I am trying to integrate A Chat Bot Service with A client who uses the Skype For Business Server 2019. On Microsoft Docs Page, I found that UCWA 2.0 exposes SFB Server 2015 instant messaging (IM) and presence capabilities. Could anyone please confirm whether this holds good for SFB Server 2019?
Do we have any better way to integrate the Bots with SFB Server 2019 other than UCWA 2.0 (As I came across the docs that mentioned UCWA having IM limitations and scaling issues)?
From this doc, Bot Framework also deprecated the support for Skype or business channel.
Please provide any information you have regarding this. Thanks in advance.
I suspect that UCWA will scale just fine, I know of some projects for pretty large organisations that have used it.
As an alternative you could look at UCMA 6.0 (which is more feature complete than UCWA), this is the SFB 2019 release and whilst I haven't seen any explicit documentation for this version I very much doubt it has changed much since UCMA 5.0 as the Microsoft strategy at the time of release was focused on Teams.
There’s 3rd party software available that can help with this, check out MindLink. Their API supports various versions of SfB server and I believe 2019 is covered too. You can apply throttling and other management capabilities so it is built to scale - it could be more for the enterprise, then again I don’t know what your project is.
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I'm .NET Web Developer and new to Microsoft's CRM, so bear with me. I'm trying to find the correct way to connect to Microsoft Dynamics 365 and retrieve some PDF files. I need to know which is the correct way to do so. I have some questions of some topics found Googling around that don't make sense to me.
Accessing through the SDK
I have found this Microsoft documentation which explains the SDK. However there is a NOTE that says that this has changed with the 2016 update, and Googling more around, it seems to be that the SDK it's not used anymore. I am wrong?
Accessing data using Web API
There's yet another Microsoft documentation that tries to explain the way to connect through a Web Api, however from the start, it says: "This section contains reference documentation of the types, functions, and actions that constitute the Web API for Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises)".
That "On-Premises" comment bothers me. I don't want to learn something that doesn't work for me. Why the web api seems to work only on premise? Why not Dynamics in the cloud?
And for what you can see, I'm utterly confused as to how in the world I can access data to retrieve a file programmatically through C# code from Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud based.
Please, if you can point me in the right direction, I will really appreciate it.
Thank you!
If your language is C# you can use the SDK provided by Microsoft, it works with the Online (cloud) version.
If you are using .NET Framework you can use this NuGet package:
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CrmSdk.XrmTooling.CoreAssembly/
If you are using .NET Core/.NET 5.0+ you can use this NuGet package (but in public preview):
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.PowerPlatform.Dataverse.Client/
Some details about these packages here: https://www.crmanswers.net/2021/05/microsoftpowerplatformdataverseclient.html
Adding to Guido's excellent information here are a few more considerations:
Plugins and custom workflows are custom .NET assemblies where you would use the SDK. They currently only support the full .NET Framework.
To call into the system from a JavaScript library on a form (a.k.a. Client-side scripting), you'd use the WebAPI.
For console apps, web apps, and other external code, you can choose between the SDK and WebAPI. (And as Guido points out, the .NET Core version of the SDK is in preview).
When using the SDK there are two possible coding approaches: Early Bound and Late Bound.
With early bound, you generate proxy classes for DataVerse tables. The classes have properties for each column/attribute, which enables intellisense.
With late bound, you use the string names of tables and attributes.
This article has more info.
Tools for generating early bound classes include Microsoft's CrmSvcUtil.exe, Daryl LaBar's Early Bound Generator in the XrmToolbox,
and the commercial Visual Studio add-on for DataVerse XrmToolkit.
If you're going the WebAPI route, David Yack's API Helper might interest you.
I've been seeing changes in the Enterprise Bot template and Basic Bot template. Thanks in advance
The v4 Framework is indeed production ready. As with any framework, it is constantly being improved upon, and when those improvements cause bugs, they might lead to changes in the templates. If any of the improvements break production bots, you are more then welcome to seek help either here or on our Github repos. (Source: am Microsoft bot framework person)
I'm using the Visual Studio extension MAT 4.0 on VS2015 to localize some WPF and WinForms applications. As of May 1 (yesterday) the "Generate Machine Translations" feature stopped working. According to the exception message this is because the MS Translator service has been moved from DataMarket to Azure.
I've tried subscribing to the translation service on Azure (as instructed by the exception message), but I don't think MAT is using the logged in VS user's account. Still doesn't work.
TranslateApiException: Invalid authentication token. Microsoft DataMarket is retired. Please subscribe to Microsoft Translator, in the Cognitive Services section at https://portal.azure.com. Please visit https://cognitive.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1128340-announcements-action-required-before-april-30-20 to find detailed instructions. : ID=1230.V2_Soap.GetTranslations.4EAC0341
Apparently this move has been planned for some time, so I'm baffled as to why there isn't an update to the Toolkit.
Anybody have any insight on this?
The fix for MAT for VS 2017 is current in testing. The fix is being back ported to MAT for VS 2013 & VS 2015.
Please note that one key change is the need to have a Azure subscription as reported in the announcement. Setting up the free 2m char as it should cover the major of usage cases.
I will post here when the fix is ready as well as the instructions for connecting the provider to the Azure service.
UPDATE: The fix has been posted that uses the user provided Azure subscription. fixed versions is MAT 4.0.1610 (VS 2015/VS2013) and MAT 4.0.8610.0 (VS 2017).
After installing the update, you will need to supply the provider the access key or you will receive a message with a link to he instructions. The details are here: https://multilingualapptoolkit.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1167898
I am a recent graduate, who has done some work experience at a company developing/designing Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solutions. I have moved on from there and have no official ties anymore. However, I do see the future in this product and I would like to keep developing solutions and increasing my development knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Taking into account the above and that I have a job in a different IT area. As well as the fact that I am determined to start this from scratch... What are my options?
My intentions for the future(1-3 yrs) is to develop Microsoft CRM 2013 Solutions and hopefully sell to local small businesses.
MSDN subscription or using trial subscription on CRM Online instance or using trial key:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40341
Or if you want to be a startup, you might be eligible for BizSpark subscription:
http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/
I think your best bet would be to get an online subscription. Your solution's code should be 100% compatible with the new CRM APIs in the SDK. Running everything from an online CRM solution would ensure it will work. This will also ensure that when the next version is released, you will be ready for it.
Unless Microsoft changes their licensing, this might be your only reasonably priced choice.
Try the Demo Builder:
http://demobuilder.cloudapp.net/unauthenticated-home/#
It's a Wizard base tool that will guide you through the process of setting up an online demo environment.
There are a bunch of templates that you can select from that will give you a good idea of the different scenarios where CRM can be deployed.
hi I have been looking for help with not much luck till i arrived here.
I want to develop an SQL server database and an application which will act as a server to allow a pda to send data to and wirelessly synchronise and information to sendAs it uses mobile application I would like to utilise it over a WIFI network.Any information would be very apreciated. I will be using visual studio to develop as it has SQL SERVER in built.
Thanks
Verma
If you use SQLCE on the PDA there are two technologies that could help.
SQL Merge Replication
ADO.NET Synchronisation Services
Microsoft Sync Framework v2.0 CTP1 is fairly new (Oct '08 release from MS) You can get more information about it, and the latest releases from the Microsoft Sync Framework page.
"Microsoft Sync Framework is a
comprehensive synchronization platform
that enables collaboration and offline
access for applications, services and
devices. It features technologies and
tools that enable roaming, sharing,
and taking data offline. Using
Microsoft Sync Framework, developers
can build sync ecosystems that
integrate any application, with any
data from any store using any protocol
over any network."