Tip: Even Easier Open Entity by ID

Recently there have been two posts over at the brilliant Dynamics CRM Tip of the Day site regarding opening an entity by ID.

1. Tip #321: Find a record using ID http://crmtipoftheday.com/2015/02/11/find-a-record-using-id/
2. Tip #324: Open a record using just ID http://crmtipoftheday.com/2015/02/16/open-a-record-using-just-id/

Both are nice, but there is an even easier way with bookmarklets! Just create a bookmark in IE (and for example place it on the bookmar toolbar), edit and replace the URL with the javascript below. Then click it when on any CRM page, and you will be prompted for entity name and ID before opening the record you requested. If you type nonsense in either field, CRM will let you know.

javascript:var name=prompt("Enity Name?", "");var id=prompt("ID?", "");Xrm.Utility.openEntityForm(name,id);  

Enjoy!