How to add CustomAction Id in Customization xml in ms dynamics CRM

Question

Im a beginner to MS Dynamics CRM 2011 , and now need to add sample button in Ribbon. Now i added CustomAction Id.. below CustomActions in Customization.xml file , but while importing into CRM , it shows error.

<ImportExportXml xmlns:xsi="http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx">
.......
.....
<CustomActions >
<CustomAction Id=”Mscrm.ISV.MyCustomTabAction” Location=”Mscrm.Tabs._children” Sequence=”1000?>
       .....
....
      </CustomAction>
    </CustomActions >
<Templates>
  <RibbonTemplates Id="Mscrm.Templates"></RibbonTemplates>
</Templates>
      <CommandDefinitions>
      <CommandDefinition Id=”Mscrm.ISV.MyCustomTabCommand”>
       ......
      </CommandDefinition>
      </CommandDefinitions>
<RuleDefinitions>
  <TabDisplayRules />
  <DisplayRules >
    <DisplayRule Id=”Mscrm.ISV.MyCustomTabAction”>
       <OrRule>
          <Or>
            <CrmClientTypeRule Type=”Web” />   
          </Or>
        </OrRule>
       </DisplayRule>
</DisplayRules >
 .......

But when i open this xml in IE, its showing error, "An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Users/Vishnukumars/Desktop/CRM/custom...

<CustomAction Id="

Whats the error in

Thanks in Advance.

Bassetassen Bassetassen · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-22T07:53:38

It looks like you have an error in you custom action ending with question mark.

Sequence=”1000?

Should be

Sequence=1000"

I would recommend to use a tool when modifying ribbons, like http://crmvisualribbonedit.codeplex.com/

How to add CustomAction Id in Customization xml in ms dynamics CRM

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