How to call/launch/execute workflow and wait until its execution to make some action with JavaScript in Microsoft Dynamics CRM

from here: http://a33ik.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-calllaunchexecute-workflow-and.html

Author of code for workflow executing is Jian Wang. I wrote a code that waits for the workflow to be completed.

So the code:

ExecuteWorkflow = function(entityId, workflowId)

{

   var xml = "" +

   "\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" +

   "\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\">" +

   GenerateAuthenticationHeader() +

   "  " +

   "    \"http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices\">" +

   "      \"ExecuteWorkflowRequest\">" +

   "        " + entityId + "" +

   "        " + workflowId + "" +

   "      " +

   "    " +

   "  " +

   "" +

   "";



   var xmlHttpRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");

   xmlHttpRequest.Open("POST", "/mscrmservices/2007/CrmService.asmx", false);

   xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/Execute");

   xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");

   xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);

   xmlHttpRequest.send(xml);

   var resultXml = xmlHttpRequest.responseXML;

   return(resultXml.selectSingleNode('//soap:Envelope/soap:Body/ExecuteResponse/Response/Id').nodeTypedValue);

}



WaitWorkflowExecution = function(workflowId)

{

   var xml = ""+

   "+

   " xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'"+

   " xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>"+

   GenerateAuthenticationHeader() +

   ""+

   ""+

   "asyncoperation"+

   ""+workflowId+""+

   ""+

   ""+

   "statuscode"+

   ""+

   ""+

   ""+

   ""+

   "";



   var xHReq = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");

   xHReq.Open("POST", "/mscrmservices/2007/CrmService.asmx", false);

   xHReq.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/Retrieve");

   xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");

   xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);

   xHReq.send(xml);

   var resultXml = xHReq.responseXML;



   var errorCount = resultXml.selectNodes('//error').length;

   if (errorCount != 0)

   {

       setTimeout("WaitWorkflowExecution('" + workflowId + "');", 1000);

      

   }

   else

   {

       var executionstatus = resultXml.selectSingleNode("//soap:Envelope/soap:Body/RetrieveResponse/RetrieveResult/q1:statuscode").nodeTypedValue;

  



       if (executionstatus == 30)//Workflow completed

       {

           alert("Workflow Completed!");

       }

       else

       {

           setTimeout("WaitWorkflowExecution('" + workflowId + "');", 1000);

       }

   }

}



var theWorkflowId = "6eb47269-4139-40b3-a96d-255ef2d78e6a"; //change to your workflow Id

var workflowInstanceId = ExecuteWorkflow(crmForm.ObjectId, theWorkflowId);



WaitWorkflowExecution(workflowInstanceId);

How to restict users from entering special characters in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

From here: http://a33ik.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-restict-users-from-entering.html

Solution is very simple - just add following script to OnLoad event handler of form:

function SwitchOnCheck(ElementId)
{
   var element = document.getElementById(ElementId);
   if (element != null)
       element.attachEvent("onkeyup", function()
{
   var mikExp = /[$\\@\\\#%\^\&\*\(\)\[\]\+\_\{\}\`\~\=\|]/;
   var strPass = element.value;
   if (strPass == null)
       return;
   var strLength = strPass.length;
   var lchar = element.value.charAt(strLength - 1);
   while(lchar.search(mikExp) != -1)
   {
       strPass = strPass.substring(0, strLength - 1);
       if (strPass.length == 0)
           break;
       strLength = strPass.length;
       lchar = strPass.charAt(strLength - 1);
      }

   element.value = strPass;
});       
}

Clearing fields in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

credit where it's due: http://a33ik.blogspot.com/2009/11/clearing-fields-in-microsoft-dynamics.html


...used following code to clear fields (set properties of entities to null):

account acc = new account();
acc.accountid = new Key(new Guid("249FB2CF-31CD-DE11-AB59-005056B30605"));

Lookup lookup = new Lookup();
lookup.IsNull = true;
lookup.IsNullSpecified = true;

acc.primarycontactid = lookup;
crmservice.Update(acc);

This code works but there is more elegant and readable way to clear fields:

account acc = new account();
acc.accountid = new Key(new Guid("249FB2CF-31CD-DE11-AB59-005056B30605"));
acc.primarycontactid = Lookup.Null;
crmservice.Update(acc);

Similar approach also will work for CrmDateTime, CrmNumber, Picklist, Customer, CrmMoney, CrmFloat, CrmDecimal fields.

Add field Tooltips

crmForm.all.new_attribute_c.title = “contents of the tooltip”

http://crm.atechnisch.nl/2009/07/use-tooltips-as-hot-help/

Dynamics CRM 4.0: Placing an Associated View in an iFrame

http://www.dynamicscare.com/blog/index.php/dynamics-crm-4-0-placing-an-associated-view-in-an-iframe/

Update to the Dynamics CRM Statement of Direction

https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/documentation/whitepapers/MSD_CRM4StatementOfDirection.htm

Security and Authentication in Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Field-level Security in Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Options and Constraints

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=471f8670-47b3-4525-b25d-c11a6774615c

Pseudo-Filtered Lookup Dialog in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

http://advantageworks.blogspot.com/2008/02/pseudo-filtered-lookup-dialog-in.html

Using Filters in a Report

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb955092.aspx

Walkthrough: Creating and Registering a Custom Workflow Activity

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704600.aspx

Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK 4.0.10 is available

http://blogs.msdn.com/crm/archive/2009/11/04/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-0-10-is-available.aspx

Creating a Custom Search Button

http://blogs.msdn.com/crm/archive/2008/01/10/creating-a-custom-search-button.aspx

Overriding Records per page count for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

http://a33ik.blogspot.com/2009/09/overriding-records-per-page-count-for.html

Developer Ramp up Kit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd393296.aspx