Set Lookup field with text field value using JS

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Hello,

I'm attempting to set a lookup field on a form with a text field value on the same form using JS. My scenario is that I'm writing a related record's GUID to a text field on my main form, and the trying to set a lookup field using the GUID value from the text field. I've attempted to build out the JS using a lookup array, but I receive an onload alert stating 'Entity Type not defined'. Reason being is my formContext.getAttribute is a text field and not a lookup field. If I change out the getAttribute to a lookup it works fine b/c I'm defining the id/name/entity type. Is there any way to do this?? I keep spinning in circles. Also, I'm currently using on-premise so I can't use Flow, this has to be done using .JS

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks

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Hi kcpacker85,

Please try the following code:

function onload(execuationContext){ var formContext = execuationContext.getFormContext(); var accountGUID = formContext.getAttribute("cr1bc_accountguid").getValue(); console.log(accountGUID); if(accountGUID){ var accountNameLookUpArray = new Array(); var accountNameLookUp = new Object(); accountNameLookUp.id = accountGUID; accountNameLookUp.name = "Steve" accountNameLookUp.entityType = "account"; accountNameLookUpArray[0] = accountNameLookUp; formContext.getAttribute("parentcustomerid").setValue(accountNameLookUpArray); } }

It can works for me:

If you don't know the name property, you could send a request to get it and then set the value of lookup field in the call back function:

docs.microsoft.com/.../retrieverecord

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Hi,

You would need to store/know related entity name to set the Lookup field.

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