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Hot To Enable TLS 1.2 in Windows Server 2008 or 2016

Hot To Enable TLS 1.2 in Windows Server 2008 or 2016 We previously had a post that handled this solutions called: How to Enable TLS 1.2 on Windows 2008 R2 This post is an update to how the enable and Mange TLS 1.2 on Windows Servers. The reason for the update is because we now use a free tool when we are managing our servers. But first some background.  What you need to know about TLS 1.2 According to…https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/SecAuthN/protocols-in-tls-ssl–schannel-ssp- TLS 1.2 client and server are enabled by default. But… https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/cb1a695b-a15c-4fa7-94f0-1aaa20c1279d/enabling-tls-12-on-windows-server-2012-amp-2016?forum=winserversecurity …says Turns out it is, but not enabled for SCHANNEL service Hence you MUST follow… https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-fs/operations/manage-ssl-protocols-in-ad-fs#enable-and-disable-tls-12 Please articulate this! Say… You can enable and disable SSL 2.0 and 3.0 and TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 using Manage SSL Protocols in AD FS. On Windows Server 2016, to use TLS 1.2, you must explicity enable it by following instructions at… Read More »Hot To Enable TLS 1.2 in Windows Server 2008 or 2016

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Get-CrmSetting : The term 'Get-CrmSetting' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Problem While trying to run the OAuth provider setup in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, to configure among other things the Post-instillation setup to allow connectivity by devices and applications. I was banging my head on a problem following the instructions: Configure the OAuth provider   Follow these steps to configure the OAuth provider in Microsoft Dynamics 365. Log on to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 server as an administrator. In a Windows PowerShell console window, run the following script. Windows PowerShell   $ClaimsSettings = Get-CrmSetting -SettingType OAuthClaimsSettings $ClaimsSettings.Enabled = $true Set-CrmSetting -Setting $ClaimsSettings Found on this page: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh699726.aspx#BKMK_WS2012R2    I was getting in the Power Shell:  PS C:\Users\administrator.FSERVER4> $ClaimsSettings = Get-CrmSetting -SettingType OAuthClaimsSettings Get-CrmSetting : The term ‘Get-CrmSetting’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and… Read More »Get-CrmSetting : The term 'Get-CrmSetting' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Microsoft CRM IFD The SSL certificate does not contain all UPN suffix values that exist in the enterprise – Cannot Login

Cannot Login to a Previously working Microsoft CRM IFD A previously working IFD deployment of CRM 2016 (but could be CRM 2015 or CRM 2013). About 1 year after you set the system up, you start receiving: An error has occurred. Try this action again. If the problem continues, check the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Community for solutions or contact your organization’s Microsoft Dynamics CRM Administrator. Finally, you can contact Microsoft Support. When researching this error, we suspected what it was, and related to an article we covered here: http://www.interactivewebs.com/blog/index.php/crm-2013/microsoft-crm-2013-or-2015-event-id-1309-adfs-ifd-resolution/ However we never found and EVENT ID 1309 or anything close to that in our logs. The closest error we found (and we are not even certain that it was pointing as a result fo this problem) was the error:  EVENT ID 415 The SSL certificate does not contain all UPN suffix values that exist in the enterprise.  Users with UPN suffix values not… Read More »Microsoft CRM IFD The SSL certificate does not contain all UPN suffix values that exist in the enterprise – Cannot Login

Microsoft CRM global search fails causing in-line search SQL error

CRM in-line search fails with SQL error After upgrading Microsoft CRM from earlier versions we found that the global search function when enabled failed to return any results, and once the index for the global search had run over a 24-hour period, the in-line search function for any entity would cause a crash and SQL error message to be displayed on page. The problem In our particular instance this CRM environment had been upgraded from much earlier versions of CRM and included an attempt to solve some upgrade issues by dropping indexes. Initially our thoughts were that the dropping of the indexes were responsible for the problems. However it appears retrospectively that was a fragmentation of indexes that cause the issue. I cannot be exactly sure why the maintenance procedure that is run on the SQL Server did not rebuild and reorganise the indexes sufficiently that the global social function.… Read More »Microsoft CRM global search fails causing in-line search SQL error

Microsoft.Crm.CrmException: Database having version 7.0.1.129 is not supported for upgraded Microsoft.Crm.CrmException: Database having version 7.0.1.129 is not supported for upgraded.

When upgrading from CRM 2013 to CRM 2015 you get an error: Microsoft.Crm.CrmException: Database having version 7.0.1.129 is not supported for upgraded. Cause: This is usually because there is already a database that exists with the same ID. You will need to delete that Organisation in CRM deployment manager before upgrading the new organisation from the same name.

Microsoft CRM 2013 or 2015 Event ID 1309 ADFS IFD Resolution

When attempting to login to an IFD deployment of CRM 2013 or 2015 you receive an event Error: 1309 looking like this: Event code: 3005 Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred. Event time: 7/01/2016 12:08:14 AM Event time (UTC): 6/01/2016 1:08:14 PM Event ID: 0daeff15a8f24e939623db80c40522d5 Event sequence: 3 Event occurrence: 2 Event detail code: 0 Application information: Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/2/ROOT-1-130965592186041416 Trust level: Full Application Virtual Path: / Application Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\CRMWeb\ Machine name: VSERVER07 Process information: Process ID: 2300 Process name: w3wp.exe Account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE Exception information: Exception type: SecurityTokenException Exception message: ID4175: The issuer of the security token was not recognized by the IssuerNameRegistry. To accept security tokens from this issuer, configure the IssuerNameRegistry to return a valid name for this issuer. at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml11.Saml11SecurityTokenHandler.CreateClaims(SamlSecurityToken samlSecurityToken) at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml11.Saml11SecurityTokenHandler.ValidateToken(SecurityToken token) at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityTokenHandlerCollection.ValidateToken(SecurityToken token) at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.TokenReceiver.AuthenticateToken(SecurityToken token, Boolean ensureBearerToken, String endpointUri) at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.WSFederationAuthenticationModule.SignInWithResponseMessage(HttpRequest request) at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.WSFederationAuthenticationModule.OnAuthenticateRequest(Object sender,… Read More »Microsoft CRM 2013 or 2015 Event ID 1309 ADFS IFD Resolution

Microsoft CRM Solution Import Fields that are not valid were specified for the entity

While importing a solution to CRM 2011, CRM 2013, or CRM 2015 you receive an error  Fields that are not valid were specified for the entity   The Cause The cause of this is likely that one of the attributes that you are importing (from a dev environment) already exists in the CRM instance, but with a different attribute. For Example: In your Live Environment Within Accounts, you create a new attribute called “Friendly Cusomter” and mark it TEXT  Publish and all is well and good. In you Dev Environment Within Accounts, you create a new attribute called “Friendly Customer” and make it a PICK LIST   in other words, the same name for the attribute, but a different kind of field. Then try to export from DEV and import to LIVE. You get the error.   The solution You have to remove the conflicting fields from the destination (live… Read More »Microsoft CRM Solution Import Fields that are not valid were specified for the entity

CRM 2015 2013 find Dependencies for Managed Solution

How to Delete a Managed Solution in CRM 2013 or CRM 2015 Sometimes when you try to delete a managed Solution, there is an error message about the dependancies of the solution being in use. When you download the log file, you see some typical Microsoft Crap that really does nothing to help you. The only thing it does is to tell you that you can’t delete the component because it is being used in this case by two other components. Now the hard part is finding the components that are using it.   Finding the Referenced Dependencies CRM 2015 Components 1. Work out the Solution Name. Navigate to CRM / Settings / Solutions – and read the exact Name of the Solution to be deleted. In this case it was “ZendeskCRM2011Connector“   2. Login to your CRM Server and open the SQL database that matches the Organisation name being… Read More »CRM 2015 2013 find Dependencies for Managed Solution

CRM 2015 Extend Auto Logout Time in IFD

CRM 2015 and CRM 2016 IFD will Automatically Logout the user with a Message: Your session in Microsoft Dynamics CRM is about to expire. To continue working, you must sin in again. By Default this setting is 60 minutes, and the message will pop up around 20 minutes before logout. Any unsaved changes will be lost as your session ends.   The Fix To extend the automatic logout time in CRM 2015, we must extend the time set in ADFS 3.0 using the PowerShell command. First we need to know the name that was used to set up the Relying Party Trust in ADFS. 1. Open Server Manager and from the Tools menu select ADFS Management 2. in AD FS management, open Relying Party Trusts and find the Display name for the CRM IFD Relying Party Trust In this case, we have called the Relying Party Trust – “CRM IFD… Read More »CRM 2015 Extend Auto Logout Time in IFD

CRM 2015 IFD Adding a New Organization Additional Steps

Error when attempting to login to a New Organisation in CRM 2015 IFD When attempting to login to a newly configured Organisation you may receive an error looking like this.                An error occurred An error occurred. Contact your administrator for more information.   Activity ID: 00000000-0000-0000-1400-0080010000ff Error time: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 07:37:45 GMT   The Cause Because IFD (Internet Facing Deployment) uses the AD FS Authentication it requires an additional step after using the CRM Deployment Manager to setup a new Organisation to then register at login with the AD FS setup. Basically it is saying that you have set up the org, but not gin figured the authentication login settings in AD FS.   The Fix 1. Open AD FS Mananagement   2. Click on AD FS / Trust Relationships / Relying Party Trusts and local your CRM IFD Relying Party… Read More »CRM 2015 IFD Adding a New Organization Additional Steps

CRM 2015 Reporting Extension Setup Error The SQL Server Reporting Services account is a local user and is not supported

Error Message installing CRM 2015 Reporting Extensions When installing Microsoft Dynamics CRM Reporting Extension Setup you receive an error message: The SQL Server Reporting Services account is a local user and is not supported. This is during the System Checks. In our instance this was with MS CRM 2015 on SQL 2014 on the same server in a test environment. The Solution The fix is easy. 1. Open the SQL 2014 Reporting service configuration Manager 2. Connect to your Server. 3. Select the Service Account 4. Select the Local System account and apply with the appropriate security levels. That’s about it. Run the setup process again and you should be good to go.

CRM 2015 Improve Outlook Client Performance Issue WFC Compression

CRM 2015 Outlook Performance After installing the Microsoft CRM 2015  and client, you may notice that the connection over the internet is slow and not as desired. One likely reason for this is that WCF communication is not compressed, and the outlook client is using that to talk to the CRM server. Assuming that your current environment is configured correctly with Windows 2012 R2 and IFD, then you can simply update the server to support WCF compression and improve performance for CRM 2015 and outlook. Enable compression by manually updating the ApplicationHost.Config 1. On the CRM Server Navigate to: C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv\Config\applicationHost.config and open it with notepad. 2. Search for the Section: “<dynamicTypes>” and in that section you should fine an entry that looks like this:  <add mimeType=”application/x-javascript” enabled=”true” />  3.  Below that, add the following line:  <add mimeType=”application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8″ enabled=”true” />  4. Save the file and reset IIS for the setting to take effect.

The e-mail address for one or more recipients is either blank or not a valid e-mail address

The message cannot be sent to all selected recipients.  When running a workflow / process in Microsoft CRM, you receive a message that looks like this: The e-mail address for one or more recipients is either blank or not a valid e-mail address The Cause This error message is a little misleading as it points to an email address problem. As the title of the error suggests, the problem could be from: 1. A blank email address. 2. An email address with an error, such as a “.” at the end of it: email@addresss.com. 3. The more likely one is that the contact or account record associated with the flow has a setting to  E-mail Do Not Allow. This setting will prevent any workflows in CRM from running and sending email messages. The Solution The fix is easy… just change the setting back to allow. Then save the associated record.… Read More »The e-mail address for one or more recipients is either blank or not a valid e-mail address