You can customize the CRM 2011 Ribbon to add additional functionality via buttons, for example.
When you add such a button, you use Web Resources to identify things such as icons and JavaScript functions, like this:
$webresource:new_CloneRecord.js
$webresource:new_CloneRecord32x32
It important to remember that any Web Resources referenced by the Ribbon exist ( added to CRM and published ) before you import your customized Ribbon XML.
If not, then you’ll receive an exception and the import will fail.
The exception will probably look something like this:
Exception: FaultException`1
Message: The ribbon item ‘MitchMilam.Form.account.MainTab.Save.CloneRecord’ is dependent on Web resource id=’new_CloneRecord32x322′.
StackTrace:
Server stack trace:
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IOrganizationService.Execute(OrganizationRequest request)
at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.OrganizationServiceProxy.ExecuteCore(OrganizationRequest request)
at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.OrganizationServiceProxy.Execute(OrganizationRequest request)
at VisualRibbonEditor.ServiceWrapper.ExecuteAsync(OrganizationRequest request, Action`1 callback)
at VisualRibbonEditor.Solution.<>c__DisplayClassa.<Save>b__6(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
