Web API–Status update and SetState message Plugin

 

With Web API, now we can call the Update method to change the Statecode and Statuscode on the entity. This was not possible earlier with REST OrganizationData.svc endpoints.

On one hand it does makes it simpler to change the Status of the entity along with other attributes, one thing developer should keep in mind that. Now with Status Change, CRM will invoke Update message of and not SetState or SetStateDynamicEntity. It would be safer to register all 3 messages, that is Update, SetState and SetStateDynamicEntity so that all possible scenarios are covered.

Following is sample WebAPI code which update Account Status, this code will invoke Update message in Plugin.

    var entityId = Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId();
    var clientURL = Xrm.Page.context.getClientUrl();
   
    var AccountName = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“name”).getValue();
 
    entityId = entityId.replace(“{“,””);
    entityId = entityId.replace(“}”, “”);
 
    var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
    var odataQuery = encodeURI(clientURL + “/api/data/v8.0/accounts(” + entityId + “)”);
    req.open(“PATCH”, odataQuery, false);
    req.setRequestHeader(“Accept”, “application/json”);
    req.setRequestHeader(“Content-Type”, “application/json; charset=utf-8”);
    req.setRequestHeader(“OData-MaxVersion”, “4.0”);
    req.setRequestHeader(“OData-Version”, “4.0”);
 
    var account = {};
     // State code value
    account[“statecode”] = 1;
    //  status reason Value
    account[“statuscode”] = 2;
    // Normal field Update   
    account[“name”] =  AccountName + ” Status Changed”;
 
    req.send(JSON.stringify(account));
 
    if (req.readyState == 4) {
 
        if (req.status == 204) {
          alert(“Completed with Success”);
        } else {
            var error = JSON.parse(req.response).error;
            alert(error.message);
        }
    }

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