Writing directly to the Microsoft CRM SQL server database is not supported (822722)

SUMMARY

You cannot write directly to the Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM) SQL server database.

The following operations that are performed directly to the Microsoft CRM SQL database are not supported: triggers, stored procedures, ODBC connections with other applications, create, read, update or delete operations.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft CRM software development kit (SDK) documents the supported methods for customizing the Microsoft CRM application beyond the customization tools that are provided in the application. The SDK documents all the entities and methods that can be used to take advantage of the power of the CRM class library.

The Microsoft Business Solutions CRM SDK is now available on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). This SDK contains many resources that are designed to help you build powerful vertical applications by using Microsoft CRM. The documentation provides a wide range of instructive and practical information and includes the following:

a comprehensive class library reference
conceptual overviews
integration details
database schemas
sample code

REFERENCES

Microsoft CRM SDKhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/CrmSdk/htm/default.asp

Additionally, technical articles are available on the Microsoft Business Solutions Web site. These technical articles contain practical and instructive information about how to customize and extend the capabilities of Microsoft CRM. To view the articles, visit the following Web site. In the left pane, expand the Customer Relationship Management node, and then expand the Technical Articles node:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/businesssolutions/