The descriptions and procedures in this book are based on the default forms and views in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. As you’ll learn in the chapters that follow, the software also offers several access options: CRM data can be accessed from a Windows Internet Explorer Web browser or from Microsoft Office Outlook by using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Outlook feature. Most of the screenshots and examples in this book show the Web browser option.

Just like some of the forms, fields, and data described in this book, the security roles referenced throughout this book also might have been modified in or even removed from your system. If you do not have the access needed to view or assign security roles, talk to your system administrator about setting up a few roles for testing. For the purposes of this book, we assume the default roles included with Microsoft Dynamics CRM have not been modified.