Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Scripting Cookbook

Working with option sets

Starting with option sets, things get a little bit more interesting. Now we are talking about a set of values stored in a structure similar to a dictionary's collection of name/value pairs.

Getting ready

We will be using the previously created solution. Open the solution if not already opened. Alternatively, you can create a brand new solution and add the Contact entity to your solution.

How to do it...

In order to work with an option set, let's follow these steps:

1. Open the Contact entity added to the solution package.
2. Open the main form.
3. Add a new field defined as option set. We will define this field as not using an existing option set, and no default value.
4. Let's add the following values:
   • Example A, Value 100,000,000
   • Example ...