Danny Varghese: CRM 2011 External Connector

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Источник: http://varghesedanny.com/2011/06/20/...nal-connector/
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 has an external connector license that allows organizations to allow their customers/clients to access CRM data from outside the organization.  The connector license is available for:

• Professional Server
• Enterprise Server

An external connector (EC) license provides any number of external users with limited API access and limited read-write access to a single installation of Dynamics CRM Server 2011. External users may not use the Dynamics CRM applications directly.  With the external connector, users can do the following:

• Create new activities in CRM
• Update information in CRM, such as contact information via a portal
• Fill orders, or update case status via a portal

* Access via Dynamics CRM Client technology requires a CAL

According to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 License & Pricing Guide:

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 External Connector enables customers to extend Microsoft Dynamics CRM to their external users such as customers, partners, suppliers, and end users who access a copy of the server software (for which a license was acquired), through any application/graphical user interface (GUI), other than the Microsoft Dynamics CRM client. “External Users” are users who are not either (i) your or your affiliates‟ employees, or (ii) your or your affiliates‟ onsite contractors or agents, External users also does not include hosted-software service users, such as those already licensing via the
Microsoft Service Provider License (SPLA).

An External Connector must be purchased for each server that hosts an application that provides external access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 data as described above. External users should not be using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 applications & GUIs directly. The alternative is
for every external user to acquire a CAL For the MicrosoftvDynamics CRM Server 2011, there is one External Connector functionality.  The External Connector provides external users with limited API access and limited read-write access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 data, such as that provided through any application/graphical user interface.

The use rights supported for External Connector include:

• Read-only access to “Microsoft Dynamics CRM functionality”.
• Data privileges to create Standard and Custom entity records.
• Data privileges to append, append to, and update Standard and Custom entity records created by any CRM user.
• No data privileges to assign, share, or delete records.
• Access to CRM server software and “Microsoft Dynamics CRM functionality” through any application/graphical user interface (GUI), other than the Microsoft Dynamics CRM client.

An External Connector is a license only, and does not include any physical software components, and does not include licensing for any other Microsoft products. If external scenarios integrate with Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint or any other product license rights for these must be established separately.




Источник: http://varghesedanny.com/2011/06/20/...nal-connector/