Filter the N-N subgrid lookup on Model Driven App

| Muhammad Yaseen

FILTER THE N:N SUBGRID LOOKUP ON MODEL DRIVEN APP

Filtering the N: N Add Existing lookup in model driven app Form.

My case, I want to filter the Add Existing lookup of contact sub grid to filter the contacts which belongs to the LSP Company (Account).

NOTE: first make the backup of your main solution, so if anything goes wrong you will save yourself.

You will find the exact code at the end of blog.

You need to change the highlighted code according to your requirement,

  1. Relationship Name
  2. defaultEntityType
  3. entityTypes
  4. entityLogicalName
  5. filterXml
  6. Change first 3 params of lookupAddExistingRecords function with {relationshipName, relatedTbleName, MainTableName}

Add JS file with code into your solution, now we have to use ribbon workbench to trigger this function on Add Existing button of the sub grid, so first create the solution with the entity in which you want to add lookup filter in my case its contact,

Note: It’s better to make a separate solution with your entity, because lesser the entity in the solution faster it loads on Ribbon workbench.

Login the workbench with your desired environment and upload the solution

  1. Right click on add existing and select customize button
  2. On library dropdown select your JS file in which you place the code.
  3. On Function Name, filterAddExistingContact
  4. Select 3 params of function (selectedEntityTypeName, selectedControl, firstPrimaryItemId)

Click on publish. Done.

JavaScript Code:

// Custom function to call instead of the OOTB Add Existing button/command - all 3 parameters can be passed as CRM Parameters from the ribbon

function filterAddExistingContact(selectedEntityTypeName, selectedControl, firstPrimaryItemId) {

debugger;

console.log("firstPrimaryItemId",firstPrimaryItemId);

if (selectedControl.getRelationship().name == "akouo_ClientContract_Contact_PM") {

// Custom Account -> Contact N:N - filters to show only contacts with this account as the parentcustomerid

var options = {

allowMultiSelect: true,

defaultEntityType: "contact",

entityTypes: ["contact"],

disableMru: true,

showNew: true,

searchText: "\n", // Search by default

filters: [{

entityLogicalName: "contact",

filterXml: "<filter type='and'><condition attribute='akouo_contacttype' operator='eq' value='100000001'/><condition attribute='statecode' operator='eq' value='0' /><condition attribute='parentcustomerid' operator='eq' uitype='account' value='"+ Xrm.Page.getAttribute('akouo_lspcompany').getValue()[0].id+"'/></filter>"

}]

};

lookupAddExistingRecords("akouo_ClientContract_Contact_PM", "akouo_clientcontract", "contact", firstPrimaryItemId, selectedControl, options);

}

else {

// Any other contact relationship (N:N or 1:N) - use default behaviour

XrmCore.Commands.AddFromSubGrid.addExistingFromSubGridAssociated(selectedEntityTypeName, selectedControl);

}

}

// relationshipName = the schema name of the N:N or 1:N relationship

// primaryEntity = the 1 in the 1:N or the first entity in the N:N - for N:N this is the entity which was used to create the N:N (may need to trial and error this)

// relatedEntity = the N in the 1:N or the secondary entity in the N:N

// parentRecordId = the guid of the record this subgrid/related entity is used on

// gridControl = the grid control parameter passed from the ribbon context

// lookupOptions = options for creating the custom lookup with filters: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference/xrm-utility/lookupobjects

function lookupAddExistingRecords(relationshipName, primaryEntity, relatedEntity, parentRecordId, gridControl, lookupOptions) {

Xrm.Utility.lookupObjects(lookupOptions).then(function (results) {

if (results.length > 0) {

// Get the entitySet name for the primary entity

Xrm.Utility.getEntityMetadata(primaryEntity).then(function (primaryEntityData) {

var primaryEntitySetName = primaryEntityData.EntitySetName;

// Get the entitySet name for the related entity

Xrm.Utility.getEntityMetadata(relatedEntity).then(function (relatedEntityData) {

var relatedEntitySetName = relatedEntityData.EntitySetName;

// Call the associate web api for each result (recursive)

associateAddExistingResults(relationshipName, primaryEntitySetName, relatedEntitySetName, relatedEntity, parentRecordId.replace("{", "").replace("}", ""), gridControl, results, 0)

});

});

}

});

}

// Used internally by the above function

function associateAddExistingResults(relationshipName, primaryEntitySetName, relatedEntitySetName, relatedEntity, parentRecordId, gridControl, results, index) {

debugger;

var formContext = gridControl.formContext;

if (index >= results.length) {

// Refresh the grid once completed

formContext.ui.setFormNotification("Associated " + index + " record" + (index > 1 ? "s" : ""), "INFO", "associate");

if (gridControl) { gridControl.refresh(); }

// Clear the final notification after 2 seconds

setTimeout(function () {

formContext.ui.clearFormNotification("associate");

}, 2000);

return;

}

formContext.ui.setFormNotification("Associating record " + (index + 1) + " of " + results.length, "INFO", "associate");

console.log("lookupid "+results[index]);

var lookupId = results[index].id.replace("{", "").replace("}", "");

var lookupEntity = results[index].entityType || results[index].typename;

var primaryId = parentRecordId;

var relatedId = lookupId;

if (lookupEntity.toLowerCase() != relatedEntity.toLowerCase()) {

// If the related entity is different to the lookup entity flip the primary and related id's

primaryId = lookupId;

relatedId = parentRecordId;

}

var association = { '@odata.id': formContext.context.getClientUrl() + "/api/data/v9.0/" + relatedEntitySetName + "(" + relatedId + ")" };

var req = new XMLHttpRequest();

req.open("POST", formContext.context.getClientUrl() + "/api/data/v9.0/" + primaryEntitySetName + "(" + primaryId + ")/" + relationshipName + "/$ref", true);

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");

req.onreadystatechange = function () {

if (this.readyState === 4) {

req.onreadystatechange = null;

index++;

if (this.status === 204 || this.status === 1223) {

console.log("inside associateAddExistingResults ");

// Success

// Process the next item in the list

associateAddExistingResults(relationshipName, primaryEntitySetName, relatedEntitySetName, relatedEntity, parentRecordId, gridControl, results, index);

}

else {

// Error

var error = JSON.parse(this.response).error.message;

if (error == "A record with matching key values already exists.") {

console.log("error:A record with matching key values already exists. ");

// Process the next item in the list

associateAddExistingResults(relationshipName, primaryEntitySetName, relatedEntitySetName, relatedEntity, parentRecordId, gridControl, results, index);

}

else {

Xrm.Utility.alertDialog(error);

formContext.ui.clearFormNotification("associate");

if (gridControl) { gridControl.refresh(); }

}

}

}

};

req.send(JSON.stringify(association));

}

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