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Using Javascript, how does someone check which entity a new record was created from?

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Posted on by DK123

Hello CRM Community,

If I'm not mistaken, Microsoft has deprecated the getQueryStringParameters() function in the new UCI, and I need help figuring out how to update our method to work with UCI.

BACKGROUND:

From an Entity A form, I am creating a new Entity B record (see Fig. 1 directly below)

Fig 1.

Currently, we're using the following function to check which entity Entity-B was created from, but like I mentioned, this does not work anymore in the new UCI:

var createFrom = Xrm.Page.context.getQueryStringParameters()._CreateFromType;

QUESTION:

After clicking "New" and I'm on a new Entity B form, using the execution context passed via the event handler on a form (see Fig. 2 below), how can I retrieve the ID and Name of the entity from which Entity B was created? (This is a JavaScript web resource function that will be triggered when the new Entity B form is loaded -- onLoad)

I could really use the community's help. Thank you in advance!

Much appreciation,

Daniel

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DK123 65 on at

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RE: Using Javascript, how does someone check which entity a new record was created from?

Hi Leo,

Thanks for your response.

I'll try formContext.data.attributes since getQueryStringParameters() function has been deprecated even though Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext() is valid.

I'm struggling with how to retrieve the attribute value _CreateFromType via formContext.data.attributes. I'll keep trying and update this post when I figure it out.
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RE: Using Javascript, how does someone check which entity a new record was created from?

Thanks for your response Ravi.

Microsoft docs say that getQueryStringParameters() is deprecated. I tried Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().getQueryStringParameters(); and although I get the correct value in the Classic UI and the browser's dev tool console, UCI displays null/empty values which is not the expected values I see in ClassicUI and browser console.
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RE: Using Javascript, how does someone check which entity a new record was created from?

Hi partner,

You could use "Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().getQueryStringParameters()" instead.

BTW, Microsoft also mentioned that we could use "formContext.data.attributes" instead.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/important-changes-coming

Hope it helps.

Best Regards,

Leo
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RaviKashyap 55,410 on at

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RE: Using Javascript, how does someone check which entity a new record was created from?

Hi,

Try Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().getQueryStringParameters();

hope this helps.

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