Validating CRM 4.0 Customizations Files

Do you get this screen whenever you change the ISV file?

Annoying isnt it, especially if you don't know where you've gone wrong.

Well, there is an easy way to validate your XML before you attempt to import it into the CRM.

1) Open XMLNotepad

2) View --> Schemas

3) Add the following three files which you can find in your CRM installation folder.

a) wwroot\_Resources\customizations.xsd

b) wwwroot\_Resources\isv.config.xsd

c) wwwroot\_root\sitemaptype.xsd

 

Once you have these three files installed, any invalid XML will give a warning in the error listing on the main screen.