Showing Custom Button on Update in CRM 2011

Now let us built on our existing example of adding custom button and adding JavaScript to it.

https://nishantrana.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/adding-my-first-custom-button-in-crm-2011/

https://nishantrana.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/using-javascript-in-a-custom-button-in-crm-2011/

Get the solution file here

http://www.box.net/shared/m9q9otkqfg

Now we want our button to appear only in case of Update form, while creating a new record it shouldn’t appear.

For this we need to first define a DisplayRule in RuleDefinitions.

<RuleDefinitions>

<TabDisplayRules/>

<DisplayRules>

<DisplayRule
Id=“MyRule“>

<FormStateRule
State=“Create“
InvertResult=“true“ />

</DisplayRule>

</DisplayRules>

<EnableRules/>

</RuleDefinitions>

This rule we will refer in our CommandDefinition for our button.

<CommandDefinitions>

<CommandDefinition
Id=“Cmd_JavaScript“>

<EnableRules>

<EnableRule
Id=“Mscrm.Enabled“/>

</EnableRules>

<DisplayRules>

<DisplayRule
Id=“MyRule“></DisplayRule>

</DisplayRules>

<Actions>

<JavaScriptFunction
Library=“$webresource:new_MyJavaScript“
FunctionName=“HelloWorld“>

</JavaScriptFunction>

</Actions>

</CommandDefinition>

</CommandDefinitions>

Now after importing and publishing it

The final RibbonDiffXml looks like this

<RibbonDiffXml>

<CustomActions>

<CustomAction
Id=“CA_MyFirstButton“
Location=“Mscrm.Form.account.MainTab.Save.Controls._children“
Sequence=“31“>

<CommandUIDefinition>

<Button
Id=“B_MyFirstButton“
Command=“Cmd_JavaScript“
LabelText=“My First Button“
ToolTipTitle=“My First Button Tool Tip Title“
ToolTipDescription=“My First Button Tool Tip Description“
TemplateAlias=“o1“
Image16by16=“/_imgs/ribbon/saveandclose16.png“
Image32by32=“/_imgs/ribbon/saveandclose32.png“/>

</CommandUIDefinition>

</CustomAction>

</CustomActions>

<Templates>

<RibbonTemplates
Id=“Mscrm.Templates“/>

</Templates>

<CommandDefinitions>

<CommandDefinition
Id=“Cmd_JavaScript“>

<EnableRules>

<EnableRule
Id=“Mscrm.Enabled“/>

</EnableRules>

<DisplayRules>

<DisplayRule
Id=“MyRule“>

</DisplayRule>

</DisplayRules>

<Actions>

<JavaScriptFunction
Library=“$webresource:new_MyJavaScript“
FunctionName=“HelloWorld“>

</JavaScriptFunction>

</Actions>

</CommandDefinition>

</CommandDefinitions>

<RuleDefinitions>

<TabDisplayRules/>

<DisplayRules>

<DisplayRule
Id=“MyRule“>

<FormStateRule
State=“Create”

InvertResult=“true“ />

</DisplayRule>

</DisplayRules>

<EnableRules/>

</RuleDefinitions>

<LocLabels/>

</RibbonDiffXml>

Hope it helps !