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What to do if the TAPI wrapper is not working properly

CTI 2011 TAPI wrapper needs a TAPI driver that is suitable to your Phone PBX server.

Each PBX phone-system vendor has its own TAPI driver.

Our TAPI wrapper has not an active role on the TAPI lines, it is just a passive listener to random TAPI driver events and eventually, it triggers them in case of outgoing calls, accepting the incoming offers.


Calling out from a CRM Entity by pressing the [Call Number]-button triggers no reaction

If you outgoing calls are successful when made from CTI client, but not from the CRM entity, simply check the Internet Explorer Security Options. Please make sure that your CRM Server is included in the Trusted Sites Zone.


The Entity or PhoneCall activity does not open when a call is made

Before an entity or PhoneCall activity can be opened by an incoming/outgoing phone call, the phonenumber must be resolved.


What to do when the Lync / OCS wrapper does not support outgoing calls?

The CTI supports only one call at the moment.

However, when transferring existing calls to a third party, it can happen that some sessions are not correctly closed. You can compare that with a broken Lync conversation.


How to open the fields.xml settings?

The fields.xml Settings are server-side CRM Settings.


How to add information of the current user to a document

It is quite common, that user information shows up within the document itself. (e.g. a “Best regards, firstname lastname” at the end of a quote).
This Step-By-Step tutorial describes how to add this relation to a template. In this example the Quote_base.docx template, that comes with the installation of DCP for CRM 2011, is used.

Please note: DocumentsCorePack (DCP) Client version 5.27 or higher is mandatory!


Configure RecordCounter for custom n:n relations

Please note: It is not possible to set up custom n:n-relations by using the tree view of the RecordCounter Server Config!

Instead, you have to use the Configuration Tool. To do so, click on the [Configure RecordCounter]-button to open it.


Configure RecordCounter for unmanaged custom entities

To successfully enable RecordCounter (RC) for unmanaged entities, please follow these instructions:

First, enable RC for the custom entity. Simply check the checkbox in the tree view of the RecordCounter Server Config.

Then open CRM, navigate to Settings and click on Customizations.


MSCRM Addons Installation for CRM 2011 Online

This blog is on how to install DocumentsCorePack (DCP) and TelephoneIntegration (TI) for CRM 2011 Online. When using CRM 2011 Online, it is important that the server part of the addon is installed somewhere on your network. It can be installed locally on a computer or anywhere else on one of the supported operating systems listed below. The following steps explain how to install the serverpart of DocumentsCorePack and TelephoneIntegration on your system. Please note, that both, client and server must be installed!


Feature-Outline: LookupDialog to pre-filter result rows

We have created a function offering the possibility to use a dialog to pre-filter the result rows. This will be helpful when the user needs to select a specific related entity (e.g. contact, ...) before starting to generate the document.

This feature is available with version 5.26 upwards and only for DOCX-templates.