1.To send the message to the IFrame  write following javascript code . Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get(‘IFrameName‘).getObject().contentWindow.postMessage(Value,”*”); 2.To receive the message on the IFrame write the message event inside the javascript on IFrame window.attachEvent(“onmessage”,functionname); 3.Define the function function functionname(Value) { var Name = Value.data; //Do any operation using Name }    

We can use JScript to access Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online data from within the application. There are two web services available i.e Rest and Soap endpoints. Here we will have a look at the Rest endpoint service to retrieve some data. In our system we have two entities named “ServiceAppointment” […]

Lets walk through some lines to retrieve the attributes of a specified entity for MS CRM 2011. First of all lets have three properties declared in a class as below private OrganizationDetail CurrentOrganizationDetail { get; set; } private IDiscoveryService DiscoveryService { get; set; } private IOrganizationService OrgService { get; set; } Then in the second […]

The following code demonstrates that list of account entity details in listbox. In WPF application within listbox store account entity name and accountid using IOrganizationService interface to connect with CRM 2011 server. public void populateList() { Uri myUri = new Uri(“http://localhost:5558/mfdev/XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc”); IServiceConfiguration<IDiscoveryService> dinfo = ServiceConfigurationFactory.CreateConfiguration<IDiscoveryService>(myUri); var creds = new ClientCredentials(); DiscoveryServiceProxy dsp = new DiscoveryServiceProxy(dinfo, […]

The following example demonstrates how to change entity display name and publish that entity. In this code defines retrieve attributes set of specific entity. Then change plural name and display name of that entity and publish it. For this operation here using IOrganizationService interface to connect with CRM 2011 server. public void ChangeEntityName() { Uri […]

To achieve this functionality create an xml file that will hold the tooltip information. The following code illustrates it <tooltip> <entity name=”new_test”> <attribute name=”new_testField”> <shorttooltip>use for testing</shorttooltip> </attribute> </entity> </tooltip> Now use java script file to call above xml file for tool tips. The jquery library should include in that global java script file. the […]

In CRM 2011 anyone can set back color of attribute field in form level using JavaScript. In entity form we can use entity attributes field. The following snippet illustrates this document.getElementById(fieldname).style.backgroundColor = “colorname”; // change back color of field to any color Use following snipet to color single option in option set using index number… […]

As Silverlight is not a integral part of CRM platform , its very cumbersome  to keep track of error and  debugging  custom codes. So to  debug  a  Silverlight application  for  CRM 2011 we need to  follow  certain steps as  given below : 1.Build  the silverlight application  and set the  breakpoint to the  code where its  […]

The Xrm.Page Script Library Template is a Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 project that provides JScript IntelliSense and JScript libraries which uses Xrm.Page objects and methods.This template provides JScript IntelliSense completion and method documentation. The latest release of the Microsoft Dynamics SDK (Version 5.0.3) contains Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solution and Visual Studio extension that together will […]

To retrieve the values of a lookup field or any other field in a Silverlight page, we need to follow two steps i.e 1. Design the Silverlight application to retrieve the lookup field value. And create a web resource of type Silverlight and upload the .xap file. 2. Create a webresource in the form customization […]

Step 1: Go to Setting>> Solutions. Create a new Solution. Step 2: Open the Solution. Click Add Existing>> Site Map . Step 3: Save and Publish the Solution. Export the Solution. Step 4: Unzip the Zip file. Step 5:Open the customizations.xml in Visual Studio/Notepad++. Step 6: Below the ResourCenter Area Write following  codes . <Area […]

It’s often required to get the default tagprefix of an organization dynamicaly using REST endpoint. We can get the default tagprefix from Default Publisher.But to know which is Default Publisher we need to get the DefaultSolution. The following code snippet helps us to find the default tagprefix. //Get the default TagPrefix of the Organization var […]

In CRM we have  a  common requirement  for plugins for setstate message ie  when the  status  of  a  record changes (like activate/deactivated/state change of a  record etc.) So, here we  will look at some  plugin codes which executes to  update certain field when a record state changes ie activated/deactivated. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; […]

The following code snipet illustrate this… protected override void Execute(CodeActivityContext executionContext) { // Get the context service. IWorkflowContext context = executionContext.GetExtension<IWorkflowContext>(); IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = executionContext.GetExtension<IOrganizationServiceFactory>(); // Use the context service to create an instance of IOrganizationService. IOrganizationService _orgService = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.InitiatingUserId); // Use _orgService to call methods. //Create a query expression specifying the Account entity and […]

Webresources associated to an Entity are stored inside “FormXml” of that entity as follows. <formLibraries> <Libraryname=”new_jquery.1.4.4.min”libraryUniqueId=”{405ae6dd-4825-97e3-7de4-8653dde56587}” /> <Libraryname=”new_SDK.Metadata”libraryUniqueId=”{10073a56-0333-96c7-405d-593a6cece89a}” /> <Libraryname=”new_toolTipsJS”libraryUniqueId=”{b289a047-30e1-d90d-317b-0bbce7e486b8}” /> <Libraryname=”new_json2″libraryUniqueId=”{442753de-bb92-aad2-8505-a6ae9b0c1ab6}” /> </formLibraries>   To get the FormXml of an entity we need to query “SystemForm” with some filter condiion . The following code snippet helps us to find WebResources associated to an Entity. […]

PartyList : This is a  data type available in MS crm. It  is almost  a lookup  that can have references to more than one records of an entity for a single field. A partylist  has certain attributes like   name, id, type,typename etc. So the basic operation  for such a field will be to retrieve or […]

IOrganizationService is the primary webservice for accessing the data and metadata for the organization on MS Dynamics CRM 2011. Here is the code snippet for accessing it on a On-Premise, IFD and Online Server. On-Premise: OrgService = Uri orgServiceUri = new Uri(“Org Service URL”);IServiceConfiguration<IOrganizationService> orgConfigInfo = ServiceConfigurationFactory.CreateConfiguration<IOrganizationService>(orgServiceUri);var creds1 = new ClientCredentials();new OrganizationServiceProxy(orgConfigInfo, creds1); IFD: creds.UserName.UserName […]