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Difference between Display Rules and Enable rules in Dynamics CRM

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Posted on by Viswanath

Hello All,

1. We use Enable rules to show or hide the ribbon button what is the use of Display rules then ?

2. How can we actually disable a ribbon button instead of hiding.

I have gone through number of links by binging and googling but couldnt get any satisfying answer or may be i'm unable to understand.

Please clarify.

Thanks in Advance.

Viswa

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Alex Fun Wei Jie 33,626 on at

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RE: Difference between Display Rules and Enable rules in Dynamics CRM

Hi,

You can find the explanation from below links.

Display Rule

[View:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dynamicscrm-2016/developers-guide/gg328560(v=crm.8)]

Enable Rule

[View:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dynamicscrm-2016/developers-guide/gg334682(v=crm.8)]

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it seems starting from CRM 2013, both rules will make the button not visible. Please find the discussion below.

So, it is not possible to disable the button right now.

[View:https://community.dynamics.com/crm/f/117/t/234235]

[View:https://community.dynamics.com/crm/f/117/t/286323]

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Viswanath 93 on at

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RE: Difference between Display Rules and Enable rules in Dynamics CRM

for question 2 I got the answer from the below link.

community.dynamics.com/.../244995

Please clarify me on question 1.

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manojd 1,397 on at

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RE: Difference between Display Rules and Enable rules in Dynamics CRM

Hi,

I would put the reply in very simple word

1. Enable rule will help to make button Enable or Disable in ribbon based on your condition but will always remain visible

2. Where as Display rule will help Show & Hide ribbon button based on your condition

In short usage of both the option remains on your solution & design

Hope it clarifies you query & is helpful

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Aric Levin - MVP 30,190 Moderator on at

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RE: Difference between Display Rules and Enable rules in Dynamics CRM

Hi, the rules that are available are different between display rules and enable rules, as specified in the previous links.

In CRM 2011, when the system used the Ribbon, enable rules would show the button in disabled/enabled state, and the display/rules would show hidden/visible state.

When Microsoft got rid of the Ribbon in CRM 2013 (Web Client), the results of using either enable rules or display rules is the same - button being visible or hidden, but the available logic is different between them.

Don't know if there are any plans to change this, but it has been this way for the last 8 years.

Hope this helps.

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gdas 50,091 Moderator on at

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RE: Difference between Display Rules and Enable rules in Dynamics CRM

Hi Viswanath,

1. We use Enable rules to show or hide the ribbon button what is the use of Display rules then ?

The display rule are use to check server-side logic before HTML DOM loaded , when you want to implement some server side logic rather than doing in client side use display rule. The main difference is that using display rule you can not use JavaScript as display rule execute in server side .

You can check here in below reference for more information -

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/customize-dev/define-ribbon-display-rules

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