leads, you close the leads without converting them.
To convert a lead, open the lead record, on the toolbar, click Convert Lead and then select the type of record you want to convert the lead to.
This diagram shows how a lead can become an account or contact and then an opportunity.
Understand the cycle of quotes, orders, and invoices
A draft quote is a formal offer for products or services, proposed at specific prices and related payment terms, which is sent to an opportunity, account, or contact. When the quote is ready, it is activated and sent to the customer. A quote frequently undergoes several revisions between the salesperson and customer before it is accepted.
After the quote is accepted, an order is generated from the quote. The order is used to fulfill the agreement of goods or services that were offered in the quote. Finally, after the order for the goods or services is shipped, an invoice record can be generated. Unless your organization has integrated Microsoft Dynamics CRM with invoicing software, this is only a record that an invoice was created, not the invoice itself. In Microsoft Dynamics CRM, quotes, orders, and invoices are considered to be the same item, but in different states of transition. This diagram shows the life cycle of a quote.
Create a quote, order, or invoice based on an opportunity
At some point in the sales process, you will want to send a quote, an order, or an invoice to a customer who started out as an opportunity. It's easy to create a new quote, order, or invoice using the opportunity record.
In the list of opportunities, open the opportunity to which you want to add a quote, order, or invoice. Under Sales, click the record type you want to create: quotes, orders, or invoices. On the Actions toolbar toolbar, click New Quote, New Order, or New Invoice. Complete the form as needed.
Print Quotes
In Microsoft Dynamics CRM quotes can be printed as a Microsoft Office Word document mail merge.
Open the quote, on the Actions toolbar, click Print Quote for Customer.
Recalculate an opportunity
Modify the list of products associated with the opportunity. When opportunities are saved, Microsoft Dynamics CRM recalculates the estimated revenue value based on any changes to the products or product quantities associated with the opportunity.
In the Estimated Revenue section, verify that System Calculated is selected, and then on the Actions menu, clickRecalculate.
Send an e-mail to a customer or another person in your organization
To send quick mail to a customer, in their account, contact, or lead record, on the Actions toolbar, click Send E-mail. Complete the form and then click Send.
To send a quick e-mail to the owner of a record, on the Administration tab of a record, double-click the name of the Owner. When their record opens, click Send Direct E-mail, complete the form and then c lick Send.
To instant message anyone with a presence jewel. If you have Office Communicator 2007 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook installed, you may see the presence jewel. You can click the jewel and send instant messages or e-mail.
Assign and share records
What Microsoft Dynamics CRM customer information you can work with is determined by permissions and ownership. If more than one person needs to work a record, it can be shared or assigned. When you share a record with another user, you are giving that user specific permissions, such as Read, Write, or Delete, to that record. When you assign a record to another user, you are making that user the owner of the record.
On the Actions toolbar, click More Actions, and then click Sharing.
On the Actions toolbar, click the Assign button.
10 steps to get started with sales
Key steps
Understand the difference between leads, opportunities, accounts, and contacts
Create and save personal views
From any list, you can click Advanced Find and modify the query that created that view. You can then save it with another name. The next time you use that list, in the View list, in the View box, in the My Views section, select the saved view. Unfortunately, these new views cannot be saved as the default view.
Import leads and contacts
You can import leads and contact records into Microsoft Dynamics CRM. You may have these records in a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet, a comma-separated values (.csv) file, other CRM software, or in Microsoft Office Outlook. You can use the Import Wizard to import these records into Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
To import data, in the Actions menu, click Import Data. To learn more about importing, read the article: Import data overview .
To learn to import contacts from Microsoft Office Outlook, read the article: Importing contacts from Outlook.
Convert a lead to an opportunity, contact, or account
As part of the lead process, you can convert a lead to an opportunity with associated accounts or contacts, or into new accounts or contacts. To disqualify leads, you close the leads without converting them.
To convert a lead, open the lead record, on the toolbar, click Convert Lead and then select the type of record you want to convert the lead to.
This diagram shows how a lead can become an account or contact and then an opportunity.
Understand the cycle of quotes, orders, and invoices
A draft quote is a formal offer for products or services, proposed at specific prices and related payment terms, which is sent to an opportunity, account, or contact. When the quote is ready, it is activated and sent to the customer. A quote frequently undergoes several revisions between the salesperson and customer before it is accepted.
After the quote is accepted, an order is generated from the quote. The order is used to fulfill the agreement of goods or services that were offered in the quote. Finally, after the order for the goods or services is shipped, an invoice record can be generated. Unless your organization has integrated Microsoft Dynamics CRM with invoicing software, this is only a record that an invoice was created, not the invoice itself. In Microsoft Dynamics CRM, quotes, orders, and invoices are considered to be the same item, but in different states of transition. This diagram shows the life cycle of a quote.
Create a quote, order, or invoice based on an opportunity
At some point in the sales process, you will want to send a quote, an order, or an invoice to a customer who started out as an opportunity. It's easy to create a new quote, order, or invoice using the opportunity record.
In the list of opportunities, open the opportunity to which you want to add a quote, order, or invoice. Under Sales, click the record type you want to create: quotes, orders, or invoices. On the Actions toolbar toolbar, click New Quote, New Order, or New Invoice. Complete the form as needed.
Print Quotes
In Microsoft Dynamics CRM quotes can be printed as a Microsoft Office Word document mail merge.
Open the quote, on the Actions toolbar, click Print Quote for Customer.
Recalculate an opportunity
Modify the list of products associated with the opportunity. When opportunities are saved, Microsoft Dynamics CRM recalculates the estimated revenue value based on any changes to the products or product quantities associated with the opportunity.
In the Estimated Revenue section, verify that System Calculated is selected, and then on the Actions menu, clickRecalculate.
Send an e-mail to a customer or another person in your organization
To send quick mail to a customer, in their account, contact, or lead record, on the Actions toolbar, click Send E-mail. Complete the form and then click Send.
To send a quick e-mail to the owner of a record, on the Administration tab of a record, double-click the name of the Owner. When their record opens, click Send Direct E-mail, complete the form and then c lick Send.
To instant message anyone with a presence jewel. If you have Office Communicator 2007 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook installed, you may see the presence jewel. You can click the jewel and send instant messages or e-mail.
Assign and share records
What Microsoft Dynamics CRM customer information you can work with is determined by permissions and ownership. If more than one person needs to work a record, it can be shared or assigned. When you share a record with another user, you are giving that user specific permissions, such as Read, Write, or Delete, to that record. When you assign a record to another user, you are making that user the owner of the record.
On the Actions toolbar, click More Actions, and then click Sharing.
On the Actions toolbar, click the Assign button.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Microsoft Certification Module
Follow the link http://www.selfexamengine.com/microsoft-70-506.htm
70-506 Microsoft Silverlight 4, Development Available at SEE
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Exam 70-506: TS: Silverlight 4, Development is now available at Self Exam Engine. This exam is intended for software developers who are creating rich Internet-based applications using Silverlight. The exam focuses mainly on Silverlight 4, but also covers core Silverlight concepts.
Candidates for this exam are developers who create and maintain rich interactive applications (RIA) using Silverlight 4. Candidates may have additional experience with previous Silverlight versions.
The minimally qualified candidate typically:
Has at least six months of experience with Silverlight development
Has at least one year of experience with Microsoft .NET development
Has experience consuming data services
70-506 Microsoft Silverlight 4, Development Available at SEE
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Exam 70-506: TS: Silverlight 4, Development is now available at Self Exam Engine. This exam is intended for software developers who are creating rich Internet-based applications using Silverlight. The exam focuses mainly on Silverlight 4, but also covers core Silverlight concepts.
Candidates for this exam are developers who create and maintain rich interactive applications (RIA) using Silverlight 4. Candidates may have additional experience with previous Silverlight versions.
The minimally qualified candidate typically:
Has at least six months of experience with Silverlight development
Has at least one year of experience with Microsoft .NET development
Has experience consuming data services
Monday, March 7, 2011
Step to Upgrade Dynamics CRM 4.0 to CRM 2011
1. Get a full backup of your current Organization SQL Server database on Dynamics CRM 4.0.
2. Restore the DB backup on the new SQL Server instance used for Dynamics CRM 2011.
3. Open Deployment Manager console (Start->All Programs->Microsoft Dynamics CRM->Deployment Manager)
4. Within Deployment Manager, go to Organizations->Import Organization…
5. Select the SQL Server instance and the Organization database to import. This corresponds to the restored DB on the SQL Server 2008/2008R2 instance used for Dynamics CRM 2011.
6. Then, the Import Organization Wizard will ask for some parameters regarding to the organization itself, such as the display name we want to use.
you must first create the organization name using active directory users and computers
7. After setting the above parameters we will be asked about users mappings, this is, how the users which are present on the organization to be imported are mapped to CRM accounts.
If you are migrating from a Dynamics CRM 4.0 deployment which is on the same domain (as it is this case), you would prefer just to allow CRM 2011 to automatically map the users and create the new users as needed.
8. If the domain user account you are running the application is not mapped with any user with the System Administrator security role, you will be prompted with the following message:
This means you will have to manually map one of the accounts to the current user you are logged on. Do this by just selecting the user and clicking on 'Browse...' to specify the current user account.
9. just follow the import wizard.
10. If you want to set this imported organization as your default one, just get back to Deployment Manager->Organizations , refresh data (if you had the app open while importing) and then right click the imported organization and select 'Set as Default Organization'
2. Restore the DB backup on the new SQL Server instance used for Dynamics CRM 2011.
3. Open Deployment Manager console (Start->All Programs->Microsoft Dynamics CRM->Deployment Manager)
4. Within Deployment Manager, go to Organizations->Import Organization…
5. Select the SQL Server instance and the Organization database to import. This corresponds to the restored DB on the SQL Server 2008/2008R2 instance used for Dynamics CRM 2011.
6. Then, the Import Organization Wizard will ask for some parameters regarding to the organization itself, such as the display name we want to use.
you must first create the organization name using active directory users and computers
7. After setting the above parameters we will be asked about users mappings, this is, how the users which are present on the organization to be imported are mapped to CRM accounts.
If you are migrating from a Dynamics CRM 4.0 deployment which is on the same domain (as it is this case), you would prefer just to allow CRM 2011 to automatically map the users and create the new users as needed.
8. If the domain user account you are running the application is not mapped with any user with the System Administrator security role, you will be prompted with the following message:
This means you will have to manually map one of the accounts to the current user you are logged on. Do this by just selecting the user and clicking on 'Browse...' to specify the current user account.
9. just follow the import wizard.
10. If you want to set this imported organization as your default one, just get back to Deployment Manager->Organizations , refresh data (if you had the app open while importing) and then right click the imported organization and select 'Set as Default Organization'
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Receiving Sharepoint Errror (List does not exist)
I have a setup Sharepoint on Company's Intranet, However, our remote users are not able to connect to see files posted on the site, When I am accessing Sharepoint through an IP address for remote users, but I am receiving error when viewing the files that are posted,
Correlation ID: 6a816ac3-29ea-48a5-acb6-8cbd8c3de0e9
Error
List does not exist.
The page you selected contains a list that does not exist. It may have been deleted by another user.
Troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
Cause:
it was the configuration issue for extranet/internet access
Resolution:
Setup an external/internet url alternate access mapping for the web application.
Go to Central Admin > Application Management > Configure alternate access mappings
Correlation ID: 6a816ac3-29ea-48a5-acb6-8cbd8c3de0e9
Error
List does not exist.
The page you selected contains a list that does not exist. It may have been deleted by another user.
Troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
Cause:
it was the configuration issue for extranet/internet access
Resolution:
Setup an external/internet url alternate access mapping for the web application.
Go to Central Admin > Application Management > Configure alternate access mappings
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