The South Asia Microsoft MVP Award Program

The following post was written by SharePoint MVP Destin Joy

To use SharePoint Web services in InfoPath form which is configured using Claim based SharePoint sites we have to create SSO for Web service connection and have to be mentioned in the connection file(.udcx).We can see the detailed steps for the same in this article.

1. On the Central Administration home page, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications then click on Secure Store services.

Note : We should configure Secure store Services before doing this configuration

Generate Keys

2. Before using the Secure Store Service, you must generate an encryption key. The key is used to encrypt and decrypt the credentials that are stored in the Secure Store Service database.

3. The first time that you access the Secure Store service application, your only option is to generate a new encryption key. Once the key has been generated, the rest of the Secure Store functionality becomes available.

4. In the Key Management group, click Generate New Key.

5. On the Generate New Key page, type a pass phrase string in the Pass Phrase box, and type the same string in the Confirm Pass Phrase box. This pass phrase is used to encrypt the Secure Store database. Click “OK”

Note :

Creating Target Application

1. In the Manage Target Applications group, click New.

2. In the Target Application ID box, type a text string .This is the unique string that you will use externally to identify this target application. This Application ID we could mention in the UDCX connection file.

3. In the Display Name box, type a text string that will be used to display the identifier of the target application in the user interface

4. In the Contact Email box, type the e-mail address of the primary contact for this target application

5. In the Target Application Type drop-down list, choose the target application type: Group.

6. Click on “Next”

7. Use the Specify the credential fields for Secure Store Target Application page to configure the various fields which may be required to provide credentials to the external data source. By default, two fields are listed: Windows User Name and Windows Password.

8. In our case choose default option i.e. Windows User Name and Windows Password and click Next

9. In the Target Application Administrators Field, list all users who have access to manage the target application settings.

10. In the Members field, list the user groups to map to a set of credentials for this target application.

11. Click on “OK”

12. Select the Created “Target Application” and click “Set” Credentials

13. Mention Windows UserName and Password of Admin account and click “OK”

Publishing InfoPath Data Connection for modifying Connection file

Create Connection Library for Publishing InfoPath form connection files

1. Open the Site collection in browser

2. Click on “Add App” to create new connection library

3. Click on “Data Connection Library”

4. Click on “Create”

Publish Data Connection to newly created connection library and edit the published Data Connection file to mention the SSO.

1. Navigate to the custom list which we need to modify the InfoPath form data connection.

2. Click on “Customize Form”

3. Click on “Manage Data Connection” from right bottom corner of “Action” section.

4. Select Web service data connection to modify the data connection. In our case select “GetUserCollectionFromGroup” and click on “Convert to Connection file”

5. Enter the Newly created Connection Library path with UDCX file name and click “OK”

6. Follow the same step 3 to 5 for “Get UserProfileByName” connection.

7. Navigate to Newly created Data Connection Library.

8. Download both the UDCX files.

9. Modify the Authentication section with SSO Application ID and Credential Type.

10. Save the files and upload again to same Data Connection Library.

Configure InfoPath form Services

1. On the Central Administration home page, in the General Application Settings section, click Configure InfoPath form services.

2. Select “Authentication to Data source” Check box and click “OK”

You are done with the configuration

About Guest Blogging

South Asia MVP Award Program introduces Guest Posts by the MVPs from the region. These posts would help readers to be in touch with the recent trends in technology and be up-to-date with knowledge on Microsoft products.

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Microsoft has just released windows tablet client for CRM 2013. This is a fully operational client in contrast to the earlier mobile express. In this blog let us have a look at what the tablet client has to offer.

Installation

You can download the tablet client from http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/microsoft-dynamics-crm/93772212-7b72-4aee-bc4e-b1adb7712ebe

After the installation, provide the CRM Online or IFD URL to connect to your CRM Organization and see the Dashboard.

Note: Once you sign in, there are no options to change the username or the organization. You need to uninstall and re-install to connect using different credentials.

This Sales Dashboard is the same dashboard that is displayed on the web client. It is only the rendering that has changed to suit the tablet client.

Note: IFRAME and Web resources are not rendered in the tablet client and if they have been added to the dashboard they will not be rendered here.

Full-featured forms for entities

Unlike the mobile express where we had a separate type of form, Tablet client uses the same form that are designed for web interface. So there is no need to maintain separate forms.

In case of multiple entity forms that the user has access, the form which comes first in the form ordering would be displayed to the user. Users don’t have any options to switch between forms in the tablet client.

The Tablet form presents the Business Process UI similar to the web form. You also have all the ribbon button features available to Switch Process, Qualify etc. A few tablet related new options like Pin to Start and Dashboard are also available.

The Open in Browser button will open the record in a web browser. This will allow you to access web forms and any other web resources or IFRAME that have not been rendered on the tablet.

The Save button is missing from the interface. All changes made are automatically saved when you navigate out of the record.

Quickly create New Records:

You have a quick create option for all entities enabled for edit access on the tablet.

Lookup controls are provided for the dynamic filtering so that it is easy to search for the desired record.

Global Search

The most awaited feature has been delivered in the tablet client even before being included in the web client. And in that aspect Tablet client has an advantage over the web client.

You can now search records across the entities listed in the drop-down. It is currently restricted to these entities only.

Support for Offline Access:

If you lose connection with the server, it would display offline status as can be seen in the below screenshot.

It will not display the charts in the Dashboard. As it does not store records locally, only the records that were accessed earlier and cached would be available for viewing.

Entity configuration for tablet access

In the entity customizations you need to enable access to the entity through tablet client. You also have the option to allow Read-Only access which means users can only read the records for the entity. No edits or creates allowed.

Any changes made in the customization require you to close and re-open the tablet client. When you open the client it will prompt you to download the latest changes.

Privileges required

A new privilege has been added in the Business Management tab under Security Role

Enable this privilege to allow users to configure and access tablet client.

Go ahead and check out this awesome offering from the product team.

About Guest Blogging

South Asia MVP Award Program introduces Guest Posts by the MVPs from the region. These posts would help readers to be in touch with the recent trends in technology and be up-to-date with knowledge on Microsoft products.

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This was one of the common questions in TechEd India 2013. This blog post will try to answer this and some other Frequently Asked Questions:

What is MVP?

MVP Stands for Most Valuable Professional, which is an award given to those exceptional community leaders who are voluntarily contributing to the technical community and helping other understand the true potential of Microsoft Products and solutions.

Is there an Exam to write, to become an MVP?

Please don’t relate it with Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program. MCP program is part of Microsoft Learning (MSL) and requires successful completion of exam/s. While MVP is an award which is no where related with MSL and doesn’t have any certification requirements.

Then how to achieve the MVP status?

As we mentioned, MVP is an award and you can’t just achieve it because you want it If you are a community contributor and regularly share your knowledge with the broader community in form of Professional/Technical Blog Posts, Speaking Engagements (Online/Offline), Publishing articles, books, e-books etc. and assist others through Online Forums and your contributions are considerably high in terms of both quality and quantity, you can certainly look at the possibility of being awarded as an MVP.  

Am I expected to contribute on both forums and blogs and/or speaking?

Technically yes. MVP Award Program compliments three areas of product life cycle (advocacy, support and feedback). We expect contributions in at-least two areas to process the nominations but there may be exception depending on the product trends etc.

Oh yes, I started doing all these. When will I be awarded as an MVP?

Hold on…let’s first understand the award process. MVP Award Program processes candidates in a quarterly basis. Therefore, every quarter we award many individuals as an MVP. The processing includes assessing/evaluating your contributions for last one year (and nothing beyond that). So let’s say, if you are submitting your nomination on Jan 2014, you need to submit your contributions from Jan 2013 till the date when you are submitting the nomination to be considered. So if you just started, we would suggest you to continue with your contributions and submit your nomination when you really have considerable amount of contributions.

And where do I submit my nominations?

Nominations can be submitted through MVP Global Site: http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/nominate-an-mvp.aspx 

What details should I mention while submitting my nominations?

Make sure to provide your online identities (not just your Facebook profile link but the links to your blogs, forum profiles etc.) and detailed list of contributions. Also, don’t provide counterfeit data as it may cause rejection during the evaluation process. Each contribution entry should be supported through some links or reference to the contribution.

Can I expect any confirmation or acknowledgement of processing my nomination?

No. There is no confirmation or acknowledgement process but if your nomination is in the process and more details are required, Microsoft Staff would contact you accordingly. Just follow our blog or Facebook page for quarterly announcements.

I have submitted my nomination for “x” technology but never received any communication?

Depending on country and local communities, we can only award fixed number of MVPs on a particular product area. In you case, we may have already achieved the max number of MVPs possible in your country and that’s why your nomination was not processed. In future, whenever there are any possibility of adding new MVPs in the product area, you nomination would certainly be considered. Please continue with your contributions. Keep in mind that at the time of processing, only past one year’s contributions would be considered.

What happens once I am awarded?

Your award was based on your contributions from last one year and valid till next one year. As an MVP, you are given many options and opportunities to contribute to the community or engage with Microsoft in various forums. Your basic contributions on forums and blogs may continue. You need to continue with your contributions to be awarded again next year. Being an MVP, you are eligible for many benefits (as listed on MVP Global Site) which are also valid for an year.

You said fixed number of MVPs on a particular product area. So does that mean unless one of the existing MVPs retire, there is no possibility of getting awarded in that area?

Yes we have a max cap of how many awards we can give on each product area but fortunately we revisit that number in a quarterly basis to include instances like new product releases, market trends etc. So every quarter, there may be changes in the max cap  

Who can be awarded as an MVP?

Anyone contributing in the community in a positive way and have deep technical insight about the product can be awarded. There are few exclusions such as:

• Microsoft Employees
• Microsoft Contingent Staffs
• Government or State Owned Entity Employees

 

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