Setting the regarding field on load with Javascript

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Posted on by MikeC282

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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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LeoAlt 16,331 Moderator on at

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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

Best Regards,

Leo

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TNS 1,197 on at

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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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MikeC282 2,175 on at

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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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