Can you pass CRM parameters into a JavaScript web resource?

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When creating a ribbon button, you can pass CRM parameters to it, such as SelectedControlSelectedItemsIds and SelectedControlSelectedItemReferences.

Can you pass these into a custom JavaScript web resource and use them in functions?

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Chris

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Michel van den Brink 4,697 on at

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Hello Chris,

Yes indeed, you can pass those.

When adding a custom JavaScript function as command action, the CRM parameters you add will be passed to that function, in the order you added them.

Let's say you selected SelectedControlSelectedItemsIds as the first parameter, that would mean it would get passed like this:

function MyRibbonButtonFunction(selectedControlSelectedItemsIds) { for(var i = 0; i < selectedControlSelectedItemsIds.length; i++) { // Do something } }

Take a look at the documentation for passing ribbon parameters to functions - it the reference for all possible parameters some examples too:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/customize-dev/pass-dynamics-365-data-page-parameter-ribbon-actions

Hope this answers your question :-)

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gdas 50,091 Moderator on at

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Hi Chris,

Yes you can see how to get selected item from grid-

ribbonworkbench.uservoice.com/.../129783-pass-the-currently-selected-grid-row-s-to-a-custo

Once you get the I'd you can easily get all the columns using web api retrieve method.

Now to pass parameter in web resource you need to follow below reference.

community.dynamics.com/.../pass-parameters-to-html-web-resource

Hope this helps.

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CMilton 110 on at

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Thanks for the response Michel,

I can see that my question was a bit misleading.

I am looking to pass the CRM functions to an event handler on a form, and then have the code run onChange of a field, like below:

My code would then be something like this

function logEntityName(PrimaryEntityTypeName) { console.log(PrimaryEntityTypeName); }

I hope this makes sense, it is possible?

Thanks,

Chris

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gdas 50,091 Moderator on at

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Hi Chris,

You can pass there any valid javascript statement - call to function etc..

For example -

To pass entity name you can put below script-

Xrm.Page.data.entity.getEntityName()

To pass current record name value as argument you can put below script-

Xrm.Page.getAttribute('name').getValue()

CRM takes whatever you type in the parameters field and puts as parameter to function call.

function logEntityName(param1) {

console.log(param1);

}

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CMilton 110 on at

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Thanks for the reply Goutam,

That was just an brief example to give an idea of what I am trying to achieve, my actual code is more complex and requires more parameters.

Do you know CRM parameters such as commandProperties and PrimaryEntityTypeName are only available with ribbon actions?

Thanks,
Chris

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gdas 50,091 Moderator on at

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Hi Chris ,

I don't think you can pass such type of parameter before use any parameter you should check whether this is valid variable or statement by executing in a function or using log.

Lets take another example in your form you load one JavaScript web resource and define a variable as global or function let say -

var PrimaryEntityTypeName = "contact";

function onchangesomething()

{

}

Now above variable and function name you can pass as a parameter.

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Pavan Deepala 90 on at

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Hi Goutham,

Now that "Xrm.Page" is going to be deprecated what should be done in this scenario. Let us know if you have any solution.

Thanks in advance.

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NILANKA SEKHAR PAUL 340 on at

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HI Pavan,

Now Xrm.Page is deprecated. Now you should use "FormContext" instead of "Xrm.Page".

Suppose to pass entity name you can put below script:

function ABC(executionContext) {

var formContext = executionContext.getFormContext();

var getEntityName= formContext.data.entity.getEntityName();

}

Thank You,

Nilanka

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Pavan Deepala 90 on at

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Hi Nilanka,

I think you have got my question wrong.The scenario i was asking is passing entityname/any information as additional parameters to the function.

Like

function abc (executioncontext,entity name){

}

Pass Xrm.Page.data.entity.getEntityName() as secondary parameter

Regards

Pavan

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