Is there a way to include a few more details to the Release Management 2013 release emails? Is there any way to do it by modifying the database or config files?
No. The email templates are not modifiable.
What you can do is create your own PowerShell script to send whatever emails you want during the release process.
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Is it possible to deploy a managed solution to Microsoft Dyanamics CRM 2013/2015 with plugin assemblies via the UI, then use a PowerShell script to add workflows, and steps?
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes - but you need to create .NET cmdlets which access CRM service which Powershell can run.
If you don't want to roll your own solution, this make be of use.
http://waelhamze.com/2013/08/20/automated-crm-deployments-powershell/
Can a app developed for Outlook 2013 containing HTML, CSS and JS files (jQuery, Office.js) be deployed in a production environment by running an MSI?
I have read the resource available in MSDN - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp142256(v=office.15).aspx
This resource talks about test deployment. However, I could not convince customer to follow the same approach as they are demanding an MSI file with COM add-in installation procedure in mind.
I want to confirm if I am overlooking any option available for production deployment.
Please help!
No, you can't deploy Office Apps using MSI.
I recently implemented an Outlook plugin for my enterprise and now I want to deploy it to all of the users on the enterprise. Is there a way to deploy the add-in installer to all of the users on the Active Directory, maybe using Outlook Exchange?
I checked this page, and looks like the guys at commvault nailed that.
Any ideas?
You can't deploy add-ins via email with Exchange, if that's what you are hoping for. If your add-in is packaged in a Windows Installer setup file, then you can use traditional Windows Desktop Application deployment methods to distribute your add-in.
Is there any way via powershell or some api that I can't seem to find in the CRM 4.0 SDK, that would allow us to automate the refresh from our production CRM 4.0 environment to a Staging CRM server? Obviously the db backup / restore we can script but I cannot find a way to kick off a CRM Import Organization without using the MMC snap-in.
there is a Deployment SDK for Dynamics CRM 4 available. However the interesting part for you is not part of the public api.
The documentation mentions the ImportOrganizationRequest which should be used by the Deployment Manager. Unfortunately, it is marked for internal use. However, there should be no changes to this API as Dynamics CRM 2011 is just around the corner and therefore I would give it a try.
You could use this post in the msdn forums as a starting point.
btw: Dynamics CRM 2011 comes with a set of PowerShell CmdLets which makes the adminstration much more scriptable. Especially Import-CrmOrganization would be the CmdLet which you could use. See my blog post for further information.
We are beginning work on sharepoint 2007 site and I am looking for ways to automate its publish during the nightly build process.
Currently we are using WSPBuilder to manually build and deploy features/components. Is it possible to script the WSPBuilder to run automatically? Are there any other tools available?
Thanks.
Your best bet is to build a SharePoint Timer Job that monitors a folder for new WSPs and then, when the Job finds them, installs and deploys them to the Site/Site Collection.