The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.0:
Full integration with Dynamics CRM (no separate virtual directories are required)
Global Search doesn’t need additional authentication (Dynamics CRM authentication is used)
Full support for searching custom entities
Search performance improvements
Support of multiple organizations in Dynamics CRM
Support of clustered deployments
Support of hosted Dynamics CRM scenarios
Ability to assign user groups which can access Global Search in Dynamics CRM
Improved search algorithm
Settings to configure the maximum number of return records
Many improvements based on feedback from our customers
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.5.1:
Ability to search attachment contents (the following file formats are supported: .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .pdf, .ppt, .rtf, .txt, .xml, .pdf, .csv and .zip)
Custom entity search (Search by lookup fields)
Displays related entities for many-to-many (N:N) relationships
Improved performance of column filtering
Many improvements based on feedback from our customers
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.5.2:
Implemented SQL Instance selection for Global Search Backend
New types of fields can be added to “Attributes to Display” Tab: Boolean, DateTime, Decimal, Float, Integer, Money, State, Status
States to search by was implemented
Improved attachment indexing algorithm
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.6.0:
Implemented multiple instances support for GS Back-end
Improved searching performance
Implemented login process into index for remote CRM clients
Fixed other issues
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.7.0:
Fixed issue related to Attachment search in clustered SQL Server Environment
Made UI improvements
Added direct links for E-Mails and phonenumbers in search results window
Fixed other issues
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.8.0:
Improved searching performance by CRM Email’s description
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.8.1:
Improved trace logging
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.8.2:
Global Search Backend Installer has been improved
Ability to enter the SQL server instance name manually
Ability to configure path for Crawler.exe manually
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.8.3:
Improved searching performance by content of attached documents
Fixed performance issue for non-English content
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 2.8.4:
Fixed sorting by Date and Time attributes for search results
Fixed performance issue for Attachment Search feature (added logic for files which cannot be parsed by Crawler.exe)
Improved Attachment Search feature
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM 2011 UR11 AND OLDER.
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.0.0:
Support Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
Ability to configure “Attributes to search by” for each user separately
Ability to configure “Attributes to display” for each user separately
Improved attachment search performance
Improved quality of attachment search
Updated UI
Fixed issues which enhance usability and search function
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.1.0:
Ability to change and “Set as Default” Global Search settings for all users
Added sorting in columns for search result window
Ability to quickly modify Search Settings directly from search page
Simplified configuration module
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.2.0:
Implemented search all records in SharePoint entities (in pre-configured SharePoint site) at once from inside the CRM workspace. View search results grouped by entities at a single glance
Added configuration of entities to search for Global Search SharePoint
Added preview found SharePoint entities found by Global Search SharePoint directly on SharePoint site
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.0:
Improved searching performance by CRM Email’s description
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.1:
Fixed 404 error in Global Search setting for CRM Outlook client
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.2:
Fixed activation problem in case CRM ISV config is empty
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.3:
Global Search Backend Installer has been improved
Added ability to enter the SQL server instance name manually
Added ability to configure path for Crawler.exe manually
Fixed some issues related to indexing of attached documents
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.4:
Global Search Backend was adapted to the latest changes made in Update Rollup 5 and 6 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.6:
Fixed performance issue for Attachment Search feature (added logic for files which cannot be parsed by Crawler.exe)
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.7:
Improved Attachment Search feature
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.8:
Fixed problem with Deactivated users which ‘used’ Global Search license
Fixed sorting by Date and Time attributes for search results
The newest items are displayed in search result when limit of found records is reached
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.3.9:
Fixed minor issues
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.4.0:
Added ability to search through Quote products and Order Products
Added auto-expanding for entity’s group if only one record is returned
Fixed showing dialogs and pop-ups in Chrome v.37
Global Search Backend – fixed Repair function
Fixed problem with Updating of Global Search from previous versions to the latest one
Set low priority for Crawler.exe (fixed problem with CPU and Memory usage)
Fixed minor issues
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM 2011 UR12 AND NEWER.
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 5.0:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Update Rollup 12
Added Cross-browser support
Added ability to Export search results to Excel file
Added highlighting keywords found in search results
Added ability to search through Contract lines
Fixed problem with Deactivated users which ‘used’ Global Search license
Fixed sorting for search results
Fixed minor issues relate to UX
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 5.0.2:
Fixed sorting by Date and Time attributes for search results
The newest items are displayed in search result when limit of found records is reached
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 5.0.3:
Fixed issue with caching of Global Search roles
Improved Export to Excel feature
Implemented ability to configure destination for Global Search Backend log files
Implemented ability to Enable/Disable Global Search Backend logging
Fixed minor issues
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 5.0.4:
Global Search Backend – fixed Repair function
Added ability to search through Quote products and Order Products
Added auto-expanding for entity’s group if only one record is returned
Added ability to insert search queries to the URL (?search=’keyword’)
Fixed showing dialogs and pop-ups in Chrome v.37
Fixed sorting for emails and notes to display newest records at the top of the search result
Fixed Export to Excel feature
Fixed problem with Updating of Global Search from previous versions to the latest one
Set low priority for Crawler.exe (fixed problem with CPU and Memory usage)
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 5.0.5:
Implemented displaying of relationships for Attachments and Notes in the search results
Improved indexing of CRM attachments
Made some improvements for attachment search feature
Fixed issue related to intensive usage of hardware resources by Crawler
Fixed miscellaneous issues
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM 2013.
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 6.0.0:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 and Internet Explorer 11
Fixed Export to Excel feature for case when “Relationships to Display” is configured
Added retrieving of latest attachments instead of oldest
Fixed minor issues
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 6.0.1:
Fixed problem with ongoing windows in Firefox and Chrome
Fixed issue when some of control elements don’t work in the form opened from search results
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 6.0.2:
Improved Export to Excel feature
Increased size of pop-up window (75% of the screen)
Fixed issue related to refreshing of opened entity (F5)
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 6.0.3:
Added supporting of the CRM 2013 Service Pack 1
Implemented indexing for Notes
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 6.0.4:
Added ability to search through Quote products and Order Products
Added auto-expanding for entity’s group if only one record is returned
Added ability to insert search queries to the URL (?search=’keyword’)
Implemented displaying of relationships for Attachments and Notes in the search results
Fixed showing dialogs and pop-ups in Chrome v.37
Fixed issue with Full-text-search in SQL Server 2012
Fixed problem with opening of search results in Outlook
Fixed Repair function for the Backend installer
Fixed sorting for emails and notes to display newest records at the top of the search result
Fixed Export to Excel feature
Fixed issue with searching PDF files for SQL servers with Windows Server 2012
Fixed problem with Updating of Global Search from previous versions to the latest one
Set low priority for Crawler.exe (fixed problem with CPU and Memory usage)
Added ability to filter search results by entity type
Fixed problem with openning of the search results in a separate window
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 6.0.5:
Implemented displaying of relationships for Attachments and Notes in the search results
Improved indexing of CRM attachments
Made some improvements for attachment search feature
Fixed issue related to intensive usage of hardware resources by Crawler
Fixed issue with limitation of email records exported to Excel file
Fixed miscellaneous issues
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM 2015.
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 7.0.0:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015
Set low priority for Crawler.exe (fixed problem with CPU and Memory usage)
Added ability to filter search results by entity type
Fixed problem with openning of the search results in a separate window
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 7.0.1:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015
Set low priority for Crawler.exe (fixed problem with CPU and Memory usage)
Added ability to filter search results by entity type
Fixed problem with openning of the search results in a separate window
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM 2016.
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 8.0.0:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016
Set low priority for Crawler.exe (fixed problem with CPU and Memory usage)
Added ability to filter search results by entity type
Implemented displaying of relationships for Attachments and Notes in the search results
Made some improvements for attachment search feature
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 8.0.1:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 Service Pack 1
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 8.2.0:
Added support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 365 Update 2.2
Added option to perform case-insensitive searches by the word beginning search principle
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM ONLINE.
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.0.0:
Support Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Online
Main functionality (except searching in attachment content) has been migrated from Global Search for CRM 4.0
The following is a list of improvements made in v. 3.5.0: