Updating fields with Java

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Hi all,

I'm looking at updating a field on one of our custom entities. It's a simple field that I wish to update. Basically the criteria is:

If field x from contact entity contains data, change field y in our custom entity, from its default, "no" to a yes.

I have this functioning with a workflow, however in order to see that the field has been updated, you'd need to perform a refresh of the page, which isn't viable for our CS staff.

Thanks all in advance

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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Hi,

how is it supposed to work? If you open your custom entity, how and where are you going to change the field on the contact (in other words, at which point would you need to display "yes" in the custom entity form?)

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Thanks for your reply Alex.

Ah, I see. So the minute the contact record is added to the custom entity, and if that contact record has x option set, change the field on the custom entity, from a no, to a yes.

I hope that explains it a bit more clearly. Additionally I've included a screenshot of the workflow I've created to perform this task.

http://imgur.com/a/LfIT1

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Nithya Gopinath 17,078 on at

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Hi,

You could try writing a Javascript on-load of the form of the custom entity.

function onLoad() { var x = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("xattributename").getValue(); //Get the value of the attribute x if (x != null) { Xrm.Page.getAttribute("yattributename").setValue(true); // Set the value of the two option attribute y } }

Hope this helps.

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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If you are adding a contact through a subgrid, then you might try this:

- make your workflow a real-time workflow(if it's not)

- add grid onload event - just refresh data on the form:

[View:https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn932126.aspx#BKMK_GridControlOnLoadEvent]

(For the refresh, check this:

[View:https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn481607.aspx#BKMK_refresh] )

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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Actually, you can simply do this:

- in the grid onload, use gettotalrecordcount to see if there are contact records

- then set you yes/no field to yes if there are records

No need to refresh(may still want to keep the workflow if a contact's parent is updated through the contact form)

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