We are releasing version 1.4 or our CRM JavaScript conversion tool, CRM Migration Assistant, today.

The trial version can be downloaded here.

Version 1.4 contains the following changes:

Fix: Two-byte characters improperly converted from a customization zip file

If you attempted to convert an exported customization file that contained two-byte characters, like an umlaut, that character would be converted to ‘??’. This has been corrected.

User Interface Additions

We’ve added a checkbox to allow you to permanently synchronize scrolling when reviewing the post-conversion JavaScript.

New Conversion Alerts:

Conversion alerts have been added for the following JavaScript methods or properties:

• ontop
• appendChild
• createElement
• innerHTML
• outerHTML
• replaceNode
• returnValue
• crmGrid
• document.all.help
• document.all.crmRenderStatus
• document.all.tdRelatedInformationPane

Improperly-Terminated JavaScript Conversion

Some developers, especially those that do not really understand JavaScript, have a habit of not terminating their JavaScript commands with a semi-colon. This can cause issues during the conversion process. We added extra checks to correct some issues seen during the conversion when an improperly-terminated command was encountered.

Navigation Item Visibility

If we encounter code that appears to hide or show a form’s navigation item, we will convert that code into the proper CRM 2011 equivalent. For example:

document.getElementById("navExistingProducts").style.display = "none";

Converts to:

Xrm.Page.ui.navigation.items.get("navExistingProducts").setVisible(false);

Expanded Conversion of .all properties

in certain cases the developer may have assigned the value of crmForm to a variable, which is referenced from that point forward. We have enhanced the conversion of such instances.  For example:

if (parentForm.all.new_vaeid.DataValue != null)
{
    var VAE = crmForm.all.new_vaeid;
    lookupData = new Array();
    var lookupVAE = new Object();
    lookupVAE.id = parentForm.all.new_vaeid.DataValue[0].id;
    lookupVAE.typename = 'new_vae';
    lookupVAE.name = parentForm.all.new_vaeid.DataValue[0].name;
    lookupData[0] = lookupVAE;
    VAE.DataValue = lookupData;
}

Converts to:

if (parentForm.getAttribute("new_vaeid").getValue() != null)
{
    var VAE = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_vaeid");
    lookupData = new Array();
    var lookupVAE = new Object();
    lookupVAE.id = parentForm.getAttribute("new_vaeid").getValue()[0].id;
    lookupVAE.typename = 'new_vae';
    lookupVAE.name = parentForm.getAttribute("new_vaeid").getValue()[0].name;
    lookupData[0] = lookupVAE;
    VAE.setValue(lookupData);
}

crmForm.all.item Conversion

JavaScript has a built-in iterator called .item, which is sometimes used by CRM JavaScript developers. We have added support for .item, which will be converted just as if it was crmForm.all. Examples:

var Iframe = crmForm.all.item(id);
var optionSet = crmForm.all.item(new_country);
crmForm.all.item("youRfield" + i + "blabla").style.display = 'none';
crmForm.all.item(fieldName + "_c").style.display = "none";
var type1id = crmForm.all.item("new_type1id").DataValue != null ? crmForm.all.item("new_type1id").DataValue[0].id : null;
var defaultValue = crmForm.all.item(fieldName).DataValue;
var textField = crmForm.all.item(fieldName);
crmForm.all.item(fieldName).DataValue = "UK";

Converts to:

var Iframe = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(id);
var optionSet = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(new_country);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute("youRfield" + i + "blabla").setVisible(false);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldName + "_c").setVisible(false);
var type1id = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_type1id").getValue() != null ? Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_type1id").getValue()[0].id : null;
var defaultValue = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldName).getValue();
var textField = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldName);
Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldName).setValue("UK");

.Refresh

.Refresh is now converted to .refresh.

‘text/javascript’ and ‘stylesheet’ Identification

Added a check for the literals: ‘text/javascript’ and ‘stylesheet’ which can be used to indicate external files where the developer may be adding external JavaScript or CSS files.

Tab Visibility

Setting a Tab’s visibility will be converted to the correct CRM 2011 method. For example:

tabXTab.style.display = 'none';

Converts to:

Xrm.Page.ui.tabs.get(X).setVisible(false);