How to get GUID of selected records from home page entity view using Java-Script in MS Dynamic CRM.

Sometime we need to apply some operations on selected records in home page entity view by clicking on custom button. To apply operations, firstly we need to get GUID of these selected records then we can apply any kind of operations of these records. In this post, i will show you how to retrieve GUID of selected records.

Step 1: Copy the below code and paste it in your Java-Script file .

function selectedRecord(selectedIds) {

    if (selectedIds != null && selectedIds != "") {

        var strIds = selectedIds.toString();

        var arrIds = strIds.split(",");

        for (var i = 0; i < arrIds.length; i++) {          

alert(arrIds[i]);

// do your operations here

        }       

    }

    else {

        alert("No records selected!");

    }

}

Step 2: Now Add custom button in your home page using Ribbon Workbench Tool.

Step 3: Now Add New Command for this button. And after that, add new actions for this command.

Step 4: In this Action, add lib. and give the Function Name.Here our function is selectedRecord. Now click on parameter to get selected records GUID.

Step 5: Click on Add to add a new parameter. And then select the CRM Parameter option.

Step 6: Value of parameter is SelectedControlSelectedItemsIds as show in below Snapshot.

Step 7: Now select your command in command bar and then publish your solution.

Now do the testing. Select the records and then click on button. you will get GUID of these selected records.