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I have a situation where I have a text box. I have created a web resource so that in this text box the user can insert a bullet, dash, or whatever so that it looks more appealing to them. I have default text where I need to show when the form loads, but if the person modifies this text in this box, I do not want the form to overwrite it when it reloads again. I need to have what the user modified to stay and show. This field isn't dependent on any other field on the form either.

Any help is appreciated.

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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You might just use a business rule to set the default value:

www.marksgroup.net/.../dynamics-365-using-business-rules-set-default-values

But, once you set it, it'll be saved to the database, and I'm not sure if you meant you wanted those default values to only show up on the screen(in which case it will likely require quite a bit of scripting) or if you'd be ok if they were, also, saved

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I would rather do it scripting since I am not using an other business rules in the form, all done with scripting. Just can't seem to get it though. The text that is scripted would show up when it is brand new record on load. Then/if the user makes changes to it and saves it, then closes the record and opens it back up, I need to show what was saved and what the user modified, not back to the original default scripted text.

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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You can simply add "if" around each default:

if(Xrm.Page.getAttribute("ATTRIB_NAME").getValue() == null){

SET DEFAULT HERE

}

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USA80 26 on at

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I tried this:

function CreatedonOnLoad()

{

var CreatedOn = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("createdon").getValue();

if (CreatedOn == 'undefined')

{

Xrm.Page.getAttribute("nhs_dailycostsharingdaysupplyretail").setValue("<p style='font-size:12pt; font-family: Arial;'>Medicare Formulary as submitted to CMS:</p><ul style='font-size:12pt; font-family: Arial;'><li>Tier 1 = (define)</li><li>Tier 2 = (define)</li><li>Tier 3 = (define)</li><li>Tier 4 = (define)</li><li>Tier 5 = (define)</li></ul>");

Xrm.Page.getAttribute("nhs_dailycostsharingdaysupplyltc").setValue("<p style='font-size:12pt; font-family: Arial;'>Medicare Formulary as submitted to CMS:</p><ul style='font-size:12pt; font-family: Arial;'><li>Tier 1 = (define)</li><li>Tier 2 = (define)</li><li>Tier 3 = (define)</li><li>Tier 4 = (define)</li><li>Tier 5 = (define)</li></ul>");

}

}

and getting an error "Unable to get property 'getValue; of undefined or null reference

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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You probably need to put createdon on the form (can make it hidden, though)

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USA80 26 on at

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That got the error to go away, but not my text box is blank.

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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It's not underfined - it's probably just null..

if (CreatedOn == null )

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USA80 26 on at

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Got it working. Thank you. Last issue is that the value was null behind the scenes instead of undefined. Once I fix that in my script it worked like a charm.

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