In this post, we will take a look at how the URL formats are different in new Unified Client Interface Apps, vs the older legacy Web Client. This may come in useful when you are upgrading to the new Unified Interface, in places where you are building a URL dynamically or in a static way.
Dashboards
Unified Interface
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?appid=e7a248bf-f35b-ea11-a811-000d3a5698d2&pagetype=dashboard&id=2701de60-8f2a-48a4-8262-4a35ca7441fa&type=system&_canOverride=true
Web Client
Note – this is without the navigation bars:
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?pagetype=dashboard&id=2701de60-8f2a-48a4-8262-4a35ca7441fa&type=system&_canOverride=true#598527068
Default Entity List
Unified Interface
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?appid=e7a248bf-f35b-ea11-a811-000d3a5698d2&pagetype=entitylist&etn=account
Web Client
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?pagetype=entitylist&etn=account
Entity List View
View Type:
System = 1039
Personal = 4230
Unified Interface
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?appid=e7a248bf-f35b-ea11-a811-000d3a5698d2&pagetype=entitylist&etn=account&viewid=61273827-328e-e011-95ae-00155d9cfa02&viewType=1039
Web Client
http://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?etn=account&pagetype=entitylist&viewid={61273827-328E-E011-95AE-00155D9CFA02}&viewtype=1039&navbar=off&cmdbar=false
Existing Entity Record
Unified Interface
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?appid=e7a248bf-f35b-ea11-a811-000d3a5698d2&pagetype=entityrecord&etn=account&id=64993617-c85d-ea11-a811-000d3a579ca1
And specific form:
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?appid=e7a248bf-f35b-ea11-a811-000d3a5698d2&forceUCI=1&pagetype=entityrecord&etn=account&id=64993617-c85d-ea11-a811-000d3a579ca1&formid=cb430327-bcc1-416d-959d-db7592e685af
Web Client
Note the encoded URL:
- %7B is {
- %7D is }
- %3d is =
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?etc=1&extraqs=formid%3d8448b78f-8f42-454e-8e2a-f8196b0419af&id=%7b64993617-C85D-EA11-A811-000D3A579CA1%7d&pagetype=entityrecord
And specific form:
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?etc=1&extraqs=formid%3dCB430327-BCC1-416D-959D-DB7592E685AF&id=%7b64993617-C85D-EA11-A811-000D3A579CA1%7d&pagetype=entityrecord
New Entity Record
Unified Interface
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?appid=e7a248bf-f35b-ea11-a811-000d3a5698d2&pagetype=entityrecord&etn=account
Web Client
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?etn=account&pagetype=entityrecord
New Entity Record with Setting Fields
Unified Interface
Web Client
Use extraqs parameter to pass parameters. These parameters are encoded, i.e. below uses %3D (=) and %26 (&):
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?etn=account&pagetype=entityrecord&extraqs=telephone1%3D1112221111%26fax%3D1232221111#231654931
https://crm971021.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx?etn=account&pagetype=entityrecord&extraqs=telephone1%3D1112221111%26fax%3D1232221111#231654931
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Thanks for the great summary! In section “New Entity Record with Setting Fields” did you just forget to add an example to unified interface or is not possible anymore?