Ribbon Workbench a tool within XRMToolbox

The Ribbon Workbench by Scott Durow. One of the most used tools, which is available as standalone solution as well and as plugin for the XRMToolbox. And even with Modern Command options available now for more than a year, the Ribbon Workbench is still a must. Especially as long as it is not possible to customize default commands directly within the Maker portal. To work with the Ribbon Workbench you MUST creat e new, empty solution first and only add THE table that you want to work with. Without any additional artifacts. I normally tend to name the solution e.g., Ribbon and add only the existing table to the solution. Once the solution is loaded, the first time you see the Ribbon Workbench can be quite overwhelming.

Have a look at these tutorials

Instead of trying to explain you now how to work with the Ribbon Workbench, I will link you some of the videos and posts that will help you get started with this excellent tool. And who could explain this tool better than Scott himself. Don’t forget to follow his youtube channel when you are following the links below:

1. Scott Durow’s Ribbon Workbench 6 video learning path: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhgOm-Jpmt81tFK53ErsQm15y00m5p4R5&si=ONu8hZlpraW0c82G
2. Develop 1 - Scott Durow’s blog - Ribbon Workbench vs. power FX Commands https://scottdurow.develop1.net/public/post/2021/07/25/RibbonWorkbench-vs-PowerFx
3. Official Ribbon Workbench page https://scottdurow.develop1.net/public/rwb/ribbonworkbench.aspx
4. Develop 1 blog posts related to smart buttons:

• https://scottdurow.develop1.net/public/post/2020/09/30/new-smart-button-custom-dialogs-in-model-driven-apps-using-canvas-apps
• https://scottdurow.develop1.net/public/post/2020/09/11/environment-variables-in-smart-buttons
• https://scottdurow.develop1.net/public/post/2018/04/06/Adding-Ribbon-Workbench-SmartButtons-to-the-Unified-Client