Dynamics 365 Client API Changes Continued – GlobalContext and FormContext

Following on from a previous post where we introduce changes to the Client API and form context, let’s look more at using this in order to move from the deprecated Xrm.Page.

Using a similar example, we will pass the context from the OnChange event of our Fax field on the page our JavaScript function (we will reuse the OnLoad function):

function DoLoad(executionContext) {
var formContext = executionContext.getFormContext();
}

From here, we can put a breakpoint on the web resource when it loads to play with the executionContext that is passed in:

Our page:

Let’s look at some methods.

formContext.data.entity.getEntityName

Old method: Xrm.Page.data.entity.getEntityName

formContext.data.entity.getId

Old method: Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId

formContext.data.entity.getIsDirty

Old method: Xrm.Page.data.entity.getIsDirty

formContext.data.entity.getDataXml

This is migrated from Xrm.Page.data.entity.getDataXml.

formContext.data.entity.save()

Old method: Xrm.Page.data.entity.save

Saves the form.

formContext.getAttribute

When dealing with Attributes, we can use formContext.getAttribute. Some examples include:

• getValue
• getAttributeType
• getMaxLength
• setValue

Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext

From a Global perspective, Xrm.Page.context moves to the new Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext. Running this in the debugger:

We can compare this to the old method:

The following are several methods from Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext:

• globalContext.userSettings.getTimeZoneOffsetMinutes() (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getTimeZoneOffsetMinutes)
• globalContext.userSettings.userId (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getUserId)
• globalContext.userSettings.languageId (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getUserLcid)
• globalContext.userSettings.userName (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getUserName)
• globalContext.userSettings.securityRoles (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getUserRoles)
• globalContext.organizationSettings.isAutoSaveEnabled (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getIsAutoSaveEnabled)
• globalContext.organizationSettings.languageId (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getOrgLcid)
• globalContext.organizationSettings.uniqueName (Old: Xrm.Page.context.getOrgUniqueName)

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