Get or Update fields on form using JavaScript in Dynamics 365 v9

After Microsoft released v9.0 of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Xrm.page became deprecated that it have been replaced by ExecutionContext.getFormContext(). Existing JavaScript code that uses Xrm.Page will still work after v9.0 but will be totally removed/unsupported after a few more update.

So in this blog post I am going to use execution context to get or set fields values in CRM record.

I will work for following field types:

      1.       Single Line / Multiple Line of Text

      2.       Two Options 

      3.       Option Set 

      4.       Multi-Select Option Set 

      5.       Whole Number 

      6.       Decimal Number 

      7.       Floating-Point Number 

      8.       Currency 

      9.       Date and Time 

      10.   Lookup / Customer

Below is the script that will describe the code:

function WorkingWithFields(executionContext) {

    //Single line of text

    var SingleLineText = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("name");

    if (SingleLineText != null)

        console.log("current single line of text value is:" + SingleLineText.getValue());

    SingleLineText.setValue("Test Jscript");

    //Whole Number

    var wholeNumber = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("numberofemployees");

    if (wholeNumber != null)

        console.log("current whole number value is:" + wholeNumber.getValue());

    wholeNumber.setValue(123);

 

  //decimal number

    var decimalNumber = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("exchangerate");

    if (decimalNumber != null)

        console.log("current decimal number value is:" + decimalNumber.getValue());

    decimalNumber.setValue(123.12);

 

  //floating point number

    var floatNumber = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("address1_latitude");

    if (floatNumber != null)

        console.log("current float number value is:" + floatNumber.getValue());

    floatNumber.setValue(-50.9934534);

    //two options

    var twoOptions = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("donotemail");

    if (twoOptions != null)

        console.log("current two Options value is:" + twoOptions.getValue());

    twoOptions.setValue(true);

    //lookup

    var lookupField = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("parentaccountid");

    if (lookupField != null)

        console.log("current lookup Field value is:" + lookupField.getValue());

    // To get the Id, Name and Entity Name (account/contact)

    var reocord_id = lookupField.getValue()[0].id;

    var record_name = lookupField.getValue()[0].name;

    var record_entityName = lookupField.getValue()[0].entityType;

    // Set its field value

    lookupField.setValue([{

        id: reocord_id,

        name: record_name,

        entityType: record_entityName

    }]);

   

    //multiselect

    var multiSelectField = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("new_multiselect_field");

    if (multiSelectField != null)

        console.log("current multi Select Field value is:" + multiSelectField.getValue());

    multiSelectField.setValue([1,2,3]);

    //optionset

    var optionSetField = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("customersizecode");

    if (optionSetField != null)

        console.log("current option Set Field value is:" + optionSetField.getValue());

    optionSetField.setValue(3);

    //Currency

    var CurrencyField = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("creditlimit");

    if (CurrencyField != null)

        console.log("current Currency Field value is:" + CurrencyField.getValue());

    CurrencyField.setValue(145000034);

    //Date and time

    var DateTimeField = executionContext.getFormContext().getAttribute("lastonholdtime");

    if (DateTimeField != null)

        console.log("current Date Time Field value is:" + DateTimeField.getValue());

    DateTimeField.setValue(new Date());

}

Hope you will find this blog helpful.

Happy CRMing 😊

Regards,
Preeti Sharma