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Get or update a setting value using client API

  • Articolo

Settings are solution components that enable developers to quickly configure apps to provide a customized experience. Settings can be used to enable or disable features or configure feature behavior for a single app or all apps within an environment. More information: Use settings to provide customized app experiences

The following functions can be used to get or update a setting value using client API.

getCurrentAppSetting

Gets the value of a setting for the current app.

Syntax

var settingValue = Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().getCurrentAppSetting(settingName);

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
settingName String Yes The name of the setting to get the value for.

Return value

Type: Same as the type of the setting: Number, String, or Yes/No

Description:

  • If the setting is Overridable:

    • When Value can be overridden is set to Environment and app, the setting app value is returned.

      • If a setting app value does not exist, then the setting environment value is returned.
      • If a setting environment value does not exist, the default value as specified in the setting definition is returned.

    • When Value can be overridden is set to Environment only, the setting environment value is returned.

      • If a setting environment value does not exist, the default value as specified in the setting definition is returned.

    • When Value can be overridden is set to App only, the setting app value is returned.

      • If a setting app value does not exist, the default value as specified in the setting definition is returned.

  • If the setting is not Overridable, the default value as specified in the setting definition is returned.

  • If the setting name is incorrect or the setting could not be found, the return value is null.

saveSettingValue

Adds or updates the setting app value for the current app or the setting environment value for the current environment.

Syntax

var appOverrideScope = 2; // Add or update a setting app value
var saveSettingOptions = {overrideScope: appOverrideScope, solutionUniqueName: mySolutionName};
Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().saveSettingValue(settingName, value, saveSettingOptions).then(successCallback, errorCallback);

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
settingName String Yes The name of the setting to update the value of.
value Number, String, or Yes/No Yes The value to update the setting to.
saveSettingOptions String No Options when updating the value. It contains two parameters
  • overrideScope
    • Use 1 to add or update a setting environment value
    • Use 2 to add or update a setting app value.
    • If not specified it is set to environment.
  • solutionUniqueName
    • The solution to which the setting environment value or setting app value should be added.
    • If not specified the default solution is used.
successCallback String Yes A function to call if the update is successful.
errorCallback String Yes A function to call if the update fails.

Return value

On success, returns a promise object.

Web APIs

You can also use the following Web APIs to get or update a setting value

Solutions overview
Use settings to provide customized app experiences