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Hi ,

I'm trying to set a default value for a lookup field. I keep on seeing "fieldid" in the suggested script.

How will I know the field id of a certain field?

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Aric Levin 30,188 on at

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RE: Get Field id

I use the following function to set the value of a lookup field (usually in a globals file):

function setLookupField(fieldName, lookupId, lookupName, entityName) {

var lookupData = new Array();

var lookupItem = new Object();

lookupItem.id = lookupId;

lookupItem.name = lookupName;

lookupItem.entityType = entityName;

lookupData[0] = lookupItem;

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldName).setValue(lookupData);

}

You then just call the function where you need it:

setLookupField("FIELD_LOGICAL_NAME", "GUID_OF_LOOKUP", "TEXT_THAT_GOES_IN_LOOKUP", "NAME_OF_ENTITY");

Example:

setLookupField("new_FieldId", "4AB26754-3F2F-4B1D-9EC7-F8932331567A", "Sample Project", "account");

Hope this helps.
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RE: Get Field id

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Syed Ibrahim 6,257 on at

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RE: Get Field id

You can try

var name = Xrm.Page.getAttribute('<FIELD_NAME>').getValue()[0].name;

(you can also use "id": Xrm.Page.getAttribute('<FIELD_NAME>').getValue()[0].id;)
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RaviKashyap 55,410 on at

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RE: Get Field id

Hi Arci,

You need to go to Setting >> Customization >> Customize The System >> your entity >> fields >> This will list out the field along with their schema name. Look for you field and then use the schema name in your code.

For example, if you want to know the field id of Primary Contact of Account entity then go to Setting >> Customization >> Customize The System >> Account >> Primary Contact >> the schema name for Primary Contact is primarycontactid.

So to get this lookup, you need to write

Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_fieldid")

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RE: Get Field id

Hi Arci,

you could use the following methods to deal with lookup:

// GET LOOKUP var lookup = Xrm.Page.getAttribute('XXXXXX').getValue(); if (lookup != null) { var name = lookup[0].name; var id = lookup[0].id; var type = lookup[0].entityType; } // SET LOOKUP var lookup = [{}]; lookup[0].id = recorid; lookup[0].name = recordname; lookup[0].entityType = entityname; Xrm.Page.getAttribute('XXXXXX').setValue(lookup);

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ashlega 34,475 on at

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RE: Get Field id

Hi,

You are supposed to use

Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_fieldid").setValue(value);

to set a value

new_fieldid is your lookup field name (so you'll need to change it to match your field name)

value is the value you are going to set there. There are lots of examples, here is just one of those:

www.mscrmconsultant.com/.../get-and-set-lookup-value-using.html