Dynamics CRM 4.0 - Show/Hide Left Menu Navigation Options

The below code is for Showing/Hiding Navigation menu items on the left hand side of any forms within Dynamics CRM 4.0. The code below includes setting up a Navigation Options tab to allow you to select which items to show and a control attribute on another tab to show or hide the desired tab (For full instructions Download Full Document)

Post into the OnLoad & OnSave events of the form you wish to effect:

//Hide Or Show Display Options Tab. Note: the tab number is dependent on tab you wish to hid

If (crmForm.all.new_showhidenavtab.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

crmForm.all.tab5Tab.style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

crmForm.all.tab5Tab.style.display = "";

}

//Hide or Show Left Navigation Items

if (crmForm.all.new_moreaddressesnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navAddresses").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navAddresses").style.display = "";

}

if (crmForm.all.new_activitiesnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivities").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivities").style.display = "";

}

if (crmForm.all.new_historynavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivityHistory").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivityHistory").style.display = "";

}

if (crmForm.all.new_subaccountsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navSubAct").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navSubAct").style.display = "";

}

if (crmForm.all.new_contactsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navContacts").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navContacts").style.display = "";

}

if (crmForm.all.new_relationshipsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navRelationships").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navRelationships").style.display = "";

}

if (crmForm.all.new_workflowsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navAsyncOperations").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navAsyncOperations").style.display = "";

}

Post into the OnChange events of the attributes:

Show/hidenavtab

//Hide Or Show Display Options Tab. Note: the tab number is dependent on tab you wish to hide

if (crmForm.all.new_showhidenavtab.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

crmForm.all.tab5Tab.style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

crmForm.all.tab5Tab.style.display = "";

}

Moreaddressesnavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_moreaddressesnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navAddresses").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navAddresses").style.display = "";

}

Activitiesnavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_activitiesnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivities").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivities").style.display = "";

}

Historynavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_historynavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivityHistory").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navActivityHistory").style.display = "";

}

Sub-Accountsnavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_subaccountsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navSubAct").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navSubAct").style.display = "";

}

Contactsnavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_contactsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navContacts").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navContacts").style.display = "";

}

Relationshipsnavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_relationshipsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navRelationships").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navRelationships").style.display = "";

}

Workflowsnavoption

if (crmForm.all.new_workflowsnavoption.DataValue == false)

{

//hide the second tab

document.getElementById("navAsyncOperations").style.display = "none";

}

else {

//show the second tab

document.getElementById("navAsyncOperations").style.display = "";

}