Update record using OData and JQuery in CRM 2011

Hi,

Below is the script to update a record using OData & JQuery.

I am updating an Account record in this example.

function updateRecord(id, entityObject, odataSetName) {

var jsonEntity = window.JSON.stringify(entityObject);

// Get Server URL

var serverUrl = Xrm.Page.context.getServerUrl();

//The OData end-point

var ODATA_ENDPOINT = “/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc”;

//Asynchronous AJAX function to Update a CRM record using OData

$.ajax({

type: “POST”,

contentType: “application/json; charset=utf-8”,

datatype: “json”,

data: jsonEntity,

url: serverUrl + ODATA_ENDPOINT + “/” + odataSetName + “(guid'” + id + “‘)”,

beforeSend: function (XMLHttpRequest) {

//Specifying this header ensures that the results will be returned as JSON.

XMLHttpRequest.setRequestHeader(“Accept”, “application/json”);

//Specify the HTTP method MERGE to update just the changes you are submitting.

XMLHttpRequest.setRequestHeader(“X-HTTP-Method”, “MERGE”);

},

success: function (data, textStatus, XmlHttpRequest) {

alert(“Updated successfully”);

},

error: function (XmlHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {

if (XmlHttpRequest && XmlHttpRequest.responseText) {

alert(“Error while updating ” + odataSetName+ ” ; Error – ” + XmlHttpRequest.responseText);

}

}

});

}

How do I update my Account record :-

• Prepare an account object and call above method

    var accountId=””; /*Set Account record GUID*/

//Create an object to represent an Account record and set properties

var account = new Object();

account.Name = “Updated”;

account.Telephone1 = “1234567890”;

account.AccountNumber = “Updated-123”;

account.EmailAddress1 = rajeevpentyala@live.com;

// Set Date field (Here ‘new_DateField’ is my custom Account field)

var myDate = new Date();

myDate.setFullYear(1980, 12, 29);

account.new_DateField= myDate;

***Imp Note :-

•  Provide property names in Pascal convention (Ex – AccountNumber,EmailAddress1 etc…);
•  Tip is, if you have OData Query Designer installed, copy the column names of your entity and paste it here.

//Call above function by passing below Parameters

// (i) Update record GUID (i.e.,account Id this case)

// (ii) Entity Object (i.e.,account in this case)

//(iii) Entity Set (i.e., Accountset)

updateRecord(accountId, account, “AccountSet”);

Note :-   Please make sure to add “Json2.js” & “jquery1.4.1.min.js” helper script files as webresources

Hope it helps 🙂