CRM 2011: ExportRibbonXML executable

In order to view existing Ribbon Definitions in CRM 2011 you can compile the code ExportRibbonXML source code as described here.

Alternatively you can skip this and just download the compiled version from here. Once downloaded, unzip the file and run the ExportRibbonXml.exe. When prompted fill in the connection information as shown below.

The output will be written to a sub-folder called "ExportedRibbonXml" under the folder where the application was launched from. If you are presented with the following error, make sure that the user you are running the tool with has write permissions on the folder.

The output will contain all the default ribbon definitions along with any implementation specific custom entity ribbon definitions. Being able to inspect these definitions can come in handy when customizing the ribbon.