Comments on: Developing a SharePoint custom field type for displaying CRM 4.0 data

By: A Microsoft SharePoint custom field type for Microsoft CRM Dynamics 4.0 « Karine Bosch’s Blog

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:00:51 +0000

[...] can read the article in SharePoint Magazine here and download the source code [...]

By: Customizing the User Experience of SharePoint: Custom fields deep dive (Part 5 of 6) | SharePoint Magazine

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:38:01 +0000

[...] long enough as it is, so instead I’ll point you to another article here no SharePoint Magazine: Developing a SharePoint Custom Field Type for Displaying CRM 4.0 Data. This article also shows you how you can use a code-behind file as part of your [...]

By: edgar2010

edgar2010 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:25:59 +0000

Does anybody have an answer to Bill's question? I'm dealing with the same issue and am still looking for a solution… Is a custom feature receiver the only way to to “featurize” a custom field type?

By: Pierre Joubert

Pierre Joubert — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:56:10 +0000

Many thanks for this, it will help alot.

I have one issue though. I am getting the following errors when trying to create the column and have no idea whats causing it:

--- this appears when first selecting the column type:

This field type cannot be edited from most client programs and might block the programs from saving documents to this library.

--- this occurs when attempting to create the column:

Field type CRMAccount is not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete this field.

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I understand this is complaining about the Field TypeName. But other than that, im clueless...

thanks
Pierre

By: Vaishnavi

Vaishnavi — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:59:22 +0000

Hi Karine,

Very nice post. It was very helpful in my project.
I am trying to Create column in SharePoint with "Choice" information type and the "Fill-In" choices allowed. I want to be able to add the fill-in choice entered by user to the current choices list.

Could you please provide your insight on this problem?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank You,
Vaishnavi

By: Patrik

Patrik — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:37:03 +0000

Awesome post: thanks for it! I was able to achieve an integration MOSS-Dynamics AX with the input from this post: thanks (see http://patrikluca.blogspot.com/2009/07/integrat...).

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:10:34 +0000

I don't see where you actually created a feature and was able to deploy a custom field type as a feature. I have tried but since you put the fldtypes_crm_account.xml in the 12 hive it will show up in the availble columns regardless of features.

I would love to know how to have the custom field type as a feature. This would allow turning off/on the custom field type. I don't see how though.

By: David Lozzi

David Lozzi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:58:00 +0000

AWESOME! Thanks!

By: Patrik

Patrik — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:15:00 +0000

Great post.
Thanks for providing the source code: a good example is always stronger than 1000 descriptive words!

By: sacchit

sacchit — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:22:22 +0000

My custom field values is getting saved properly through the default list form for new and edit item but
my custom field is not getting its value stored when a custom new/edit item list form(daaformwebpart) is used. Any help will be appreactiated.
Thanks