About the Web Services
The Microsoft CRM SDK includes two Web services:
CRM Web Service (CrmService.asmx)
- Provides strongly typed access to all entities in Microsoft CRM, including custom entities and attributes.
- Allows execution of all supported operations, including those with built-in business logic as well as specialized operations.
- Provides a valid Web Services Description Language (WSDL) that is dynamically generated on the server to include the latest customizations.
- Provides a single endpoint for your code.
Metadata Web Service (MetadataService.asmx)
- Allows access to Microsoft CRM metadata.
- Provides strongly typed metadata classes.
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