About the Web Services

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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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About the CrmService

About the MetadataService

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