JAVASCRIPT REFERENCE

JAVASCRIPT REFERENCE

17.  Disable a field:

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function SetEnabledState() {     var AddressType = Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get("address1_addresstypecode");     AddressType.setDisabled(true); }

18.  Force Submit the Save of a Disabled Field:

1 2	// Save the Disabled Field Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get("new_date1").setSubmitMode("always");

19.  Show/Hide a field:

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function hideName() {     var name = Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get("name");     name.setVisible(false); }

20.  Show/Hide a field based on a Bit field

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function DisableExistingCustomerLookup() {    var ExistingCustomerBit = Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get("new_existingcustomer").getValue();     if (ExistingCustomerBit == false) {        Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get("customerid").setVisible(false);     }     else {        Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get("customerid").setVisible(true);     } }

21.  Show/Hide a nav item:

Note: you need to refer to the nav id of the link, use F12 developer tools in IE to determine this

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function hideContacts() {     var objNavItem = Xrm.Page.ui.navigation.items.get("navContacts");     objNavItem.setVisible(false); }

22.  Show/Hide a Section:

Note: Here I provide a function you can use.  Below the function is a sample.

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function HideShowSection(tabName, sectionName, visible) {     try {         Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(tabName).sections.get(sectionName).setVisible(visible);     }     catch (err) { } }   HideShowSection("general", "address", false);   // "false" = invisible

23.  Show/Hide a Tab:

Note: Here I provide a function you can use. Below the function is a sample.

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function HideShowTab(tabName, visible) {     try {         Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(tabName).setVisible(visible);     }     catch (err) { } }   HideShowTab("general", false);   // "false" = invisible

24.  Save the form:

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function SaveAndClose() {     Xrm.Page.data.entity.save(); }

25.  Save and close the form:

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function SaveAndClose() {     Xrm.Page.data.entity.save("saveandclose"); }

26.  Close the form:

Note: the user will be prompted for confirmation if unsaved changes exist

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function Close() {     Xrm.Page.ui.close(); }

27.  Determine which fields on the form are dirty:

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var attributes = Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get()  for (var i in attributes)  {     var attribute = attributes[i];     if (attribute.getIsDirty())     {       alert("attribute dirty: " + attribute.getName());     }  }

28.  Determine the Form Type:

Note: Form type codes: Create (1), Update (2), Read Only (3), Disabled (4), Bulk Edit (6)

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function AlertFormType() {     var FormType = Xrm.Page.ui.getFormType();      if (FormType != null) {         alert(FormType);     } }

29.  Get the GUID of the current record:

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function AlertGUID() {     var GUIDvalue = Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId();     if (GUIDvalue != null) {         alert(GUIDvalue);     } }

30.  Get the GUID of the current user:

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function AlertGUIDofCurrentUser() {     var UserGUID = Xrm.Page.context.getUserId();      if (UserGUID != null) {         alert(UserGUID);     } }

31.  Get the Security Roles of the current user:

(returns an array of GUIDs, note: my example reveals the first value in the array only)

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function AlertRoles() {     alert(Xrm.Page.context.getUserRoles()); }

32.  Determine the CRM server URL:

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// Get the CRM URL var serverUrl = Xrm.Page.context.getServerUrl();   // Cater for URL differences between on premise and online if (serverUrl.match(/\/$/)) {     serverUrl = serverUrl.substring(0, serverUrl.length - 1); }