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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Unleashed
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Unleashed

by Marc Wolenik, Damian Sinay, Rajya Bhaiya
September 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1008 pages
24h 27m
English
Sams
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Fields

Fields can be of the following property types:

Single Line of text (nvarchar type)—Used for small texts or strings.

Option Set (picklist type)—Used for drop-downs or combo boxes, with a limited set of fixed options. This is what was called picklist on previous versions.

Tip

Because the picklist can display only simple, nondynamic options, you might want to use a new custom entity if you need something that is more dynamic or complex than the options provided.

Option sets on this new version of CRM are much more powerful and reusable than previous versions. You can reuse the same option set on more than one entity.

Two Options (bit type)—Used for Boolean values such as yes or no

Whole Number (int type)—Used for numbers

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