Launching a Dialog from Client-Side Javascript in Infor CRM Web

Launching a dialog in the DialogWorkspace is typically done via server-side code using the DialogService. However, this is also possible to do via client-side code as well. The Sage.Utility script module makes this an easy task using it’s loadDetailsDialog function.

The following code will launch a dialog with the SmartPart/Quickform with an ID of “MyContactForm” for a Contact:

Sage.Utility.loadDetailsDialog({
    entityType: 'Sage.Entity.Interfaces.IContact, Sage.Entity.Interfaces',
    smartPart: 'MyContactForm',
    dialogTitle: 'My Contact Dialog',
    isCentered: true
});

A few things to note here. You must include the quickform/smartpart on the page and you’ll use that form’s ID on the page to load it here, the same way you would from server-side code using the DialogService.

You can also pass an ID to the dialog as well using and “entityId” property.