Resetting Adxstudio Portal Passwords on Azure

Despite the fact that Microsoft will now only be selling Adxstudio Portals v7.0 on an exception basis (see here), there are still hundreds of portal implementations that still being deployed and supported. A common method of portal deployment is to deploy the master portal directly to Azure. As anyone who has deployed an Adxstudio Portal… Continue reading Resetting Adxstudio Portal Passwords on Azure

The Future of Adxstudio Portals v7 and other portal related updates

The Future of Adxstudio Portals v7 This past week any Microsoft Partner involved in the legacy Adxstudio Partner program received a letter from Microsoft stating the end of the Adxstudio Partner program.  Now that Adxstudio has been part of Microsoft for a little over a year this is expected and part of the integration process.… Continue reading The Future of Adxstudio Portals v7 and other portal related updates

Deploying an Adxstudio Portal to IIS

When working on a Portal project, eventually you will want it to be available to your stakeholders (whether it be the outside world or your staff).  This blog posting will discuss a fairly easy method to deploy the Adxstudio v7 “Legacy” portal to Internet Information Services (IIS). These particular steps assume that you do not… Continue reading Deploying an Adxstudio Portal to IIS

CRM Debug Info from your Browser

Sometimes while debugging or diagnosing issues, you need to get some more info about your Dynamics CRM system.  A little known feature (that I discovered today) is the Microsoft CRM Debug page.  This will list things like the CRM server, CRM database name, versions, organization guids, etc. The page is accessed simply by navigating to… Continue reading CRM Debug Info from your Browser

Setting Up CRM Online Portals (v8)

In a previous post, I walked through how to setup the “self hosted” version of Adxstudio Portals (v7).  This would be your only option currently for an on-premise version of Dynamics CRM.  If you use Dynamics CRM Online, you have the choice of a “self hosted” version (Adxstudio Portals) or to subscribe to CRM Online… Continue reading Setting Up CRM Online Portals (v8)