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20 Common CRM Configuration: Define Outlook Integration

This chapter contains the following:

Define Outlook Integration

Define Outlook Integration

Implement Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook: Explained

Before using the Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook application, several setup tasks must be performed. Some of these are Fusion-specific tasks that are done by the environment hosting team or the customer implementation team. Other tasks are related to setting up the users' computers to use the application, including the install and initialization of the extensions to Microsoft Outlook (Outlook). These tasks are described in more detail in the sections that follow.

For information on supported software versions, see the related topic, Supported Software for Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook: Explained.

Overview of Fusion-specific Setup Tasks

At a high level, the following are the Oracle Fusion-specific setup tasks involved in implementing CRM for Microsoft Outlook:

Overview of Setup Tasks Required for Each Computer Running CRM for Microsoft Outlook

At a high level, the following are the setup tasks required for each computer that will run CRM for Microsoft Outlook:

Implementation Task Flow Overview

The overall process flow for implementing CRM for Microsoft Outlook is shown in this section.

The graphic shows the overall process flow for implementing Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook.

Fusion-specific Implementation Tasks

Following are the CRM for Microsoft Outlook implementation tasks specific to Oracle Fusion.

  1. Install Oracle Fusion CRM Applications suite

    As a prerequisite setup task, provision the server environment and install the Fusion CRM Applications suite. This task is typically completed by the hosting operations team or customer implementing the Oracle Fusion CRM Applications suite and is the basis for the rest of the setup steps described in this section.

  2. Perform CRM setup tasks for functionality used by CRM for Microsoft Outlook

    Because CRM for Microsoft Outlook allows users to access and manage their CRM data in Microsoft Outlook, it is necessary to complete the required setup tasks for the relevant CRM functionality. For example, the following setup tasks must be completed before using CRM for Microsoft Outlook:

  3. Optionally, CRM for Microsoft Outlook can be configured by completing these Outlook-specific setup tasks:

Other, security-related tasks, performed in Oracle Fusion Authorization Policy Manager (APM), may be necessary depending upon your applications configuration. Perform these tasks after initial setup, as needed. If new job roles are created, you will need to associate these new roles with the predefined data privileges and Outlook configuration packages. If you create custom Outlook deployment packages, there are additional steps required. See the "Related Topics" section at the end of this topic for more information.

Non-Fusion Implementation Tasks

Following are the non-Fusion implementation tasks for CRM for Microsoft Outlook.

Run CRM for Microsoft Outlook Installer

Each user must run the CRM for Microsoft Outlook installer on his/her computer. See the related topic, Deploying and Installing Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook: Explained, for more information.

Creating Deployment Packages: Explained

In Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook, deployment packages contain metadata files that describe the CRM application extensions deployed to users' computers. To provide users access to a new client configuration, you can either create a new deployment package or create a new instance of an existing package, as discussed in the following sections.

Create New Deployment Package

When you create a new package, in addition to activating it, you must configure a data security policy that allows users to access the package. This secondary task is done in Oracle Fusion Authorization Policy Manager (APM) and involves the following steps:

  1. In the top left section of the APM application window, use global search to search for Database Resources using search criteria equal to Outlook. This should return the result, Outlook Edition Metadata Package.

  2. Select the Edit button on the Search Results pane to edit the Outlook Edition Metadata Package database resource.

  3. In the Edit Database Resource tab, select the Condition tab and create a new condition on the database resource. Specify any unique name/display name, and set the SQL predicate to package_name = '<name_of_deployment_package>' (for example, package name = 'NewOutlookPackage').

  4. Select the Submit button to commit the change.

  5. Repeat step 2. In the search results pane, select Edit to reopen the Edit Database Resource page to edit the Outlook Edition Metadata Package database resource.

  6. In the Edit Database Resource tab, select the Policy tab, and select the policy that should have access to the new package (for example, ZOE_SALES_MGR_OUTLOOK_DUTY), and then select Edit.

  7. In the lower section of the page, select the Rule tab.

  8. Select the lookup control next to the condition field and select the new condition created in step 3.

  9. Select Submit to commit the changes.

Create New Instance of Existing Package

When you use an existing package, you create a new instance of the package with different configuration files. When using this method, you must inactivate the previous instance and activate the new instance. There is no need to configure a data policy when creating a new instance of an existing deployment package.

Options for Deploying the Fusion Public Certificate: Explained

Before using the Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook application, several setup tasks must be performed. One of these tasks is to deploy the Fusion Public Certificate to each user's machine in order to support secure exchange of data between Outlook and Oracle Fusion CRM during synchronization. The Fusion CRM application public certificate is available from the CRM for Microsoft Outlook preference page in the Oracle Fusion Sales application.

User-Managed Deployment using Microsoft Machine Console

If users have sufficient privileges and knowledge to import the certificate themselves, they need to make sure the certificate is imported to both the Personal and Trusted Root Authority certificate stores. This can be done by following these steps:

  1. In the Windows Start menu select Run, and type mmc to open the Microsoft Machine Console application.

  2. In the console window, select File, then Add/Remove Snap-in.

  3. In the Add/Remove Snap-in window, select Add, and then select the Certificates snap-in. Select the Add button to add it.

  4. Select the option to manage certificates for My user account and select Finish.

  5. Select Close and OK to complete adding the Certificate snap-in.

  6. Expand the Certificates - Current User group to review all the certificate stores.

  7. Expand the Personal store, right-select the Certificates child folder and select All Tasks - Import.

  8. In the next several windows, find the certificate file and complete the import into the Personal certificate store.

  9. Repeat step 7 using the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store, and repeat step 8 to import the certificate file.

Automate Deployment with CertMgr.exe and Batch Scripting

Alternatively, to automate the installation of the public certificate into the appropriate certificate stores on the users' computers, deploy the CertMgr.exe program available from Microsoft in the Windows SDK to users' computers, along with the certificate file, and a batch script that implements the following commands:

In the script above, the placeholder for the certificate name would be replaced with the name of the certificate file (for example, oracle.cer).

Deploying and Installing Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook: Explained

Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook includes a Microsoft Outlook add-in that must be deployed and installed on each user's computer. The installer file is available from the CRM for Microsoft Outlook preference page in the Oracle Fusion Sales application.

User-Managed Deployment

Users can complete the installation by running the Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook.msi file on their computers. The Outlook application must be closed during this process. During the install, the user will specify:

Automated Deployment using Batch Scripting

An alternative to users installing CRM for Microsoft Outlook themselves is for the installer to be deployed to user computers by the administrator using Windows Group policies, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), or other desktop software deployment mechanisms. In this case, the administrator will access the installer file from the appropriate preference page in the Oracle Fusion Sales application and write a batch script to run the installer with several default parameters, such as the install directory, the mail profile to install to, and all of the elements of the connect string.

The following sample batch script shows how the installer installation can be automated: 

msiexec /i "Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook.3.00.50.msi" OL_PROFILE=$DEFAULT FUSION_SERVER_HOST="hostedappserver.com" FUSION_SERVER_PORT="443" FUSION_SERVER_SUFFIX="outlookEditionConnector/OutlookRequestHandlerService" FUSION_SERVER_PROTOCOL="https" /QR

 

The parameters in the script include the following:

Note that the script is using the standard switches provided by the Microsoft Installer executable, msiexec.exe. Documentation of the switches can be reviewed by typing msiexec.exe /?at the command prompt.

Completing the Application Setup after Installation

Once the installer finishes, the first time the user opens Outlook there will be additional dialogs that prompt the selection of various application options. This process is called the First Run Assistant, and each user will specify:

Once the user credentials and connect string are provided, the application will connect to Fusion to download and apply the Outlook configuration available to the user. Once the configuration is applied the user is presented with additional First Run Assistant dialogs to complete the personalization process and perform an initial synchronization. In this second phase of the First Run Assistant, the user will specify:

Once the user completes the First Run Assistant, the application will begin the first synchronization.

Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook and the Fusion Server: How They Fit Together

Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook is a composite application that allows users to work with Oracle Fusion CRM data inside Microsoft Outlook. The application is deployed to Outlook using the add-in framework and extends the Outlook data model and UI framework in order to store and render CRM data to the user.

How Oracle Fusion CRM Data is Displayed in CRM for Microsoft Outlook

Oracle Fusion CRM data is synchronized to users' computers and maintained in native Microsoft Outlook storage. While working in Outlook, users access CRM data that is stored locally, even when connected to the corporate network. The changes made to the CRM data are periodically synchronized with the Oracle Fusion CRM application. There are two options for storing the CRM data:

Because CRM data is maintained in Outlook storage, it can be displayed and accessed like any other Outlook item. For instance, CRM data types will appear in the folders for the user's mailbox alongside other native Outlook types, and users can select the CRM folder and view the CRM records there as they would work with other Outlook information. Within a given folder, the user can select and open a single record to view the data. In this case, the user will have access to CRM data that appears within an Outlook form or inspector window.

In addition to accessing CRM data in Outlook explorer views and inspector windows where the CRM data is the primary focus, users will also be able to access CRM context when viewing standard Outlook items like appointments, e-mails, and tasks. For these Outlook types, the user will be able to specify the CRM customer, related sales item, contacts, and resources associated with the Outlook item, and will be able navigate to the related CRM item to review additional details.

Data that is stored in either cached Exchange mode in .ost file format, or in personal folders in .pst format, is accessible to the CRM for Microsoft Outlook user while disconnected. The user interacts with the CRM data that is stored locally on his computer and periodically synchronizes data between Outlook and the Fusion CRM server. Synchronization happens when the user is connected to the corporate network and can access the CRM application server. Because the user always works with the local set of CRM data, he will have access to the data from the server immediately following the synchronization process, but doesn't directly access or update the data on the server. Changes are made to the local data set, and then the synchronization process takes care of making changes to the local or server data sets to align the two.

Overview of the Synchronization Process

After CRM for Microsoft Outlook is installed, the user must perform an initial synchronization to retrieve his accessible CRM data. Several synchronization settings are configured as part of the First Run Assistant process that influence the initial synchronization. These include the frequency of automatic synchronization, the synchronization filters to use, and which objects are enabled or disabled from synchronization. These settings can be changed by the user after the initial synchronization. Once the user completes the First Run Assistant process, the initial synchronization will begin. The duration of the synchronization process will depend on the number of records that will be synchronized, network bandwidth, load on the server, as well as processing speed and memory available on the user's computer. A rule of thumb is to try to configure synchronization filters so that no more than five to ten thousand records are synchronized.

During the synchronization process, the application performs the following steps:

  1. Connects to the Fusion CRM server CRM for Microsoft Outlook synchronization services using SOAP over HTTP and authenticates the user.

  2. Performs a check to determine the configuration for which the user possesses access. Access to an Outlook configuration is established based on a privilege associated with a user's job role that allows access to an Outlook client deployment package.

  3. If a user has access to a deployment package, it is downloaded, and the configuration is applied to the Outlook mailbox.

  4. The final step is to synchronize data. The records that are retrieved depend on the internal filters configured on the server, data security applied to the objects that are synchronized, and the user filters.

Subsequent synchronization cycles follow a process that includes these steps:

  1. CRM for Microsoft Outlook sends a request to the Fusion CRM server with a list of objects and the current user filters and requests a snapshot of IDs and timestamps for all records that are within the scope of the object list and specified filters.

  2. The server sends a response with the requested information.

  3. CRM for Microsoft Outlook makes a local snapshot of IDs and timestamps and compares that to the server snapshot.

The differences between the local snapshot of IDs and timestamps and the server snapshot result in a few possible actions:

About Web Services Usage During Synchronization

The synchronization process on the Fusion server is supported by CRM for Microsoft Outlook accessing Web services. CRM for Microsoft Outlook accesses two Web services directly -- one that provides access to data during synchronization processing, and one that provides access to metadata. The synchronization process is initiated by CRM for Microsoft Outlook within the Outlook application, and the Fusion server accepts synchronization requests, routes them to the appropriate services within the service, and returns the appropriate responses. The work that each part of the synchronization architecture performs is summarized as:

  1. CRM for Microsoft Outlook synchronization engine and connector that are deployed to Microsoft Outlook perform the following:

  2. The Fusion server hosts an application that listens for CRM for Microsoft Outlook synchronization requests, and the synchronization services perform the following:

Extensions to the Standard Outlook User Interface

In addition to standard Outlook data storage mechanisms and the synchronization engine, several extensions to the standard Outlook user interface provide a way to access and manage CRM data inside of Outlook. Examples of extensions to the standard Outlook user interface include custom toolbar buttons, menu items, inspectors that display Fusion CRM data, controls that are embedded on standard Outlook item inspectors, the personalization options dialog box, and so forth. The CRM for Microsoft Outlook client can use these extensions to perform a variety of tasks.

The following are some examples of tasks that the user can perform:

The behavior of the extended Outlook user interface is influenced by custom CRM business logic that performs a variety of validations during data entry. The following are some examples of validation that are performed:

Physical Components that CRM for Microsoft Outlook Architecture Uses

Following are the major physical components that CRM for Microsoft Outlook uses:

  1. CRM Database

    This is the database accessed by the CRM application that stores data about customers, contacts, business opportunities, and so on.

  2. CRM Application Server

    This is the server that hosts the CRM for Microsoft Outlook application and the related Outlook Web services, and therefore is the main entry point for synchronization requests coming from the CRM for Microsoft Outlook add-in running on users' computers.

  3. Laptop or Desktop

    This is the computer where the CRM for Microsoft Outlook add-in is installed, and where users are working with CRM data in Outlook. The Outlook add-in will install binary files that support synchronization of CRM data and integration with Outlook, including support to extend the Outlook data model and user interface, and resource files containing images and strings to initialize the application. The CRM for Microsoft Outlook add-in will connect to the CRM application server and download the appropriate configuration and CRM data for the user which are also stored on this computer.

  4. Corporate Messaging Infrastructure

    The corporate messaging infrastructure encompasses all of the server computers and other network topology that support the transmission of e-mail messages, and other personal information management capabilities such as the corporate calendar, contact and task lists.

CRM for Microsoft Outlook Functional Components

Following are the CRM for Microsoft Outlook functional components:

  1. CRM Extensions in Outlook

    Extensions integrate with Outlook data storage and deliver additional business logic and extensions to the Outlook user interface to allow users to access and modify CRM data. CRM data is viewed with extensions to the Outlook user interface. Changes to CRM data are controlled by business logic and custom controls and then finally stored in Outlook data storage (for example, in a user's mailbox storage file). The user works with a version of the CRM application, as defined in the configuration deployed to the user's computer. Changes to CRM data since the last synchronization cycle are calculated by the synchronization engine during data synchronization with the CRM application server.

  2. Synchronization Engine

    The synchronization engine handles requests to initiate a synchronization cycle and is responsible for structuring the requests that are sent to the server. For the initial and incremental synchronization cycles, the synchronization engine manages requests to count records available to the user; sends a request to generate a server snapshot; initiates the process to generate a local snapshot; compares the results; and calculates the necessary requests to be sent to the CRM application server to complete the synchronization of local and server data sets. The synchronization engine works in tandem with the connector to correctly format and transmit messages with the CRM application server.

  3. CRM Connector

    This part of the CRM for Microsoft Outlook add-in is responsible for knowing how to connect and communicate with the CRM application server. The connector uses details such as the username, password, connect string, public security certificate, and client metadata to interpret requests from the synchronization engine to correctly format and send requests to the CRM application server. All details of the requests to send to the server are orchestrated by the synchronization engine, but the transmission of the requests and retrieval of the responses is done by the connector. The connector uses the details in the connect string to know where to send requests to the CRM application Web services.

  4. CRM Application Web Service

    CRM Web Service provides functionality to handle the user session, and to add, delete, modify, count, and list data objects that are required by the Web service connector.

Customizing the Product Name: Example

You can customize the product name displayed by the Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook client, by modifying the package_res.xml client configuration file.

Use an XML editor to open the package_res.xml client configuration file. Create or modify any of the following attributes, as required:

<str key="app_name">CRM for Microsoft Outlook</str>
<str key="pim_name">Outlook</str>
<str key="remote_app_name">Oracle Fusion</str>

 

For example, in the remote_app_name attribute, change Oracle Fusion to the name of your company.

Customizing the Support Team E-Mail Address: Example

When a user clicks Send Feedback on the Feedback tab within Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook, a new e-mail message is created, and the e-mail is automatically addressed to the support team. You can customize the support team's e-mail address by modifying the package_res.xml client configuration file.

Use an XML editor to open the package_res.xml client configuration file. In the following code, change email_address to the required e-mail address.

<!-- Feedback page -->
<str key="support_email">email_address</str>

 

For example:

<str key="support_email">support@your_company.com</str>

 

Making a Field or Form Read-Only: Example

You can make Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook fields and forms read-only, by modifying the forms.js client configuration file.

Locate the Relevant Section of the Client Configuration File

Use a JavaScript editor to open the forms.js client configuration file. Find the following code in the configuration file:

// LEAD FORM SCRIPTS //
function lead_form(ctx)
{

 

The example above shows how to make the Lead field read-only.

Making a Field Read-Only

To make a field read-only, add the following code below the section of code you have just located:

ctx.form[control_id].enabled = false;

 

The control_id should be the identifier of the field that you want to make read-only.

Making a Form Read-Only

To make a form read-only, add the following code below the section of the client configuration file you have just located:

ctx.form.enabled = false;

 

Customizing Text That Appears in the Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook Client: Example

You can customize the text that appears in the Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook application, by modifying the text strings in the package_res.xml client configuration file.

Use an XML editor to open the package_res.xml client configuration file, and find the text string you want to change. For example, in the following code you want to change the text string "Customer name is required":

<str key="msg_customer_required">Customer name is required.</str>

 

You change the text string to "Enter a customer name for this organization", and so the code now appears as follows:

<str key="msg_customer_required">Enter a customer name for this organization.</str>

 

Adding a Button to the Microsoft Outlook Ribbon: Worked Example

This example demonstrates how to add an Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook button to the Microsoft Outlook 2007 and 2010 Ribbon.

Firstly, you need to to add the button to the Microsoft Outlook Ribbon, by editing either the toolbars_12.xml, or the toolbars_14.xml client configuration file; then you register the button, by editing the application_script.js client configuration file; and then you define what action the button will execute when the button is clicked, by editing the actions.js client configuration file.

Editing the toolbars_12.xml, or the toolbars_14.xml Client Configuration Files

  1. Use an XML editor to open either the toolbars_12.xml client configuration file (for Microsoft Outlook 2007), or the toolbars_14.xml file client configuration file (for Microsoft Outlook 2010).
  2. Find the following section in the client configuration file: 
    <custom_ui for="Microsoft.Outlook.Contact">
  ...
   <tabs>
    <tab idMso="TabContact">
     <group id="FsnInspector2" label="#toolbar_actions">

     

  3. Below the section specified in step two, enter the following code: 
    <button id="button_id" label="#resource_to_display" size="size" image="resource_for_icon"
getVisible="get_visible" getEnabled="get_enabled" onAction="button_on_action"/>

     

    Substitute the values within the quotation marks with your button information, as follows:

Editing the application_script.js Client Configuration File

  1. Use a JavaScript editor to open the aplication_script.js client configuration file.
  2. Go to the end of the aplication_script.js file, and register the new button using the following code: 
    action_manager.add_action("button_id", new actions.some_action, helpers.merge_contexts(toolbar_options, options));

     

    Substitute the following values with your button information:

    The options that you can specify are as follows:

    {
 "default": <"hidden"> | <"enabled"> | <"disabled"> | <"type_dependent"> | <"type_dependent_disabled">,
 "no_selected": <"hidden"> | <"enabled"> | <"disabled"> | <"type_dependent"> | <"type_dependent_disabled">,
 "single_selected": <"hidden"> | <"enabled"> | <"disabled"> | <"type_dependent"> | <"type_dependent_disabled">,
 "multi_selected": <"hidden"> | <"enabled"> | <"disabled"> | <"type_dependent"> | <"type_dependent_disabled">,
 "type_dependence": { <"type_id"> : <"hidden"> | <"enabled"> | <"disabled"> | <"context_dependent_enabled">, ... },
 "all_types_state": <"hidden"> | <"enabled"> | <"disabled">
}

     

    The descriptions of these options are as follows:

    The possible states of the options are:

Editing the actions.js Client Configuration File

  1. Use a JavaScript editor to open the action.js client configuration file.
  2. Define what action will occur when the button is clicked, by entering the following code: 
    function some_action(ctx, options) {
 this.execute = function (action_ctx) {}
 this.is_enabled = function (action_ctx) {}
}

     

    Substitute the following values with your button action information, as follows:

Displaying a custom Oracle Fusion field in a Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook form: Worked Example

This example demonstrates how to display a custom Oracle Fusion field in a Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook form. This example specifically shows you how to display the Opportunity Number field on the Opportunity form.

Firstly, you need to make the field Opportunity Number available through the Oracle Fusion API, and then customize CRM desktop to synchronize and display the field.

Define the field to synchronize

  1. Open the MetaInfo.xml file using an XML editor.
  2. Find the following tag: 
    <Type Key="OptyId" Label="#obj_opportunity"...>

     

  3. Add the following field tag as a child to this object: 
    <Field FieldName="OptyNumber" FieldType="xsd:string"></Field>

     

Define the field on Opportunity object type

  1. Open the fusion_basic_mapping.xml file using an XML editor.
  2. Find the following tag: 
    <type id="opportunity" display_name="#obj_opportunity_plural" folder_type="10">

     

  3. Map OptyNumber to Opportunity type. To do this, add the following snippet as a child to this Opportunity type: 
    <field id="OptyNumber">
 <reader>
  <mapi_user>
   <user_field id="fsn Opportunity Number" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
   <convertor>
    <string/>
   </convertor>
  </mapi_user>
 </reader>
 <writer>
  <outlook_user>
   <user_field id="fsn Opportunity Number" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
   <convertor>
    <string/>
   </convertor>
  </outlook_user>
 </writer>

     

  4. To map the display name, open the package_res.xml file and add the following code below the <res_root> section. 
    <str key="lbl_opty_number">Opportunity Number:</str>

     

Insert a label and the OptyNumber field

  1. Open the forms_12.xml file using an XML editor.
  2. Insert the label and the OptyNumber field below the comment <!--end opportunity reason win los-->on the Opportunity form. 
    <!-- opportunity number -->
<cell size="20">
 <stack layout="horz" spacing="3">
  <cell size="4"/>
  <cell size="100">
   <stack layout="vert" padding="2">
    <cell>
     <static id="lbl_opty_number" tab_order="150">
       <text>#lbl_opty_number</text>
     </static>
    </cell>
   </stack>
  </cell>
  <cell>
   <edit id="opty_number" tab_order="151">
    <field value="string">OptyNumber</field>
   </edit>
  </cell>
 </stack>
</cell>
<!--end opportunity number-->

     

  3. Find the following comment and the cell containing a list of controls extended in the previous step and resize its value to 220. 
    <!-- opportunity details -->
<cell size="197">

     

FAQs for Define Outlook Integration

What's a client configuration file?

In Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook, a client configuration file describes a part of the application configuration that resides on the user computer, and it extends the desktop application. Client configuration files can either describe a portion of the application logic implemented as Java script, or can be a declarative configuration of items, such as UI components or synchronization mappings implemented as XML. Each configuration file has a particular type. There can be more than one version of any file type at one time as long as the names differ, and only one file of any given type can be included in a deployment package.

What's a client deployment package?

In Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook, a client deployment package is a collection of metadata files that describe the CRM application extensions deployed to users' computers. Access to a given deployment package is given to CRM application users through a privilege associated with their job role. When a user connects to the CRM application server to synchronize data from a desktop application like Microsoft Outlook, the application determines if any changes to the package have occurred, and if so, downloads any changes.

What's a client configuration validation file?

In Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook, the client configuration validation file (.xsd) describes the structure of a valid client configuration file (.xml). The application uses the client configuration validation file to check that any client configuration file imported to the server is structured correctly and complies with the requirements of the validation file. The validation process happens automatically during the import of any client configuration file, and helps catch misconfigured files.

What's a server configuration file?

The Oracle Fusion CRM for Microsoft Outlook application uses a file to identify and map services and view objects that are used when processing synchronization requests, and to correctly query, insert, update, and delete data on the server. There is only ever one of these files used at a given time, and changes made to it are recognized by the application and loaded immediately.

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