Friday 23 May 2014

Connect to CRM 2013 OnPremise as OData Feed Service Excel Power Query Without Windows Credential (Join Domain)

In My Previous Post, I was talking about Power Query for generating the CRM Data. The data source can be various, from SQL Server, Online Search, Public Data, Web, OData, etc.

Now, I am talking about connect to CRM Data using OData Feed Request.

Here, are some good blogs explaining about connect to CRM Data, either Online or OnPremise, good for reference and inspiration.

*Online
http://niiranen.eu/crm/2013/12/connecting-crm-online-odata-feed-excel-2013-power-query/

Using CRM Online and Office 365 Authentication

*OnPremise
http://www.mindthecloud.net/?p=1020

Using CRM OnPremise and Windows Authentication.

If you have OnPremise Data, you also can access using SQL Server Authentication, it is easier.

But, right now, I want to access to CRM Data (OnPremise), that I cannot access to the SQL Database, and now my Windows Credential is not supported, since my PC is not joining Domain. I also don’t have the Office 365 Authentication.

Then, I try to access my CRM OData Feed :

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Then, I click OK, it will prompt and challenge you for inputting correct Credential as I expected, since I don’t have default Credential for accessing this link.

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Then, try to input the Credential

1. Using Anonymous

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Result : The user was not authorized

2. Using Windows

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Result : The user was not authorized

3. Try using Basic, also cannot.

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Result : The user was not authorized

4. Using Web API

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Result : I don’t know what value to be inputted as Key, so cannot be authorized.

5. Using Marketplace key

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Result : I don’t know what value to be inputted as Key, so cannot be authorized.

6, Using Organizational account

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Result : since this is not CRM Online and not support the Office 365 Authentication, so cannot be authorized.

I was thinking about this, it should be Basic can afford this one, but in this case, I cannot use the Basic Authentication, I don’t know why.

Then, I suddenly found a workaround by remembering some old-fashioned way, there is to use the Windows Credential Manager.

To fix this :
1. Go to Windows Credential Manager
It is located at: “Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Credential Manager”
Or you can just type it in the Search Box of Windows.

2. Then Add a Windows Credential

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3. Type in the Information you usually input to access your CRM through Browser.

Entry your Server URL (without port), let’s say you want to access :

http://mycrmserver:5555/Contoso/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/
or
http://175.111.222.18:5555/Contoso/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/

Just type the mycrmserver or 175.111.222.18

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4. OK and Save, here is the summary.

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Back to Your excel, and try connect using Windows Credential, and it will work.

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You also can filter the Query using URL:
http://mycrmserver:5555/Contoso/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/ContactSet

Hope it helps!

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