Sunday, September 29, 2013

Principal User is missing prvReadSolution privilege in CRM 2011 using VS 2012

Hi,

I was working with the latest CRM 2011 SDK using VS 2012 and when i was creating a workflow for MS Dynamics CRM, i got an error while trying to connect to the CRM. Here is the error message:



Principal User is missing prvReadSolution privilege


To fix the problem, follow below steps:
1) Login to your CRM.
2) Select Settings tab.
3) Click on Administration and then click on the Security Roles icon, or if you assigned the permissions to the user directly then open the permissions tab for the user you are using to login to the CRM from VS 2012.
4) Click on the customization tab.
5) Look for the solution list item and set the read permissions only.



6) Click on Save and Close.
7) Try to connect from VS 2012, you will be able to connect with no issues.

Hope this helps.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

One or more errors occurred while processing template 'Entity.tt'. Using Reverse Engineer Code First in VS 2012 Update 1

Hi,

Using VS 2012 Update 1, I was doing some changes in my database schema and when i try to reverse engineer code first my updates i was getting the following error:

One or more errors occurred while processing template 'Entity.tt'.

In the output window, VS listed that System.Xml and System.Xml.Linq exist on 2 different paths, one where the .NET framework is installed and the other one is pointing to the Siliverlight 5 DLLs in the GAC.

While it is reported as a bug in Microsoft Connect website, I was trying to remove the link to the Silverlight 5 Dlls that i'm not in need when i reverse engineer code first my EF files to apply my DB changes.

To fix this problem: 
1) Open the following directory:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Entity Framework Tools\Templates\Includes

2) Take a backup from EF.Utility.CS.ttinclude or the VB version based on the your project language you are using.

3) Open the notepad in an administrator mode.

4) Open the CS.ttinclude file.

5) change the following 2 lines:

<#@ assembly name="System.Xml" #>
Change it to:
<#@ assembly name="System.Xml, Version 4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral" #>

<#@ assembly name="System.Xml.Linq"#>
Change it to:
<#@ assembly name="System.Xml.Linq, Version 4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral"#>

6) Save the file.

7) Right click on the project that has the EF files and click on Reverse engineer Code First.

8) bingo! you will get your database updates with no errors.


Let me know if you have any issues with this.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Tips on SharePoint 2013 Branding and UX Design

Hi All,

I had the opportunity to work with SharePoint 2013 Branding and building new UX related components such as: Master Pages, Page Layouts and Content Types development on a SharePoint 365 site or SharePoint 2013.

I found some interesting tips and tricks and i'd like to combine them all in this blog post for End Users, Designers, Architects and anyone who works in SP branding and customization.

Here are some general information and tips to know ahead before getting in creating new UX SharePoint components:

1) If you are new to SharePoint and you want to understand how MasterPages are connected to page layouts and actual pages, I recommend reading this article first:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj191506.aspx

2) In SharePoint 2013, You can create your master page in any html editor --> sweet!
3) Once you are signed off on the new look and feel of the new master page in HTML, A good option: you can map the new master page in html with all related javascript and CSS files to the SharePoint Master page gallery, Here is how to do it:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj733519.aspx

4) Another option is: you can directly convert the html master page to an actual master page; where SharePoint will create a new file with .master extension and add SharePoint attributes and place holders used by SharePoint, here are the steps using the design manager:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822370.aspx

5) Design Manager is a new feature in the publishing sites, you can use it to brand public facing SharePoint sites and Office 365 sites. Read an overview about How to use Design Manager in SharePoint 2013:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822363.aspx

6) Once you create your new master page, you might need to create new set of page layouts that provide nicer UX to your visitors, This article shows how to create new page layouts in SharePoint 2013 and office 365:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822368.aspx

7) If you want to have different UX for Mobile and tablet users, you should create different channels aka different master pages and page layouts for different targeted devices, this article describes how to implement this in your site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj862343.aspx


Hope this helps, drop me a line if you have any questions or clarifications.



Reference:
- Build Sites for SharePoint 2013:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163242.aspx