When talking about customizations for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, one of the most important concepts is the solution package. The solution package is a container of all customizations. This packaging method allows customizers to export customizations, and reimport them into other environments, as well as group-specific sets of customizations by business functionality or project cycle. Managing solutions is an aspect that should not be taken lightly, as down the line, a properly designed solution packaging model can help a lot or create difficulties.
As mentioned before, solutions are used to pack a set of features together. They are used to extend the core functionality of the platform through grouped sets of features.
Solutions that contain only Dynamics CRM-specific configuration or features can be imported directly into Dynamics CRM using the default solution management framework and the interface provided. For complex solutions that contain both Dynamics CRM Solution Components...