formContext.data (Client API reference)

Provides properties and methods to work with the data on a form.

Properties

Name	Description
attributes	Collection of non-table data on the form. Items in this collection are of the same type as the columns collection, but they are not columns of the form table. More information: Collections
entity	Provides methods to retrieve information specific to the record displayed on the page, the save method, and a collection of all the columns included on the form. Column data is limited to columns represented on the form. More information: formContext.data.entity
process	Provides objects and methods to interact with the business process flow data on a form. More information: formContext.data.process

Methods

Name	Description
addOnLoad	Adds a function to be called when form data is loaded.
getIsDirty	Gets a boolean value indicating whether the form data has been modified.
isValid	Gets a boolean value indicating whether all of the form data is valid. If the form has empty required columns on it, control-level error notifications will be shown. A column may also be set as invalid using the setIsValid method setIsValid method.
refresh	Asynchronously refreshes and optionally saves all the data of the form without reloading the page. The form data onload event occurs after the data is refreshed.
removeOnLoad	Removes a function to be called when form data is loaded.
save	Saves the record asynchronously with the option to set callback functions to be executed after the save operation is completed.

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