CRM 2011 Useful JavaScript tidbits

http://www.powerobjects.com/blog/2011/01/14/crm-2011-useful-javascript-tidbits/

Get the value from a CRM field

var varMyValue = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).getValue() ;

Set the value of a CRM field

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“po_CRMFieldSchemaName”).setValue(‘My New Value’);

Hide/Show a tab/section

Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(5).SetVisible(false);
Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(5).SetVisible(true);

Call the onchange event of a field

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).fireOnChange();

Get the selected value of picklist

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).getSelectedOption().text;

Set the requirement level

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setRequiredLevel(“none”);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setRequiredLevel(“required”);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setRequiredLevel(“recommended”);

Set the focus to a field

Xrm.Page.getControl(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setFocus(true);

Stop an on save event

event.returnValue = false;

Return array of strings of users security role GUIDs:

Xrm.Page.context.getUserRoles()

Hide/Show Tabs and Sections

function setVisibleTabSection(tabname, sectionname, show) 

{ 

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

if (tab != null) 

{ 

if (sectionname == null) 

tab.setVisible(show); 

else { 

var section = tab.sections.get(sectionname); 

if (section != null) 

{ 

section.setVisible(show); 

if (show) 

tab.setVisible(show); 

} 

} 

} 

}