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Relevant .net certifications for CRM developers

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Hi all,

I am new to Dynamics CRM world. I've completed some Dynamics CRM certifications (MB2-712, MB2-713 and MB2-714). However,  when I see the job ads,  the employers require CRM developers to be proficient in C#, .net. Please give your opinion what are the most relevant .net certifications whose skills are actually used in real life projects. Should I start learning the contents of the following exam?

- MCSD: Web Applications :  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcsd-web-apps-certification.aspx

I am just concerned that it is related to ASP.NET MVC 5 whereas now Microsoft is moving to  ASP.NET Core 1.0 (Latest version). Should I direct my skills for learning the new ASP.NET Core 1.0 and wait for its certification to be released?

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    razdynamics 17,304 User Group Leader on at
    RE: Relevant .net certifications for CRM developers

    Hi Tony you should begin with the Dynamics CRM SDk which includes code samples and tools which are great to build and enhance to get you familiar with the CRM API,

    www.microsoft.com/.../details.aspx

    Also the following link for the developer portal msdn.microsoft.com/.../crm

    Best Wishes, Raz

  • Tony Buran Profile Picture
    Tony Buran 5 on at
    RE: Relevant .net certifications for CRM developers

    Hi Raz,

    Thanks a lot for putting your time and giving this detailed reply. It is very helpful in getting idea of what is actually required from the developers.  Now I believe that instead of getting into the full MCSD certification that includes some irrelevant stuff, it would be good to concentrate on these specific topics which are the most relevant ones and implement myself some projects related to these topics.

    Is it possible to get somewhere from the internet, the detail specifications of some actual CRM projects which I can replicate myself to get hands on experience and build confidence about these technologies?

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    razdynamics 17,304 User Group Leader on at
    RE: Relevant .net certifications for CRM developers

    Hi Tony, .net core is still very young and not used much in current CRM projects due to certain limitations

    However with the introduction of the Webapi, there will be less reliance on .net in the future, meaning crm development will become more easier fro the wider developer community

    MVC is still a very popular framework for delivering custom wep application Integrations / portals based in .net

    any certifications for C# will be extremely usefull for developing your plugins and Webservices / WCF as well as Visual Studio along with TFS is very important so you can check in code and collaborate with other developers. Some common examples of development in CRM involve the following;

    Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) web services•Describe integration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and WCF; describe how to handle WCF faults; use and specify Open Data Protocol (OData) elements when querying Microsoft Dynamics CRM data

    QueryExpression, QueryByAttribute, LINQ queries and filtered views; explain how to save queries; explain FetchXML and custom SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reporting in relation to Microsoft Dynamics CRM; describe the integration of Microsoft Azure with Microsoft Dynamics CRM

    use the Execute() method, use entity-specific and non-entity specific requests, use simple generic request messages; pass optional parameters in messages

    use of JavaScript libraries to customise Microsoft Dynamics CRM; describe form and field events, including OnChange, OnLoad, OnSave, TabStateChange and OnReadyStateComplete; implement IFRAMES in entity forms

    Implement JavaScript for client-side events, debug client-side code, request external data, pass parameters, access Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 web services. implement the Xrm.Page object, implement Xrm.Utility, explain how to test form types, describe the form event handler execution context

    set dependencies and pass parameters, define the allowed query string parameters, add and handle form parameters, explain the getQueryStringParameters method

    use the different types of web resources•Define webpage (HTML), style sheet (CSS), script (JavaScript), data (XML), images (PNG, JPG, GIF, ICO), Silverlight (XAP) and style sheet (XSL) web resources; create web resources; identify the limitations of each web resource; implement the passing of parameters between web resources; reference web resources; implement JavaScript libraries for code reuse across multiple applications

    use REST, OData and JSON in Microsoft Dynamics CRM•Explain Representational State Transfer (REST); use EST in AJAX and JavaScript, explain JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), explain how to use the XMLHttpRequest object, use OData and JavaScript to create and update an account record

    Explain how to use JQuery in Microsoft Dynamics CRM•Explain JQuery and how to use the JQuery object, use JQuery with a web resource, use JQuery to interact with the CRM form

    CRM Onpremise may require some SQL, However Powershell is something I highly recommend as its becoming more and more usefull for automating crm deployments

    Hope that helps?

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