Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Unleashed

Chapter 23. ISV Customizations

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• ISV Solutions

• Customizations for ISVs

• Online Help Customizations

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If you’re considering extending functionality of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, you might consider packaging your functionality as an “add-on” and then selling it. If you do that, you’ll be considered an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). In this chapter, we look at some special code considerations that must be given by ISVs when coding an add-on for distribution.

ISV Solutions

ISVs are usually organizations that want to develop and sell add-ons for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. These add-ons either enable functionality that doesn’t exist or augment existing functionality. Some considerations that ISVs need to have include ...