When configuring Vuture to work MS Dynamics, the user needs to provide the unique IDs for various marketing lists. These are commonly referred to as GUIDs (short for Globally Unique IDentifier).

There is a bit of javascript that can be run in any browser to retrieve the GUID for a marketing list (or any other entity for that matter). To make it easy to use on a day to day basis, the javascript can be saved as a shortcut and then run as needed. This article will first explain how to create the bookmark for various browsers and then explain how to use the bookmark to get the GUID.

The JavaScript code is:

javascript: if (window.prompt("The GUID is:", $("iframe").filter(function () { return ($(this).css('visibility') == 'visible') })[0].contentWindow.Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId().slice(1, -1))) { }

To save this code as a bookmark in your browser, use the following steps:

Google Chrome

• Click the menu and select Bookmarks > Bookmark this page
  
• Click the Edit...Get GUID button
  
• Set the name to Get GUID or something memorable that will help you find this bookmark easily and copy/paste the JavaScript code given above into the URL field and click save.
  

• You can now access this bookmark from the bookmarks menu or the bookmarks bar in Google Chrome.

Internet Explorer (v 11)

• Right click the top of the browser window and make sure Favourites Bar is checked
• Open a blank new tab and click the Add to favorites bar button
  
• Right click the newly created New Tab favourite item and click Properties
  
• Select the General tab and set the name to Get GUID or something memorable that will help you find this bookmark easily.  
• Select the Web Document tab and copy/paste the JavaScript code given above into the URL field and click OK.

• You can now access this bookmark from the Favorites Bar or the bookmarks bar in IE.

Firefox

Safari