Connecting and Consuming CRM webservices using WCF component
Being new to MS CRM environment and with my naive C# skills, i struggled my bit to create WCF component to connect/consume CRM web services. In this blog, I will go through all the required steps from start to end. Also many resources are available for reference in bits and pieces, I thought of putting everything at one place. Motive behind developing WCF component : We have users with out much knowledge of CRM and its terminology. we wanted a simplified, lite web application that our users can use with ease. Also we have multiple web components that are connecting to CRM. Hence we zeroed on developing WCF component which consumes CRM services. By hosting this WCF service, any one with corresponding link and credentials could connect/consume CRM services with out bothering much technical details. Also different user groups should be made to access only specific services. Also instead of using CRM DB context with LINQ queries, CRM Services will make developer life easier. As...