CRM 2011 JavaScript

Get the value from a CRM field

var varMyValue = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).getValue() ;

Set the value of a CRM field

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“po_CRMFieldSchemaName”).setValue(‘My New Value’);

Hide/Show a tab/section

Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(5).SetVisible(false);
Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(5).SetVisible(true);

Call the onchange event of a field

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).fireOnChange();

Get the selected value of picklist

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).getSelectedOption().text;

Set the requirement level

Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setRequiredLevel(“none”);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setRequiredLevel(“required”);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setRequiredLevel(“recommended”);

Set the focus to a field

Xrm.Page.getControl(“CRMFieldSchemaName”).setFocus(true);

Stop an on save event

event.returnValue = false;

Return array of strings of users security role GUIDs:

Xrm.Page.context.getUserRoles()

Hide/Show Tabs and Sections

function setVisibleTabSection(tabname, sectionname, show) {
    var tab = Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(tabname);
    if (tab != null) {
        if (sectionname == null)
            tab.setVisible(show);
        else {
            var section = tab.sections.get(sectionname);
            if (section != null) {
                section.setVisible(show);
                if (show)
                    tab.setVisible(show);
            }
        }
    }
}