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Setting the regarding field on load with Javascript

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Posted on by MikeC282 2,068

Hi all,

I'm having issues with the set regarding field. I'm using the navigateto javascript method to open a dialogue box for a task activity when updating a case field. The I've console logged the id, Name and entityType and they are all correct but it keeps saying I've got a script error.

My question is: is it possible to update a regarding lookup field? I keep reading that it's not possible?

Below is my code:

function onloadRegarding(executionContext) {
    var formContext = executionContext.getFormContext();

    var caseIdPassed = formContext.data.attributes.get("case_id").getValue().slice(1,-1);
    var caseName = formContext.data.attributes.get("case_name").getValue();


    var caseLookup = new Array ();
    caseLookup[0] = new Object ();
    caseLookup[0].id = caseIdPassed;
    caseLookup[0].name = caseName;
    caseLookup[0].entityType = 'incident';

    formContext.getAttribute("regardingobjectid").setValue(caseLookup);
    
}

I've tried for the field name both regardingobjectid and just regarding but I keep getting a script error in UI which doesn't tell me anything.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • MikeC282 Profile Picture
    MikeC282 2,068 on at
    RE: Setting the regarding field on load with Javascript

    Thanks guys for your suggestions. I also managed to fix it myself. I had a brain fart moment and forgot to pass the executionContext as the first parameter. Thanks for all your suggestions.

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    TNS 1,195 on at
    RE: Setting the regarding field on load with Javascript

    Hi,

    If you want to open a task activity form and set regarding field, from another entity you can use below code:

    function onsave(context)

    {

    var formContext = context.getFormContext();

    //Entity to open

    var entityFormOptions = {};

    entityFormOptions["entityName"] = "task";

     // Form parameters:

     recordId = formContext.data.entity.getId();

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

     recordName = formContext.getAttribute("fullname").getValue();

     var regardingValue = new Array();

     regardingValue[0] = new Object();

     regardingValue[0].id = recordId;

     regardingValue[0].name = recordName;

     regardingValue[0].entityType = recordEntityName;

     var formParameters = {};

     formParameters["regardingobjectid"] = regardingValue;

     Xrm.Navigation.openForm(entityFormOptions, formParameters).then(

       function (success) {

           console.log(success);

       },

       function (error) {

           console.log(error);

       });

    }

    Regards,

    TNS

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    LeoAlt 16,327 on at
    RE: Setting the regarding field on load with Javascript

    Hi partner,

    1.This code "caseLookup[0 = new Object ();" is not necessary which may cause the problem.

    Please change your code about setting value to regarding as following.

        var caseLookup = new Array ();
    var regardingItem = new Object ();
    regardingItem.id = caseIdPassed;
    regardingItem.name = caseName;
    regardingItem.entityType = 'incident';
    caseLookup[0]=regardingItem;

    2.You could also use web api to update regarding field.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference/xrm-webapi/updaterecord

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    Best Regards,

    Leo

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