Special Edition Using® Microsoft® CRM

Use Case Corner—Adding Java Script to the OnChange Event of Picklist Fields

As you navigate through the field properties dialog boxes for the various field types, you'll notice that there is an additional tab labeled Events on the dialog box for picklist fields. This tab enables you to enter JavaScript that will be run during the OnChange event of this field. In other words, this enables you to run a piece of JavaScript code each time the value of this field is changed.

NOTE If you are really daring, it is also possible to add JavaScript to nonpicklist fields by updating the Microsoft CRM XML files directly. However, this is definitely not a supported customization so proceed at your own risk.

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