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mildseven
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Triggering PCF Control load after lookup field has been populated with javascript

Hi,

 

I have created a PCF control which will show all connection records name field in a drop down. This PCF control is dependent on a lookup on the form being populated with JS, so when you create a new opportunity, the pcf control doesn't show up. It is only when you save it and refresh the page that the drop down shows. You can't attach my pcf control to lookup fields...

Is there any way to get my control to show regardless of if its a create/update? 

 

Thanks!

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DianaBirkelbach
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Hi @mildseven , 

You can track the requests in the network protocol, and check which ids are sent when there are no records returned?  If you have the right ids for the request, it cannot be that the number of returned records are not always the same. So maybe sometimes the ids are not the right ones.

Kind regards,

Diana

Kind regards,
Diana
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@DianaBirkelbach @mildseven @cchannon @a33ik @eleung83 @VBaaz 

Hi All, I am facing the smiliar kind of problem 

"I have used the https://github.com/markcunninghamuk/PCF_Library/tree/main/controls/pcfcontroldemo/MultiSelectControl

on appointment form to add multiple contacts in a field. I have done some modification in filter to select contact based on account in Index.ts[(async notifySearch(newValue: string) function]  which is working fine .

The Problem is it is working only once we select the account and save/refresh the form, no on OnCreate of form or on Select of account.

So, first we have to save the account and refresh the page to see the related contacts. Not only this our pcf is refelcting multiple contacts once we add it and refresh the page on a field.

Caould you please help and look into his code and give the idea on how to make it work on Oncreate ?

 

 

 

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@mildseven @DianaBirkelbach @cchannon @a33ik 

@DianaBirkelbach @mildseven @cchannon @a33ik 

Hi All, I am facing the smiliar kind of problem 

"I have used the https://github.com/markcunninghamuk/PCF_Library/tree/main/controls/pcfcontroldemo/MultiSelectControl

on appointment form to add multiple contacts in a field. I have done some modification in filter to select contact based on account in Index.ts[(async notifySearch(newValue: string) function]  which is working fine .

The Problem is  that it is working only once we select the account and save/refresh the form, no on OnCreate of form or on Select of account.

So, first we have to save the account and refresh the page to see the related contacts. Not only this our pcf is refelcting multiple contacts once we add it and refresh the page on a field.

Caould you please help and look into his code and give the idea on how to make it work on Oncreate ?

 

It isn't possible to add relationships to a record that doesn't yet exist. While your form is still a Create form, there is no row in the database, so no GUID, so it is impossible to create relationships for it. If you need to be able to give your users the experience of creating relationships even though the record doesn't exist, what you can do is instead bind your PCF to a TEXT column, then store the rows your user selects in some kind of markup document, such as JSON. Then, probably in a Plugin on Create, or maybe in script onLoad, you can look at that JSON and create the relationships on the fly, now that the record itself actually does exist.

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Hi @cchannon  Thanks for your response. Please see my attachment to understand the issue . As of now, we are getting the associated contact with accountid only when we are searching in field- In anotherway pcf is hitting notifyourput changed() and So the Notifysearch() only in three cases: onsearch, onsave /refresh. So the filter is fine. I want my pcf to show this filter contact once I just click on the arrow or field but it is not hitting pcf when we are clicking on the 'pcfdemo field'.

As suggested by @a33ik  I used account as bound property to get the currentid and got it but it is not updateting with currentid in filter(notifysearch), not even hitting it.

Please look into the attachment to understand the problem and code. All the changes made my me is marked bold from https://github.com/markcunninghamuk/PCF_Library/tree/main/controls/pcfcontroldemo/MultiSelectControl

Thanks in advance.

I hope I get your reply @a33ik @DianaBirkelbach @cchannon  as i am running out of time and tom is deadline and I am helpless of sources and stuck at this point from last 10days. Not able to figure out how I can show when I just hit click as rest of things are fine. 

 

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DianaBirkelbach
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Hi @PCF_USer , 

 

it's pretty hard to understand what doesn't work as expected.

- is it a problem with the "react-select" component which is used? Is that the one who doesn't call your notifySearch function?

- or the notifySearch is called, but the accountId was not changed (the lookup yout PCF depends on)?

 

I can only suggest to have a look to the following, maybe it helps with debugging: 

1. I noticed that that renderElement method in index.ts, checks if props.initialValues != underfined. Otherwise won't render. So in case the accountid changes, but the props.initialValues didn't, your control won't be rerendered. I don't know why that condition is checked there, but maybe you can remove that and see if it helps

2. if notifySearch gets called, maybe it's an issue with the request. Can you see with the debugger that it gets hit. Do you see it in the network protocoll?

3. your getOutputs retrns the accpunt too. If I get it right, account won't be changed inside your PCF, so would be better to be ommited from your getOutputs.

 

Since I don't know the control from Mark, I cannot help much farther.

But I know that David has a lookup PCF on PCF Gallery, which has lookup dependency. Maybe you could have a look at his blog and his repository: https://itmustbecode.com/related-record-filtering-with-the-lookup-dropdown-pcf or even use it as is.

 

Hope it helps!

Kind regards,
Diana
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