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Introduction of web resources in MS Dynamic CRM

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:23:00 GMT

Web resources are simply web files those are stored in CRM database. Web Resources provides ability to add code in CRM forms/fields to implement or extend features and functionalities in CRM. Web resources are able to handle client side interaction.

Deserialization JSON In C#

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:09:00 GMT

Before understanding Deserialization JSON we should know what Deserialization means, Deserialization is the process of getting back the serialized object and this helps us to reconstruct an object whenever it is required, now to pass the data between the applications JSON format is required, JSON stands for JAVASCRIPT OBJECT NOTATION, it is very light in weight and it can be read and understood by users very easily and also it is easy for system to parse it and generate the output.

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:01:00 GMT

We all are familiar with the term time is money, that phrase is relevant now more than ever. With several new and old business shifting their business to Digital management of their workflow to achieve a boost in productivity Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM is a treat hard to resist. To understand the benefits of Microsoft Dynamics 365 we must first be familiar with CRMs

Customizations in Microsoft Dynamics 365

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT

As we discussed in our previous article Microsoft Dynamics 365 comes with plethora of options we can use to customize the CRM according to our needs without writing any code.

Use of coding in Dynamics 365 customization

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:45:00 GMT

Even though we are provided with a lot of freedom when it comes to customizing Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 we still run into a scenario now and then where to fine tune our CRM experience we have to take help of Coded customizations

SharePoint Framework (SPFx).

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:58:00 GMT

When we start working with SharePoint, it does not take a single minute for us to recognize the capabilities of the web app that we use. These web apps are not just for making the UI attractive, but they are full of capabilities which allows you to improve or enhance the efficiency as well as the capabilities of your SharePoint Environment as well.

To debug a PowerApps PCF Control in Dynamics 365

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:31:00 GMT

We use DevTools (Developer Tools) to debug and inspect PCF Control using breakpoint debugging and with the live console.

How to auto populate fields in Dynamics 365 form using JavaScript

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:02:00 GMT

In this blog, we will tell you how you can auto-populate fields in Dynamics 365 form.

Microsoft Dynamics provide you a feature to auto populate fields means populating it automatically, if you already have entered some data in Dynamics based on your requirement.

How to get Records Count for Multiple Entities Through Web API

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:14:00 GMT

This can be done fairly easily through Web API even if you are not a developer. Below is the one-line API call which lets you fetch the total records count for multiple entities in one-go:

How to get Record Change History Through Web API

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:05:00 GMT

Microsoft Dynamics provides you a feature to see if any record is altered in any way. It also allows you to see what change has happened related to that account such as any field value is changed or status of record has changed, etc.

How to create a File Type Field in CRM

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:16:00 GMT

1. Creating a File Type Field

How to Create a PCF control

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:29:00 GMT

Power Apps component framework empowers the developers to create code components for model-driven apps and canvas apps. With PCF, you can replace a field with some extra features like a rich text editor, a dial, a slider, etc. You can also replace a simple list with an interactive chart or Map.

MS CRM 2011 Retrieving Entity Type Code or ETC

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:06:00 GMT

If you are looking to get the Entity Type Code or ETC (as it is generally known as) dynamically for any entity name in your web resource in MS CRM, you should use the MetaData service to do so. The MetaData service in MS CRM 2011 will retrieve all the Meta information about an entity. This information includes the display name of the entity, the logical name of the entity and all other information about its relationship status etc. However the information that we are interested in here is the "ObjectTypeCode".

How to build your MetaData service? For building a MetaData service you can use sample code provided in the CRM SDK itself. (samplecode\js\soapforjscript\soapforjscript\scripts). The name of the file is sdk.metadata.js.
This javascript file has a function by name RetrieveAllEntitiesAsync. This function fetches all the entities with with their MetaData information. On success this function returns you entityMetadataCollection. Now all you need to do is to loop over entities and get the Object Type Code. Please follow the code below to get the Object Type Code or ETC.

function successRetrieveAllEntities(entityMetadataCollection) {

for (var i = 0; i < entityMetadataCollection.length; i++) {

var entity = entityMetadataCollection[i];

var objTypeCode = entity.objectTypeCode;

}

This is a supported way of getting etc or ObjectTypeCode of an entity.
Hope this helps.

How to set background colour and remove border of a field in CRM 2011 using JavaScript?

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:31:00 GMT

How to set background colour and remove border of a field in CRM 2011 using JavaScript. The following function can be used to set the background colour and remove border of a field. function setBgColorandRemoveBorder(){ //Hide border of field in CRM 2011. document.getElementById("fieldName").style.border="0px"; //Set background colour of text field in CRM 2011. document.getElementById("fieldName").style.backgroundColor = "#f6f8fa"; } How to remove a Picklist Item using javascript? The following function can be used to remove a picklist item with a particular text from an OptionSet. function hideItemFromPiclist(fieldName, textValue){ var picklist = document.getElementById("fieldName"); for(var i = picklist.options.length - 1; i >= 0; i--){ ...

Useful Javascript Function in CRM 2011

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:39:00 GMT

How to Show/Hide field in CRM 2011 Using Javascript function? The following code can be helpful to Show/Hide field in CRM 2011 Using Javascript function. function HideShowField(){ //Hide the field. Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get("fieldName").setVisible(false); //Show the field. Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get("fieldName").setVisible(true); } How to make Disable/Not Disable field in CRM 2011 using Javascript function? The following code can be helpful to make Disable/Not Disable field in CRM 2011 Using Javascript function. function SetDisableField(){ var field = Xrm.Page.getControl("fieldName"); // if field is available on the form then make disable of the field. if(field){ ...

How to populate a parent form lookup field value in a child form without using fetch xml in CRM 2011

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:49:00 GMT

If we want to retrieve data of a lookup field of parent form in a child form lookup field then we can use very easy javascript code without fetch xml in CRM 2011. Let your parent form entity be Case(Incident) in which we need to retrieve a field name Customer of type lookup (Having two types of values i.e. contact and account) in this lookup field. The child entity name casetask having 1:N relationship(Case to Case task) and Casetask entity has a lookup field of Customer Contact in Casetask form so we can retrieve the custtomer data which is filled in Case entity(Customer field) in the Casetask entity (Customer Contact field ) So we can use following javascript code. Define the function SETVALUE() function SETVALUE() { if (Xrm.Page.ui.getFormType() == 1) //Check if form is in create mode { var oType =crmForm.ObjectTypeC ...

How to call a web service using jquery?

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:48:00 GMT

JQury is a really powerful library which can be used to do many task. Its moto is do more write less to do more. In this post I will explain you how to call a Webservice using JQuery.

How to add JQuery support to CRM 2011?

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:42:00 GMT

Last night I spent couple of hours trying to debug a JQuery code in MS CRM 2011 which was not working as expected. After debugging I realized that JQuery native support is not available in microsoft CRM 2011. This was the exact reason why the Javascript was unable to recognize ‘$’ symbol and ribbion stopped showing on CRM 2011 page. The easiest way to get this working is by creating a web resource and adding Jquery min file to it.