CRM 2013 and SharePoint Integration New Feature

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 integration remains much as it was in CRM 2011 and is designated as not being a refreshed entity. However, there is a nice improvement in the document location and folder name.

The setup is exactly the same in CRM 2013 as it was in CRM 2011, which you can reference here.

Here is a summary of the setup for a new CRM 2013 deployment:

1. Download the CRM List Component SharePoint solution and upload the appropriate version (SharePoint 2010 or 2013) in the SharePoint solution gallery.
2. After successfully uploading and activating the CRM list component in SharePoint, navigate to Settings > Document Management in your CRM 2013 organization.
3. Follow the same steps for 2013 as completed in CRM 2011 to enable the CRM 2013-SharePoint integration. Your new valid SharePoint site should be listed under your active SharePoint sites.
4. Navigate to a CRM account record and locate Documents in the command bar. You’ll be prompted that the folder will be created.

Now for the cool new part. The folder name is no longer simply the account record name—the CRM record’s GUID is appended to the folder! You can see that the CRM document location record displays the folder name.

Navigate to SharePoint and see the corresponding folder.