Thursday, October 17, 2013

MSCRM - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 iPad App

The official Microsoft Dynamics CRM IPad application was released onto the Apple store on October 7th 2013. Many of our clients have been asking for a suitable MS CRM IPad application for years and although there have been several vendor offerings and mobile client workarounds, this official application should satisfy the typical mobile worker’s needs.


The following demonstration provides a high level overview of the core functionality and user experience, including:
  • Client download and installation
  • Connecting to your Microsoft CRM site
  • Dashboard navigation
  • General record navigation
  • Record creation
  • Record inline editing
  • Basic menu options

Questions and Answers:
Q             What are the related costs?
A             There are no CRM user licensing or application costs
Q             Does this application work on IPhones?
A             No just IPads, however there is a new IPhone look and feel with CRM 2013. Simply type “/M” at the end of your CRM site name to access.
Q             Can this application connect to on premise CRM environments?
A             Yes, providing you have IFD configured
Q             Can this application connect to CRM 2011 environments?
A             No your environment will need to be on the latest 2013 platform
Q             Can this application be used for administrative purposes?
A             No this is application is for typical business users. Administrative functions will still need to be performed via you desktop browser client.
Q             Can this application be used with no internet connection?
A             Yes but with limitations. You can only open records that you have previously been working on in read only mode. Note: 1 You will see the “last retrieved date“ on each record which is useful. 2 A full offline client is currently being developed, eta unknown.
Q             When I try to connect the client I get a “We’re sorry, Your server is not available or does not support this application” message. Why?
A             If you have only just setup your CRM site give it time to propagate. Within 1-2 hours it should connect with no further issues.
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