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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:
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// 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);
}
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