Using solutions to package our work

A new concept introduced with Dynamics CRM 2011 is that of solution packages. This allows for code separation, ease of deployment, and cleans up the mess sometimes created in previous version by the large number of possibly unorganized customizations.

Getting ready

In order to follow through with this recipe, log in to your instance of Dynamics CRM 2011 with an account that has either an administrator or system customizer role. These roles have the necessary out-of-the-box permission to allow you to work with solutions.

How to do it...

A solution package is a collection of customizations and configurations that can be generated in an environment and relocated to an additional environment. Creating a new solution ...

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