MS Dynamics Entity Relationship

An entity relationship in Microsoft Dynamics CRM defines how two entities interact with each other.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM uses three types of data relationships, which we review in more detail in the following sections:
Hierarchical Relationships - 1:N and N:1

One-to-many (1:N) - relationship between two entities in which a single entity can possess multiple (many) related entities. For Example, Each Account can have many Contacts, but you can assign only one Account to each Contact.

Many-to-one (N:1)

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Security Model

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Security Model

• Supports a licensing model for users.
• Provides users with access only to the information that they require to do their jobs
• Categorizes types of users by role and restrict access based on those roles.
• Prevents users from accessing objects that they do not own or share.
• Supports data sharing by providing the ability to grant users with access to objects that they do not own to participate in a specified collaborative effort.

Download Security Model

Create a rough model of your company’s current operational structure. For each section of your organizational layout, you should identify the approximate number of users and the types of business functions those users perform. This rough organizational map to start planning how you want to set up and configure security in your Dynamics CRM deployment.