Update a Record using Xrm.WebApi

Let’s look at how we can use the Xrm.WebApi to update a record.

Let’s use the Account entity, where we have a field called My New Field (new_mynewfield):

Here’s the update script:

var data =
    {
        "new_mynewfield": "TEST"
    }

var Id = Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId().replace("{", "").replace("}", "");

Xrm.WebApi.updateRecord("account", Id, data).then(
    function success(result) {
        console.log("Success");
    },
    function (error) {
        console.log(error.message);
    }
);

We can run this in the browser console or in a web resource. We see we get a Success callback:

In advanced find, we see the field has been updated:

Interestingly, if we were to run this with the Account record open, as the update is being done in the background, the form does not show as being dirty (i.e. unsaved changes):

On reselecting the form, we see the field updated:

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Carl de Souza is a developer and architect focusing on Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, Azure, and AI.

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