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How to call Cloud Flow from JavaScript.

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Introduction: -In this blog we are going to see how to call cloud flow from JavaScript. 

Use Case-: On clicking the ‘Call Flow’ button, we update the name field of the Accounts table in the dataverse.

Steps: – 

  1. Creating a button in the Model-driven app:-
    • You can check out the link below to understand how to add buttons and edit the command bar in model-driven apps.

Add Ribbon Buttons and Edit Command Bar within Power Apps – Dynamics 365 – Nebulaa IT Solutions 

  1. Create new flow
    • search for “HTTP Request” and select “When an HTTP request is received“.
  1. Click on “Use sample payload to build schema” and enter sample JSON.
    • It will automatically generate the JSON Schema.
  1. Search and select the “Microsoft Dataverse” connector.
    • Select the “Update a row” action.
Add the Tablename, RowId and Account Name:-
  • Table Name: – Select a table name. 
  • Row ID: – Here you have to pass the GUID of the record.    
  • Account Name: -Add the name that you want to set.
5) Add “HTTP Response” action to send the response back to the JavaScript:- 
  • Status Code: -200(Successful responses) 
    • Body: – Enter the message you want to return for a successful response. 
JavaScript Code:-

//Request
CallFlow(formContext) {

let RecordID = formContext.data.entity.getId().replace("{", "").replace("}", "");
let params = {
"Guid": RecordID,
}

let url = "https://prod-1.westus.00"; //flow url
let req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open("POST", url, true);
req.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
req.send(JSON.stringify(params));
//@ts-ignore
Xrm.Utility.showProgressIndicator("Please Wait for the moment...");//here get the response

//response
req.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (this.readyState === 4) {
req.onreadystatechange = null;
if (this.status === 200) {
var Account_name = JSON.parse(this.response);
//@ts-ignore
Accountsobj.showAlertMessage("Account has been Updated... " + Account_name.Message);
}
else {
Accountsobj.showAlertMessage("Error in flow ");
}
}
formContext.data.refresh(true);
};
}
//Show the alert box after the account has updated
showAlertMessage(message) {
try {
let alertStrings = { confirmButtonLabel: "OK", text: message };
let alertOptions = { height: 120, width: 350 };
//@ts-ignore
Xrm.Navigation.openAlertDialog(alertStrings, alertOptions).then(
function (success) {
},
function (error) {
Accountsobj.showAlertMessage(error.message);
}
);
} catch (e) {
Accountsobj.showAlertMessage(e.message);
//@ts-ignore
Xrm.Utility.closeProgressIndicator();
}
}
}
let Accountsobj = new CRM.Library.Call_Flow();

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