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Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

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Posted on by Shadendra 40

I want to call plugin using java script

this function send entityrefernce only 

function CallAction() {

var currentRecordIdString = Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId();
var currentRecordId = currentRecordIdString.replace("{", '').replace("}", '');

Process.callAction("new_Trigger",
[{
key: "Target",
type: Process.Type.EntityReference,
value: new Process.EntityReference("contact", Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId())
}],
function (params) {
// Success
alert("success");
},
function (e, t) {
// Error
alert("error");
});
}

Plugin code is given exception than entityreference can't convert to entity

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk;
namespace testplugin
{
public class Class1 : IPlugin
{
public void Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
{

Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IPluginExecutionContext context = (Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IPluginExecutionContext)
serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IPluginExecutionContext));


if (context.InputParameters.Contains("Target") && context.InputParameters["Target"] is Entity)
{

Entity entity = (Entity)context.InputParameters["Target"];

if (entity.LogicalName == "contact")
{
if (entity.Attributes.Contains("jobtitle") == false)
{
entity.Attributes.Add("jobtitle", "MPS");
}
else
{
throw new InvalidPluginExecutionException("The description can only be set by the system.");
}
}
}
}
}
}

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  • Shadendra Profile Picture
    Shadendra 40 on at
    RE: Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

    its working thanx

    Rawish

  • Shadendra Profile Picture
    Shadendra 40 on at
    RE: Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

    entertheinputargumentfromactionhere  no argument in my action

  • Verified answer
    Rawish Kumar Profile Picture
    Rawish Kumar 13,756 on at
    RE: Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk;

    namespace testplugin
    {
    public class Class1 : IPlugin
    {
    public void Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
    {

    IPluginExecutionContext context = (IPluginExecutionContext)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IPluginExecutionContext));

    IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = (IOrganizationServiceFactory)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IOrganizationServiceFactory));
    IOrganizationService service = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.UserId);

    if (context.InputParameters.Contains("Target") && context.InputParameters["Target"] is Entity)
    {

    var contactentity = (EntityReference)context.InputParameters["entertheinputargumentfromactionhere"];
    var 

    if (contactentity.LogicalName == "contact")
    {
    var contact = new Entity("contact");
    contact.Id = contactentity.Id; //retrieve entity id from action
    contact["jobtitle"] = "MPS";
    service.Update(contact);
    }

    else
    {
    throw new InvalidPluginExecutionException("The description can only be set by the system.");
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }

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    Rawish Kumar 13,756 on at
    RE: Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

    Yeah thats what i said , you will get id ,you can then use that id to update the field like below:

    var contact= new Entity("contact");

    contact.Id = entity.Id;           //retrieve entity id from action                                    

    contact["jobtitle"] = "MPS";

    service.Update(contact);

    using above you will be able to update the record.

  • Shadendra Profile Picture
    Shadendra 40 on at
    RE: Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

    System.InvalidCastException: 'Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.EntityReference' to type 'Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Entity'.'

    it,s not contain attributes only id and name it contains

    I want to update text field using entity

  • Suggested answer
    Rawish Kumar Profile Picture
    Rawish Kumar 13,756 on at
    RE: Trigger plugins using Ribbon workbench button

    You have to actually take the input parameter as EntityReference, so it would be :

    var entity = (EntityReference)context.InputParameters["Target"];

    //then access the properties like this.

    var guid = entity.id;

    string logicalname = entity.LogicalName

    Using above you can then retrieve the field from above entity since you have id and logical name by doing service.retrieve.

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