Restore Add Activity buttons in CRM 2013
By default the CRM2013 form Command Bar doesn't show the old 'Add' tab buttons for activities. The intension is that users will want to use the new Activities Tab control on the forms as show below:In...
View ArticleRibbon Workbench updated - getServerUrl is removed in CRM2013 UR2
With CRM2013 UR2 being released very soon I have made an update to the Ribbon Workbench that you'll be prompted to install by the auto update when you next open the Ribbon Workbench. I strongly advise...
View ArticleCreate a command bar button for your custom activities
When creating a new custom activity entity you are presented with a great many checkboxes to choose from. One of these checkboxes is 'Display in Activities Menus' that will ensure that the activity...
View ArticleAnd then there were seven!
If you've updated to the CRM2013 Spring '14 Wave (Service Pack 1) I think you'll agree that it contains some pretty awesome features. You can read a good roundup of the developer features in the SDK...
View ArticleRibbon Workbench 2015 (Happy New Year!)
Happy New Year – I hope 2015 will bring you lots of good things. Dynamics CRM 2015 upgrades are rolling out to Dynamics CRM online organisations with rapidly increasing frequency and so I have updated...
View ArticleThe cream cracker conundrum (or customising the sub grid command bar)
I still find the streamlined user experience offered by the Command Bar a welcome change from the CRM2011 Ribbon. The sub-grid command bar is the only possible exception with the loss of the ability to...
View ArticleBusiness Rules &“SecLib::RetrievePrivilegeForUser failed - no roles are...
When publishing your Ribbon Workbench solution you may receive the following error:"SecLib::RetrievePrivilegeForUser failed - no roles are assigned to user."The first step in diagnosing these issues is...
View ArticleRibbon Workbench 2016 Beta
A couple of weeks ago I had both the privilege and a most enjoyable hour on CRM Audio chatting with George, Joel and Shawn about the Ribbon Workbench and SparkleXRM. You'll have heard me mention that...
View ArticleRibbon Workbench Version Compatibility
I'm pleased to announce that in addition to the managed solution that you can install inside Dynamics CRM, the Ribbon Workbench 2016 is alsoavailable in the XrmToolbox (if you hadn't already...
View ArticleSmart Buttons in the Ribbon Workbench
Happy 2017! This new year promises to be really exciting in the world of Dynamics 365. The spring release is going to be a big one for developers and I'm really looking forwards to it.In the meantime,...
View ArticleRibbon Dependencies in Version 9 – isNaN is no more!
I recently blogged about the introduction of the script dependancies dialog in Version 9 where you can define the scripts that are needed by another. Although it does not solve the asynchronous loading...
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