Microsoft CRM 1.2 Integration for Great Plains 8.0 Update (885743)

Configuring Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 to work with Great Plains 8.0 requires a series of steps and downloading, extracting, and running the setup program.
The download package is available from the Microsoft Download Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CD89BC7E-447A-4AF0-AAC4-3B59C018C2C1&displaylang=en

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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Installation information

Installation information is specified in the procedures later in this article. You need to install this update on every Microsoft CRM integration server. After you install this update, you must restart the SQLAgent$MSCRMINTEGRATION service in the Services window. When you restart the service, you temporarily interrupt the Microsoft CRM activities. Therefore, install this update after regular business hours, or schedule five minutes for all Microsoft CRM users to be logged out of Microsoft CRM while you install this integration update. Users must also be logged out of Great Plains during the update installation. Otherwise the Great Plains clients will not function correctly.

Removal information

You cannot remove this update.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you install this update.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes that are listed in the following table. The date and time for this file are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date           Time   Version       Size     File name 
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05-October-2004   02:43  None          25,799   EULA-Supplemental.rtf   
03-November-2004   02:27  None          73,454   MS CRM 1.2 Integration for GP 8.0 Readme.htm           
11-October-2004   22:58  1.0.0.1       1,473,232  Setup.exe
11-October-2004   22:58  1.0.0.1        219,856 cleanup.exe 
08-October-2004   10:00  1.2.4130.37109 315,392 dxlib.dll 
06-October-2004   07:00  1.2.3297.101   81,920  pkgutil.exe
26-September-2004 05:44  None           1,948   Job_DXSalesDocument.xml 
26-September-2004 05:44  None           189,218 Package_DXSalesDocument.xml

Installation Procedures

Perform the following procedure if you have not installed Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 on your computer:

1. To download the setup package, specify a folder on your hard disk to hold the update files and finish the download.
2. Insert the Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 CD into your disk drive. Note If you do not have the Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 CD, browse to the location on the network where the setup files for Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 are stored, and go directly to step 4.
3. When the Welcome screen opens, click Cancel. Do not remove the CD.
4. Browse to the folder you specified in step 1 and locate the setup file.
5. To start the installation wizard, double-click setup.exe.
6. The Welcome to the Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains Setup page is displayed. Click Next.
7. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms of the agreement, and then click I Accept.
8. On the Select Great Plains Server page, select the server that hosts the Great Plains database. If your server is not displayed in the dropdown list, type the server name. Click Next.
9. On the Specify Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 Setup Location page, either insert the CD, or click Browse to select the network location where the Setup program is located.
10. Select setup.exe, and click Open.
11. On the Specify Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 Setup Location page, click Next.
12. On the Select Temporary Storage Location page, click Browse to select the location to store the installation files, and then click Next.
13. The installation for Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 starts, followed by the installation for this update. It might take several minutes. When Setup completes the installation, click Finish.

Perform the following procedure if you have installed Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 on your computer:

1. Stop the SQLAgent$CRMINTEGRATION service in the Services window.
2. Download the update package and then locate the setup file.
3. To start the installation wizard, double-click Setup.exe.
4. The Welcome to the Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains Setup Wizard page is displayed. Click Next.
5. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms of the agreement, and then click I Accept.
6. The Ready to Upgrade page is displayed with a warning. If you have not customized the DXPublish_Sales_Document_Retrieve package, proceed to the next step. If you have customized this package, refer to the "Microsoft® Business Solutions CRM Integration for Great Plains Guide" for information about how to back up and restore the document exchange packages. The guide is available on the Microsoft CRM Integration for Great Plains 1.2 CD.
7. On the Ready to Upgrade page, click Install. Setup installs Microsoft CRM 1.2 Integration for Great Plains 8.0. This might take several minutes.
8. When Setup completes the update installation, click Finish.