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Entity Name Detection

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Posted on by OlaAde 82

Hi Partners, 

Can anyone help with a better/quicker way or tools that can easily tell an entity name of a particular form in CE/Sales?

I am in this form, and i want to quickly tell if it is an account entity or a custom entity.

Thanks

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    Hi,

    You can try to use the following code to get the logical name of the entity:

    function getNmaeAndType(executionContext){
	var formContext = executionContext.getFormContext();
	var entityName = formContext.data.entity.getEntityName();
}

    You can trigger it by binding the Onload event:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customerengagement/on-premises/customize/configure-event-handlers-legacy?view=op-9-1#to-configure-an-event-handler

    You can judge whether it is custom by the prefix of the logical name.

    If this helped you, I'd appreciate it if you'd mark this as a Verified Answer, which may in turn help others as well.

    Best Regards,

    Frank Gong

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    Hi,

    Or you can view it in App Designer:

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    If this helped you, I'd appreciate it if you'd mark this as a Verified Answer, which may in turn help others as well.

    Best Regards,

    Frank Gong

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