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Add Attribute Dynamically by Clicking a Button

Dear Community,

I've created a Ribbon Workbench button and added an action of JavaScript to create a string attribute('resource_name') in the Opportunity Table. But, when I click on the button nothing happens, it neither shows success nor failure.

Need your expert advice on whether to change the script or to go with another approach. Please share a way to create new attributes dynamically at the click of a button.

Javascript Used -

function addDemoAttribute() {
    var entityName = "opportunity";
    var attributeName = "resuource_name";
    var attributeDisplayName = "Resource Name";
    var maxLength = 100;
    var description = "A demo attribute integration";
    var attributeMetadata = {
        "@odata.type": "Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.StringAttributeMetadata",
        "LogicalName": attributeName,
        "DisplayName": {
            "LocalizedLabels": [
                {
                    "Label": attributeDisplayName,
                    "LanguageCode": 1033
                }
            ]
        },
        "MaxLength": maxLength,
        "RequiredLevel": {
            "Value": "None"
        },
        "Description": {
            "LocalizedLabels": [
                {
                    "Label": description,
                    "LanguageCode": 1033
                }
            ]
        },
        "SchemaName": attributeName
    };
    var request = {
        entity: {
            logicalName: entityName
        },
        MetadataId: null,
        AttributeType: 'String',
        Attribute: attributeMetadata
    };
    Xrm.WebApi.online.execute(request).then(
        function success(result) {
            if (result.ok) {
                Xrm.Navigation.openAlertDialog({ text: "Attribute created successfully." });
            }
        },
        function(error) {
            Xrm.Navigation.openErrorDialog({ message: "Error creating attribute: " + error.message });
        }
    );
}

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