Step by Step - Hiding “Add Existing” button in CRM 2011

Step by Step - Hiding “Add Existing” button in CRM 2011

Here are the steps

• Create a new solution.
• Add the contact entity to the solution. Do not include any required components or dependent components to the solution.
• Export the solution and unzip the solution file.
• Open the customizations file and look for “” tag.
• Replace the  with

• Save the file.
• Replace the customizaions.xml file in your zip solution with this file.
• Import the solution and publish the changes.

Note: Replace the highlighted "contact” text with your entity name. It can be “opportunity” or a custom entity like “new_entity” etc.