Set Date to today's date only first time the form is loaded

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Hi everyone!

I would like to set a date field to today's date only when the form is loaded the first time, so that when i open again the form to not change the date with the new today's date.

This will have to be done with javascript but how? Created on date in only available after the item is created. I want to set default date to today and also to be changeable , so that the user will change it.

One idea is to have an index to increment it when form is loaded only when index is 1 will run, the first time. Not sure if there is a more optimized way

Any ideas?

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sandeepstw 4,601 on at

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Hi,

You can use javascript web resource and set field value as today date. Associate web resource on form load. Check this link:

http://www.cobalt.net/using-javascript-to-populate-fields-on-form-load-in-microsoft-crm/

Thanks,

Sandeep

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Nithya Gopinath 17,078 on at

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Hi Shak,

You could create a calculated date time field to set the value to today's date.

See: community.dynamics.com/.../190532

Hope this helps.

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Hi,

If I got you right you want to set the field when it's created for the first time. If so then I would suggest you use formType control instead of using a counter.

function SetDate(){ if (Xrm.Page.ui.getFormType() == 1) { your code to set date } }

Hope it helps

Ezgi Haglund
Please verify if it solves your problem

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Use this code:

function SetTodaysDate(){

if (Xrm.Page.ui.getFormType() == 1)

{

var Date = Xrm.Page.data.entity.attributes.get("fieldname");

var today = new Date();

Date.setValue(today );

}

}

Refer this for form types:

www.mscrmconsultant.com/.../get-form-type-using-javascript-in-crm.html

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Franglais on at

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What is the purpose of the field?

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Rahul G J 605 on at

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Hi Shak,

That's Right1 what Ezgi HAGLUND and Mohd Saad Akhtar they said.

Regards,

Rahul

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Using Date you get a message that Date is not a constructor.

Using this code worked fine:

function SetTodaysDateOnLoad(){

Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_todaysdate").setValue(Date.now());

}

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