Display Dynamics CRM Data on a SharePoint Site

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Hello community,

one goal of my current project is to display data from Dynamics CRM within a SharePoint SiteColletion.

What are my possibilities to achieve this? Is there a Webpart which I could use? What is the recommended/best practice way to show data from CRM on a SharePoint page?

SharePointServer 2016 onPrem

Dynamics CRM 2016 onPrem

Thanks in advance.

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JohnAnonymous 5,241 on at

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RE: Display Dynamics CRM Data on a SharePoint Site

If both are onprem, I would create a webservice (using the CRM SDK) to fetch CRM data and use front end techniques to display that data in SharePoint.

Alternatives are using BCS, SSOM style webparts. Both are rather difficult and are not the best developer experience.
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Radu Chiribelea 6,667 on at

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RE: Display Dynamics CRM Data on a SharePoint Site

Hi Lutz,

From a CRM side, you need to use the CRM SDK to retrieve the data, which you can display in your SharePoint page.

You can use the CRM WebServices (Organization.svc for SOAP requests or WEB API for REST requests) to perform CRUD operations on the CRM Data.

Please keep in mind that the trend in CRM is to replace the Organization.svc with the new WEB API endpoint - so maybe it would be worth to consider building your application to use that endpoint so that you don't have to change it, in case you upgrade in the future.

Here is a link to help you get started with the CRM SDK: msdn.microsoft.com/.../gg328027.aspx

From a SharePoint side, unfortunately I don't have much knowledge, therefore I'll let other members to contribute to that part.

Hope this helps!

Radu