Unable to show data from CRM oData source

[John]

Hi,

I've created a test grid using the Kendo grid that gets data from the sample from the demos. The code looks like this:

$(document).ready(function()
{
  $("#grid").kendoGrid(
  {
    dataSource:
    {
      type: "odata",
      transport:
      {
        read: "http://demos.kendoui.com/service/Northwind.svc/Orders"
      }
    }
  });
});

This works great.

I then change the URI for the data source to point at Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 data, as follows:

$(document).ready(function()
{
  $("#grid").kendoGrid(
  {
    dataSource:
    {
      type: "odata",
      transport:
      {
        read: "https://testorganisation.crm4.dynamics.com/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/AccountSet"
      }
    }
  });
});

Now the grid shows no data. Does anyone know what the problem is and if it is specific to CRM?

The data coming from the data source looks OK at that URL.

[Atanas Korchev]

Hello,

The odata service at kendoui.com supports JSONP which is required for cross-domain access. Maybe Microsoft CRM does not support JSONP which is required for cross domain requests. You can check your browser's console (or developer tools) for any JavaScript errors.

 On a side note I found the following blog posts showing how to properly configure to url to a CRM service:
http://howto-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/08/cross-domain-issue-while-working-with.html 
http://nicolaet.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/js-to-get-details-from-parent-lookup-entity/ 
 

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team