http://crmxpg.nl/wp/2010/10/22/display-tooltips-for-fields-in-ms-crm-part-2/
i need a similar feature as shown in the above link for a CRM 2011 instance. Below is the JS i modified for CRM 2011.
//*********************************************************
function initializePicklists()
{
//retrieve customizable entities build and entity picklist
var list = gGetEntityList();
var name = list[0];
var displayname = list[1];
gConvertTextToPickList('new_entity', name);
//retrieve attributes and build attribute picklist
var entity = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_entity").getValue();
gConvertTextToPickList('new_attribute', gGetAttributeList(entity)[0]);
}
//*********************************************************
function gQueryMetadataService(request)
{
/*
Description: Generic function to call the metadata webservice
Calls by : gGetEntityList() and gGetAttributeList()
Returns: XML response array
Example:
var request = "<Request xsi:type='RetrieveAllEntitiesRequest'>" +
"<MetadataItems>EntitiesOnly</MetadataItems>" + //MetadataItems – The items you wish to retrieve e.g. EntitiesOnly, IncludeAttributes, IncludePrivileges, IncludeRelationships and All.
"<RetrieveAsIfPublished>false</RetrieveAsIfPublished>" + //RetrieveAsIfPublished – specifies whether you want to get a list of just the published entity metadata or all of the entity metadata.
"</Request>";
var result = gQueryMetadataService(request);
var logicalNames = result.selectNodes("//CrmMetadata/LogicalName");
*/
var soapMessage = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>" +
"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' " +
"xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'>" +
Xrm.Page.context.getAuthenticationHeader() +
"<soap:Body><Execute xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts/Services' " + request + "</Execute></soap:Body>" +
"</soap:Envelope>";
var xmlHttpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlHttpRequest.open("POST", getServerUrl, true)
// Responses will return XML. It isn't possible to return JSON.
xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/xml, text/xml, */*");
xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");
xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts/Services/IOrganizationService/Execute");
// var soapMessage = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>" +
// "<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' " +
// "xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'>" +
//
//Xrm.Page.context.getAuthenticationHeader() +
// "<soap:Body><Execute xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts/Services' " + request + "</Execute></soap:Body>" +
// "</soap:Envelope>";
xmlHttpRequest.send(soapMessage);
return xmlhttp.responseXML;
}
//*********************************************************
function gGetEntityList()
{
/*
Description: Retrieving a List of Attributes for an Entity
Calls: gQueryMetadataService()
Returns: arrEntity - array with logical name of entities
arrDisplay - array with display names
Example:
var list = gGetEntityList();
var logicalname = list[0];
var displayname = list[1];
gConvertTextToPickList('cm_attribute',logicalname);
*/
var request = "<Request xsi:type='RetrieveAllEntitiesRequest'>" +
"<MetadataItems>EntitiesOnly</MetadataItems>" + //MetadataItems – The items you wish to retrieve e.g. EntitiesOnly, IncludeAttributes, IncludePrivileges, IncludeRelationships
and All.
"<RetrieveAsIfPublished>false</RetrieveAsIfPublished>" + //RetrieveAsIfPublished – specifies whether you want to get a list of just the published entity metadata or all of the entity
metadata.
"</Request>";
var arrEntity = new Array();
var arrDisplay = new Array();
var j = 0;
var result = gQueryMetadataService(request);
var logicalNames = result.selectNodes("//CrmMetadata/LogicalName");
var displayNames = result.selectNodes("//CrmMetadata/SchemaName");
for (var i = 0; i < logicalNames.length; i++) {
//only show customizable entities
if (result.selectNodes("//CrmMetadata/IsCustomizable")[i].text == 'true') {
arrEntity[j] = logicalNames[i].text;
arrDisplay[j] = (displayNames[i]) ? displayNames[i].text : logicalNames[i].text;
j++;
}
}
return [arrEntity.sort(), arrDisplay.sort()];
}
//*********************************************************
function gGetAttributeList(entityName)
{
/*
Description: Retrieving a List of Attributes for an Entity
Calls: gQueryMetadataService()
Example: gGetAttributeList("account");
Returns: arrResults - array with logical names
arrDisplay - array with display names
Example:
var list = gGetAttributeList();
var logicalname = list[0];
var displayname = list[1];
gConvertTextToPickList('cm_attribute',logicalname);
*/
var request = "<Request xsi:type='RetrieveEntityRequest'>" +
"<MetadataId>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</MetadataId>" +
"<EntityItems>IncludeAttributes</EntityItems>" + //EntityItems – The items we wish to retrieve e.g. IncludeAttributes, EntityOnly, IncludePrivileges, IncludeRelationships and All.
"<LogicalName>" + entityName + "</LogicalName>" + //LogicalName – Schema name of the entity we are retrieving.
"<IsCustomizable>1</IsCustomizable>" + //LogicalName – Schema name of the entity we are retrieving.
"<RetrieveAsIfPublished>true</RetrieveAsIfPublished>" + //RetrieveAsIfPublished – specifies whether you want to get a list of just the published entity metadata or all of the entity metadata.
"</Request>";
var arrResults = new Array();
var arrDisplay = new Array();
var result = gQueryMetadataService(request);
var schemaNames = result.selectNodes("//EntityMetadata/Attributes/Attribute/SchemaName");
var displayNames = result.selectNodes("//EntityMetadata/Attributes/Attribute/DisplayName/LocLabels/LocLabel/Label");
//alert(result.selectNodes("//EntityMetadata/Attributes/Attribute/DisplayName")[0].xml);
for (var i = 0; i < schemaNames.length; i++)
{
//document.writeln(schemaNames[i].text);
arrResults[i] = schemaNames[i].text.toLowerCase();
arrDisplay[i] = (displayNames[i]) ? displayNames[i].text : schemaNames[i].text.toLowerCase();
}
return [arrResults.sort(), arrDisplay.sort()];
}
//*********************************************************
function gConvertTextToPickList(controlId, valuearray, textarray) {
/*
Description: Funcion to convert a nvarchar (text) field into a picklist
Calls: AddPickListValues()
Returns: nothing
Example: var arrValues = ['1','2','3'];
var arrText = ['One','Two','Three'];
gConvertTextToPickList('<your_textfield>',arrValues, arrText);
*/
//Referance the Text field
var textControl = document.getElementById(controlId);
if (!textControl) { return; }
if (!textarray || (valuearray.length != textarray.length)) {
textarray = valuearray;
}
//Create a new Picklist (SELECT) control
var picklistControl = document.createElement("SELECT");
//Copy the Text field properties to the picklist
picklistControl.id = textControl.id;
picklistControl.req = textControl.req;
//Set Required Style, add the picklist values
picklistControl.className = "ms-crm-SelectBox "; //"selectBox " v3.0
AddPickListValues(picklistControl, valuearray, textarray);
//load the picklist selected value from the text field (saved) datavalue
picklistControl.value = textControl.getValue();
textControl.parentElement.appendChild(picklistControl); //append the picklist to the document
textControl.parentElement.removeChild(textControl); //remove the text field , we don't need it anymore.
//*********************************************************
function AddPickListValues(picklistControl, valuearray, textarray)
{
for (var i = 0; i < valuearray.length; i++)
{
//Create a new Option
var option = document.createElement("OPTION");
option.value = option.innerText = valuearray[i];
option.text = option.innerText = textarray[i];
picklistControl.appendChild(option); //Add the option to the picklist
}
}
}
function getServerUrl()
{
var OrgServicePath = "/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc/web";
var serverUrl = "";
if (typeof GetGlobalContext == "function") {
var context = GetGlobalContext();
serverUrl = context.getServerUrl();
}
else {
if (typeof Xrm.Page.context == "object") {
serverUrl = Xrm.Page.context.getServerUrl();
}
else {
throw new Error("Unable to access the server URL");
}
}
if (serverUrl.match(/\/$/)) {
serverUrl = serverUrl.substring(0, serverUrl.length - 1);
}
return serverUrl + OrgServicePath;
}
//now call the function
initializePicklists();
i added the above javascript on load of the custom entity. i am getting an error that the "object doesn't support this property or method".
When i tried to debug using VS 2010 its saying" no dissembly found ".
Any Suggestions ??
