This week, while working on a migration from CRM 4.0 to 2011, I discovered a need to back up my web resources so that we could transfer them easily from our prototype environment to the new production environment that will be created tonight.

Rather than create a new utility, I just decided to modify my Export JavaScript 2011 utility to support all web resource types, not just JScript resources.  Here's a look at the new interface:

Just check the boxes next to the types of resources you wish to export.

You can download it from my Free Solutions page.

If you've ever explored the CRM SDK folder system, then you have probably noticed it includes various unexpected goodies, which is the topic for today's article.

Look in: sdk\resources\images

and you will find 2,540 files representing the various user interface components, such as icons.

So, if you've ever needed to create an add-on that needs to show a CRM icon, now you know where to look.

If you have ever worked with the Dynamics CRM Opportunity, you know that it contains a function to recalculate the opportunity when you have selected System Calculated for the Revenue.

Here are the major areas of focus for this discussion:

When the user presses the Recalculate button on the Ribbon, all of the associated line items will be summaries and that number placed into the Est. Revenue field (estimatedvalue is the internal field name).

It is important to note the order in which this happens because if you have your own JavaScript running on the form, it may not function in the way you expect.

Est. Revenue Field OnChange Event

If you add an OnChange event to the Est. Revenue field, it will not be fired by the Recalculate Opportunity button.  This is because the value of this field is not modified on the form, it is modified in the database.

If you have selected User Provided for the Revenue field, the Est. Revenue field becomes editable and the OnChange event will fire, after someone changes the value and leaves the field.

Recalculate Opportunity Page Life Cycle

When a user clicks the Recalculate Opportunity button, the following events will occur, in this order:

1. The page will be saved, and the OnSave event will fire.
2. The database record for the opportunity will be updated with the new Est. Revenue value.
3. The page is reloaded, which will fire the OnLoad event.

What this means to you

So, what does this mean to your average CRM developer?  Not much unless you need to execute JavaScript on the OnChange of the Est. Revenue field.  If that is the case, and you are using System Calculated as your Revenue type, you need to add your code to the form's OnLoad event so that it will execute using the most current Est. Revenue value.

Revised 4/16/2012: Added checks for control type to prevent exceptions.

I ran into a need to build a list of all of the fields found in all of the sections of a tab, within Dynamics CRM 2011.  Here is the JavaScript to do that:

function getFieldListFromTab(tabId)
{
    var fieldList = new Array();

    var tab = Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(tabId);

    tab.sections.forEach(function (section, sectionIndex)
    {
        section.controls.forEach(function (control, controlIndex)
        {
            switch (control.getControlType())
            {
                case "standard":
                case "lookup":
                case "optionset":
                    var attribute = control.getAttribute();

                    if (attribute != null)
                    {
                        fieldList.push(attribute.getName());
                    }
                    break;
            }
        });
    });

    return fieldList;
}

The field names are placed in a JavaScript Array.

Add this function to one of the web resources which has been linked to an Entity Form, and you can use it like this:

var fieldList = getFieldListFromTab(0);

alert(fieldList.length);

You can pass in the tab number, which is zero-based, or pass in the tab name.

In the example above, we are retrieving all of the fields in the first tab, then displaying the number of field names added to the array ( the length property ).

JavaScript allows an administrator to enhance the functionality of Dynamics CRM 2011 in order to better fit your business processes.

This Lunch and Learn session delivers an introduction to JavaScript development and will cover the following topics:

• Setting up your development environment
• Introduction to the form editor
• Using web resources
• CRM form events
• JavaScript basics
• CRM 2011 JavaScript object model
• Common CRM JavaScript methods

Class Duration:

1 hour, 15 minutes

Cost Per Attendee:

$99USD

( limited to 20 attendees per session )

What to Expect:

At the end of this session, you should at least understand basics of how to write JavaScript and how to utilize the Dynamics CRM 2011 object model to perform the most operations commonly performed by a developer.

Additionally, since this is not a full class, you'll receive homework to be completed on your own, at your own pace.

When:

Session 1:

Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM (CT)

Session 2:

Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM (CT)

Local APAC Times:

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 7:30AM to 8:45AM (Mumbai)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 10:00AM to 11:15AM (Beijing)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 11:00AM to 12:15PM (Tokyo)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 12:00PM to 1:15PM (Sydney)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 2:00PM to 3:15PM (Auckland)

Since the first Lunch and Learn session will occur when my friends in the Asia/Pacific region are mostly asleep, I thought it would be a good idea to hold an encore performance later that same day when the other side of the planet is at work.

See below for the new time and the corresponding local times for Asia/Pacific.

JavaScript allows an administrator to enhance the functionality of Dynamics CRM 2011 in order to better fit your business processes.

This Lunch and Learn session delivers an introduction to JavaScript development and will cover the following topics:

• Setting up your development environment
• Introduction to the form editor
• Using web resources
• CRM form events
• JavaScript basics
• CRM 2011 JavaScript object model
• Common CRM JavaScript methods

When:

Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM (CT)

Local APAC Times:

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 7:30AM to 8:45AM (Mumbai)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 10:00AM to 11:15AM (Beijing)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 11:00AM to 12:15PM (Tokyo)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 12:00PM to 1:15PM (Sydney)

Friday, April 13, 2012 from 2:00PM to 3:15PM (Auckland)

Class Duration:

1 hour, 15 minutes

Cost Per Attendee:

$99USD

( limited to 20 attendees )

What to Expect:

At the end of this session, you should at least understand basics of how to write JavaScript and how to utilize the Dynamics CRM 2011 object model to perform the most operations commonly performed by a developer.

Additionally, since this is not a full class, you'll receive homework to be completed on your own, at your own pace.