Get Data sent to server on Save using Dynamics 365 CRM JavaScript | GetDataXML function

Now, in case you are working on forms in Dynamics 365 CRM, and you want to know what all data is changed – There are 2 ways to get this

Scenario

Let’s look at the below scenario where this is useful –

You have a record which you are about to Edit. This is how it looks as of now.
Now, I have an OnSave event on which I’m calling a function to capture what all is being saved.
Now, below is what I want to change and then click Save to save the changes.
And then click Save. Now, I want to capture all this data upon Saving to know and further process what has been changed. Let’s see how we can achieve this using Dynamics 365 CRM JavaScript

getDataXml() method

Here’s how you will see the data to be changed

Below, you see that I’m using formContext.data.entity.getDataXml(); to get the data that was changed and which will be setn to the server to saving/processing.
Please note that here, I’ve used formContext as my variable to store the context passed from the Save event on the form.

Here’s the code for you to copy and change for yourself – var xmlData = formContext.data.entity.getDataXml();
Now, when I run this on the Dev Tools in the Browser, I can see what is being populated when I save the record.
Once I hit debugger, I’ll get the same in the variable I created.
And when I run this variable in the Console to see the complete data, I get this in XML.
And that’s how you can capture data in Dynamics 365 which is being sent to the server for processing/saving.

Hope this helps!

Here are some Power Automate posts you want to check out –

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Ribbon button visibility based on a null value in field in Dynamics 365 | Ribbon Workbench

February 1, 2022 priyeshwagh777 Ribbon Workbench dynamics 365 crm javascript, Ribbon Workbench, show hide ribbon button, valuerule in ribbon workbench

In case you are using ValueRule already for showing / hiding a ribbon button, but wondering how you can check for the same field for null values i.e. showing the ribbon button only when the field contains data?

I’ll explain in this post –

You can also refer this post for showing/hiding button based on a certain value – https://d365demystified.com/2021/01/08/ribbon-button-visibility-based-on-a-field-value-in-dynamics-365-ribbon-workbench/

ValueRule

Let’s consider an example where you want to show a Subscription button based on the Group Code field on the Account form –

I have a Group Code button on the Account Form, if this contains data, only then the Subscription button/flyout button should show.
So, in the Ribbon Workbench, you can select your button and start by adding a Display Rule (Assuming you don’t have other Display Rules already set which you’ll need to take care of)
In the Display Rule, you can select the type as ValueRule
In the value Rule, the field you are checking for in this example is Group Code (Name: cf_groupcode)

At this point, if I leave the Value as blank in the above screenshot, the button will be hidden if the value is blank in the above shown Display Rule. This acts as Show when “Group Code Does Not Contain Data“

In this case, the button will be shown when the Group Code field is blank.

And hidden when the Group Code field Contains Data
Now, if we choose to Invert Result, you’ll get this – This will act as Show when “Group Code Contains Data”

Now, in this condition, the Ribbon button will be shown is the Group Code has data in it.

And will be hidden when the Group Code field is blank.

Also Ensure

If you are wondering if your changes are being applied, also cross check the below two points –

The Command must be attached to the button.
And the DisplayRule must be attached to the Command itself.

Hope this was useful!

Here are some more XrmToolBox related posts which you might want to check –

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Dynamics 365 JavaScript Client Scripting for Beginners | [Video Series]

January 8, 2022 priyeshwagh777 D365 WebAPI / JavaScript client side scripting in dynamics 365 crm, dynamics 365 crm javascript, javascript for dynamics 365 crm

Hi! If you are a newbie to Dynamics 365 JavaScript, I’ve made a short series on the same from a Beginner’s perspective.

I’ll keep enriching this series with advanced topics soon.

Pre-Requisites

In order to be able to start JavaScript form scripting for Dynamics 365 CRM / Model-Driven Apps, you must have the below –

Beginner to moderate JavaScript knowledge
Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code
System Customizer / System Admin access to the Dynamics 365 / Model-Driven environment.

Also, for complete reference to Dynamics 365 Client Scripting, here’s the official Microsoft Documentation on the same – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003911

YouTube Videos

Hope this was useful. In order to also look for a beginner series on writing Plugins for Dynamics 365 CRM / Dataverse, I’ve created a Blog Series for the same as well – Plugins Development in Dynamics 365 CRM for Beginners | [Blog Series]