Refresh the GRID in an IFRAME

var iframeWin = crmForm.all.IFRAME_signalcodesummary.contentWindow;
iframeWin.document.all.crmGrid.Refresh();

get Current User Id and BU Id using Javascript

Change mouse cursor

To change the mouse cursor you can use the below code

document.body.style.cursor='wait'

the following options can also be used

auto -- the default
crosshair - cross
pointer -- the hand similar to the one that appears over a link
help -- question mark
move -- the hand that signifies a movable element
text - cursor
wait -- hourglass

Check if a record is active

Use the following method to check if a record is active / inactive

MS CRM and LinkedIn

http://marcoamoedo.com/blog/adding-linkedin-to-dynamics-crm/

XML Escape Tool

In XML text and attribute values, we need to escape ASCII characters like the angle brackets/semicolon/single quote/double quotes. XML Escape Tool can escape/unescape XML characters easily and quickly. it is FREEWARE

Refer : http://www.myxmltools.com/xml-escape-tool.shtml