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Formcontext.ui.tabs..not working in MDA

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Posted on by ravitej465 16

I am getting erros stating that formContext is not defined and cannot read"tabs" in the following

 var maintab =formContext.ui.tabs.get("tabname");

 

Used the below method in retrieving record and update record to refresh the tabs.

 

Retrieve method:-window.parent.xrm.page.retrieverecords():

 

 

maintab.refresh();

 

But am getting error stating undefined..can anyone please help on resolving the above errors.

 

 

 

 

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    Guido Preite Profile Picture
    Guido Preite 1,490 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    you should share the whole code, the error maybe is caused by not getting the formContext from the executionContext (and the "pass context as first parameter" option should be checked in the event binding)

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    cchannon 4,702 Moderator on at

    window.parent is an example of unsupported DOM browsing. I would guess you are trying to take this action from within a web resource of some kind on the form and you are trying to reach up into the form context to take actions.

     

    There are ways to make this work through trial and error, but it is strictly unsupported by MSFT because they make DOM changes on forms all the time. Even if you get it working like this, someday it would most likely break because of a product release. Instead, you should consider using a PCF to accomplish whatever it is you are doing in your web resource. PCFs have the ability to interact with forms on a much closer level; accessing the webapi, updating form elements, etc. Learn more about PCFs and options for interacting with forms here.

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