How to bind PCF control output to address fields

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Posted on 15 May 2020 11:49:24 by DavinG

I am developing a PCF control for Dynamics that outputs address fields.

When I attach the control to a field and try to select the address fields from the binding dropdown in the control tab of the field properties page they are not available. (address line 1 etc.)

Are the address lines not of type SingleLine.Text? If not what type should I be using?

Is there a way to access other fields in the form directly within the component?

Is there a way to create custom fields that I can output to that will save as address line 1 etc.?

Thanks in advance!

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Ben Thompson 1,400 on 18 May 2020 at 09:27:55

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Re: How to bind PCF control output to address fields

Client API / Form scripts are not deprecated - what will be deprecated is the use of Xrm.Page which is being replaced by the context being (optionally) passed as the first parameter to the function.

And the reason for the link to the other thread was just to show that it's a known issue which doesn't currently have an easy fix. The fix I was thinking about was the editting of the formxml to bind your controls to the appropriate addressfields - it's not something I would recommend or do myself but it's the cleanest solution at the moment.

Hopefully a proper fix is in the works.
DavinG 12 on 18 May 2020 at 08:57:27

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Re: How to bind PCF control output to address fields

Whey you say they have a fix, are you referring to the accepted solution where they suggest using duplicate fields with PBL/ClientAPI script? Or the other solution that suggests using the webapi?

Will users still be able to load Client API scripts after December? My understanding was that this would be deprecated.

The WebAPI solution would only seem to work for existing records. My solution would mainly be used with new records.
Ben Thompson 1,400 on 15 May 2020 at 12:01:09

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Re: How to bind PCF control output to address fields

This is a well known issue as address fields are a special case in the Account and Contact records.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Pro-Dev-ISV/Binding-to-address-fields-on-contact-account/m-p/301395#M369 is one of the original discussions about the issue and has a fix on how to bind to them (it works but isn't for the faint of heart).

The other way is as you say to create a set of custom fields on your form and then write a business rule or javascript to copy the values over as the record is saved.