Trigger a custom field onChange of any field on form

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Hi experts,

In my case form I have a custom field through javascript web resource which is an active timer. When the user opens a record the timer starts automatically onLoad and the time is saved onSave of form.

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I would like the timer to be triggered onChange of any field on the form. It would be impractical to apply the script onChange of every single field on the form.

Is there any other way?

Thanks,

Jon

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Hi Jon,

Access all attributes in CRM

msdn.microsoft.com/.../jj602964.aspx

if the attributes is exist, apply to addonchange.

docs.microsoft.com/.../addonchange

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Hi John,

You can use settimeout function on page load and check if any field is changed by isdirty property and if any field is changed you can apply your logic and also you can clear timeout.

below is the javascript code, keep it on page load.

var myVar = setInterval(myTimer, 2000);

function myTimer() {

//get list of dirty fields

var oppAttributes = Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get();

if (oppAttributes != null) {

for (var i in oppAttributes) {

if (oppAttributes[i].getIsDirty()) {

// your logic

clearTimeout(myVar);

}

}

}

}

hope it helps!!!

Thanks,

Shahbaaz

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Hi Shahbaaz,

Thanks for the information.

I tried using your code, but the timer is still starting when I open the record and not when any fields change.

//Initialize time attributes var seconds = 0, minutes = 0, hours = 0,t; function add() { //var flag = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_timerstatus").getValue(); //if (flag == "1") //{ //get list of dirty fields var oppAttributes = Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get(); if (oppAttributes != null) { for (var i in oppAttributes) { if (oppAttributes[i].getIsDirty()) { seconds++; if (seconds >= 60) { seconds = 0; minutes++; if (minutes >= 60) { minutes = 0; hours++; } } } } } //creating time value in hh:mm:ss formate var tmp = (hours ? (hours > 9 ? hours : "0" + hours) : "00") + ":" + (minutes ? (minutes > 9 ? minutes : "0" + minutes) : "00") + ":" + (seconds > 9 ? seconds : "0" + seconds); Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_timer").setValue(tmp); //recursively calling timer timer(); } //main timer method function timer() { t = setTimeout(add, 1000); }

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Hi Jon,

I tried above code and it is working fine, one more thing you need to do is to stop the auto save functionality with the help of below link :

msdynamicscrmblog.wordpress.com/.../disable-auto-save-functionality-in-dynamics-crm-2013

also remove below 2 line code you dont need that

//recursively calling timer

timer();

Thanks,

Shahbaaz

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Hi Shahbaaz,

If I dont call the timer(); method then the timer wont count the time.

A set the form to not autosave but still it the timer starts on page load.

Please guide.

Thanks,

Jon

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Hi Jon,

i have updated my code that you can refer from below link,

community.dynamics.com/.../771999

Hope it help!!!

Thanks,

Shahbaaz

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