Model driven app event handler project is missing some standard control methods such as setNotification

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I have set up a folder structure for creating some event handlers in TypeScript.

I have installed node types

npm install @types/node --save-dev

and xrm types

npm install @types/xrm --save-dev

In my form.ts . my event handler code works but in the intellisense, I appear to be short changed 😒 , as I am missing some key methods such as setNotification on my dob control ... Anybody seen this before

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Guido Preite 1,488 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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the package types/xrm is not created by Microsoft but from the community, the GitHub project should be this one https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/xrm

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a33ik 3,306 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hello, try to use the following syntax:

const dobFieldControl = formContext.getControl<Xrm.Controls.DateControl>("fieldname"); dobFieldControl.setNotification("whatever");

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westerdaled 636 on at

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@a33ik

Yes this does work, with no type issues. So are we casting to the correct type with this syntax?
var dobFieldControl1 = formContext.getControl<Xrm.Controls.DateControl>(dobFieldLogicalName); dobFieldControl1.setNotification( "eee","whatever");

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westerdaled 636 on at

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Hi thanks,

I will report this to them. Does seem very confusing given the form control works fine with out needing to cast to a XRM type .

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a33ik 3,306 Most Valuable Professional on at

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I believe that was done because some of the controls do not have notification capabilities like iframes and subgrids.

And you can click "Accept as Solution" to close the thread.

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westerdaled 636 on at

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I can confirm I can define the date control in a couple of ways and still ensure I am able to send notifications.

var dobFieldControl1 = formContext.getControl<Xrm.Controls.DateControl>(dobFieldLogicalName); dobFieldControl1.setNotification( "First syntax","whatever"); const dobFieldControl2 : Xrm.Controls.DateControl = formContext.getControl(dobFieldLogicalName); dobFieldControl2.setNotification( "Second syntax","whatever");

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