Ribbons

Ribbons allow us to customize the Dynamics CRM Ribbon tabs to add custom buttons. Ribbons are more intelligent and smart that previous system menus. There are two main places where ribbons are located:

• HomepageGrid

• Form

Adding a simple button to the ribbon involves: touching the customization file to include nodes in the RibbonDiffXml node, adding web resources for the images to be displayed in the button, adding a web resource for the JavaScript method to be used when clicked the button.

HomepageGrid

The HomepageGrid is the place located in the home page of any entity where the main grid is located. Figure 23.26 shows the HomepageGrid for the Account entity.

Figure 23.26 HomepageGrid for the Account entity.

Form

The Form is the ...

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