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CRM UR12 — Microsoft Dynamics for Mac OS XS

Post Author: Joe D365 | February 5th, 2013

Microsoft Dynamics for Mac OS X - CRM UR 12

You may remember our post on running Microsoft Dynamics CRM on Mac OS X from a few months back. Back then, we utilized a handy virtualization tool called Parallels to run a virtual instance of Windows 7 on Apple's Mac OS X, and thus we were able to run Dynamics CRM and Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Outlook. The look and feel using Parallels' feature Coherence was almost like having Dynamics CRM run natively on Mac OS X.

Well, "almost" is no more! With the release of Update Rollup 12 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and CRM 2011 On Premise, Dynamics CRM users from all around can now run their CRM organizations in Safari on Mac OS X. Users can also run their CRM instances in Chrome and Firefox on Windows as well. The updated CRM UI looks brilliant with the stock Mac OS X UI. Make sure you check out the usual full-screen Safari view with CRM as well, as it's a fantastic way to use your Dynamics CRM organization!

All out-of-the-box Dynamics CRM functionality is fully operational in CRM on Safari for Mac OS X. As of now, both OS X 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) are supported with the latest and greatest version of Safari. Check out this Microsoft Support KB for more detailed UR12 compatibility information.

Additionally, PowerPack add-ons for Dynamics CRM Online and 2011 On Premise run smoothly in Safari. Check out our super-handy PowerOneView add-on running in Safari on OS X 10.7 Lion.

Or check out one of the newest add-ons for robust event planning and management, PowerZapEvent. It all runs great on Safari:

Microsoft Dynamics for Mac - running CRM on Safari

All you have to do is grab the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight for Mac, restart Safari, and you're good to go! Before you go run into the glorious world of Dynamics CRM for Mac, be sure to update your OS X with the latest and greatest software updates to ensure you have the latest version of Safari, which at the time of writing is 6.0.2.

As of right now, Microsoft is developing server-side sync so that CRM for Mac OS X users can properly track and sync CRM email as well. Certain custom-code functionality for Dynamics CRM customizations are also being tailored by Microsoft to be standard's compliant with Safari, so stay tuned to this thread for updates regarding Dynamics CRM for Safari enhancements in the near future! Remember, if your Dynamics CRM organization has been updated to UR12, turn on legacy code support in the System Setting page, and check out our blog on it here.

As always, happy CRMing (now from your Mac)!

Joe CRM
By Joe D365
Joe D365 is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 superhero who runs on pure Dynamics adrenaline. As the face of PowerObjects, Joe D365’s mission is to reveal innovative ways to use Dynamics 365 and bring the application to more businesses and organizations around the world.

9 comments on “CRM UR12 — Microsoft Dynamics for Mac OS XS”

    1. Hi Bobby - The Mac outlook integration is NOT in this version. We have heard rumors that a server side crm to exchagne synchronization is being developed.

      1. Any updates on the MAC Outlook integration allowing users to track emails and activities?

  2. Hey! I'm struggling! Pls can you help. So I have Parallels, do you know which Add-on if any I need on Safari to view MS CRM. Also are you aware of a MS CRM Client for MAC? or do I just use Safari Online?

  3. I am able to access CRM just fine through Safari on my iMac, but I can't find a way to create a mail merge from the CRM data once it downloads. Is this possible?

    1. Hi Brittany - using Safari on a mac you can't do a mail merge on crm 2011. But I'll give it a try in crm 2013 and will see if it works.

  4. Hi Joe,
    We have installed UR 14 on one of our test server for CRM 2011.
    When we try to open our external facing url on Safari, CRM application does get open. However we are not able to open any form/record of any entity. We do not get any error. All settings in safari (Pop up bloacker has removed) are correct. Can you suggest which we should be checking. We're opening on Mac with Safari version which supports CRM 2011.
    When we tried to open the application on iPad it is redirecting to mobile version.
    Many Thanks,
    Meenal Gore

  5. Has anyone noticed any problems with the 2 column dashboard in CRM 2011 running on a Mac with Safari version 7? There is a huge space between the rows
    Thanks,
    Joe

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