Phil Edry’s Dynamics CRM Blog

Some folks have posted on this blog about using pass4sure to help them pass the CRM 4.0 Applications Exam (MB2-631). Everything I’ve heard about the Applications Exam is that it’s very difficult to pass not because the material is difficult, but because the test is poorly written. I cannot verify this first hand since I’ve yet to take the exam myself. Given an unjust exam, I could understand why folks would be looking for a brain dump.

I did a bit of research on pass4sure, and according to CertGUARD, using pass4sure to pass a test is illegal and could get you “decertified,” whatever that entails. So if it really is illegal, which it appears to be, let’s try to keep brain-dump-related content out of the comments from now on. If you’re upset about the exam, drop Microsoft an email asking them to revise it. Folks over there want the tests to be fair, so let your voice be heard if you feel it’s unfair.

I came upon this blog entry when attempting to configure CRM 4.0 Client for Outlook. I kept getting: “The configuration wizard cannot connect to the Microsoft CRM server. This might indicate that the server is down.”

Luckily, rmaclean has found a few ways to fix this. I’ve never seen so many positive replies to a blog post!

http://www.sadev.co.za/node/155

Thanks rmaclean!

p

Did this sneak up on anyone else? 

“Registration for the Second Shot offer has expired. However, if you registered for exam vouchers prior to May 31, 2008, you can use the vouchers for a second shot at any IT professional, developer, project manager, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam through June 30, 2008.”

I guess I’ll have to study extra hard for the customization exam to try and pass it on my first shot!

 -p

Here are a few CRM blog posts that I’ve found helpful or interesting lately:

A quick intro comparing Workflows and Plugins: http://mscrmuk.blogspot.com/2008/06/differences-between-workflow-and.html

A description of how workflows are different in 4.0: http://crowechizek.com/cs/blogs/crm/archive/2008/03/26/differences-between-the-workflow-functionality-from-crm-3-0-to-crm-4-0.aspx

Internet Facing Deployment Lessons Learned: http://blog.customereffective.com/blog/2008/04/lessons-learned.html 

 Suggested steps for upgrading to CRM 4.0: http://blogs.msdn.com/crm/archive/2008/05/01/upgrading-to-crm-4-0.aspx

-p