Admin Tips for MS Dynamics CRM Mobile Express
This document provides information about the installation, configuration, and management of Mobile Express.
This document has been written for IT professionals who are responsible for deploying server-side components into their Microsoft Dynamics CRM environments and who need to know the procedures to follow in order to successfully implement Mobile Express. This document also provides additional information for system administrators who need to know how to customize their users’ Mobile Express views.
This article focuses on the deployment of Mobile Express and assumes that you either already have a functioning Microsoft Dynamics CRM environment or will be installing Mobile Express at the same time as a new Microsoft Dynamics CRM system.
To install Mobile Express, you must have administrator permissions on your Microsoft Dynamics CRM server. To configure Mobile Express, you must have the System Administrator or System Customizer security role.
The ability for Mobile Express to access information through the Internet depends on your Microsoft Dynamics CRM environment being configured as an Internet-facing deployment (IFD). If your current system is not exposed to the Internet, users will be limited to accessing Mobile Express from within your corporate network.
What Mobile Express DOES do:
Mobile Express is a new feature in Microsoft Dynamics CRM that lets your users access CRM data and capabilities from a mobile device. Mobile Express runs in a mobile Web browser, such as Internet Explorer Mobile or Safari, on a Web-enabled mobile device. Because Mobile Express lets users stay connected remotely, they can access and use Microsoft Dynamics CRM when they are in the office, travelling, or at a customer location.
Mobile Express works well for:
- Occasional access to your organization’s Microsoft Dynamics CRM environment.
- Always-connected environments.
- High-speed networks.
- Completing a broad range of common CRM tasks.
What Mobile Express does NOT do:
A few things to note that Mobile Express does not do:
- Mobile Express is not a smart client and does not store data locally; it is mobile Web browser-based and users must have an Internet or intranet connection to access customer information. There is no locally stored data option for offline use.
- Mobile Express does not synchronize. Changes you make to your Microsoft Dynamics CRM environment through Mobile Express are immediately stored in the CRM database.
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