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Dynamics CRM 365 : Downloading a Word Document Template via a Button on the Ribbon

Currently users have to click the ellipses, word templates, and finally quote to download the word template.

ellipses, word templates, and finally quote

To make it easier for our users we would like to have the document download when pressing the "print quote" button on the ribbon.

print quote

Is this possible? If so how would I go about doing this? I understand how to edit the ribbon using the ribbon workbench. I need to know how to download a word template using the ribbon. ribbon workbench

If the solution is using the ribbon workbench, what command can I enter to get the word template to download?

Solution 

  • ExecuteWordMerge = function (wordtemplateid, entitytypecodeint, ids, templatetype, fieldforfilename, filenameoverride) {
        try {
            Xrm.Page.ui.clearFormNotification("worderror");
            var funcpath = Xrm.Page.context.getClientUrl() + "/_grid/print/print_data.aspx";
            if (typeof ids !== "object") {
                var tids = ids;
                ids = new Array();
                ids.push(tids);
            }
            var wordTemplateId = wordtemplateid;//"f1f7b994-543b-e711-8106-c4346bac2908" test data;
            var currentEntityTypeCode = entitytypecodeint;//"10063" test data;
            var templateType = (templatetype || 9940); //9940 is global and 9941 is personal
            var fieldForFileName = (fieldforfilename || "");
            var formdata = "exportType=MergeWordTemplate&selectedRecords=" + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(ids)) +
            "&associatedentitytypecode=" + currentEntityTypeCode + "&TemplateId=" + wordTemplateId + "&TemplateType=" + templateType;
            var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
            req.open("POST", funcpath, true);
            req.responseType = "arraybuffer";
            req.setRequestHeader("Accept", "text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,image/apng,*/*;q=0.8");
            req.setRequestHeader("Accept-Language", "en-US,en;q=0.8");
            req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
            req.onreadystatechange = function () {
                if (this.readyState == 4) {/* complete */
                    req.onreadystatechange = null;
                    if (this.status >= 200 && this.status <= 299) {//200 range okay
                        var mimetype = (2 === 2) ? "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" : "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet";
                        var blob = new Blob([req.response], { type: mimetype });
                        var fileNameTemplate = req.getResponseHeader('content-disposition').split('filename=')[1].replace(/'/g, "");
                        var dloadurl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
                        var filename = (fieldForFileName !== "" && Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldForFileName) !== null && Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldForFileName).getValue() !== "") ?
                            Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fieldForFileName).getValue() : fileNameTemplate;
                        filename = filenameoverride || filename;
                        //new code, prevent IE errors
                        if (navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) {
                            navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(blob, filename);
                            return;
                        }
                        else if (window.navigator.msSaveBlob) { // for IE browser
                            window.navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, filename);
                            return;
                        }
                        var a = document.createElement("a");
                        document.body.appendChild(a);
                        a.style = "display: none";
                        a.href = dloadurl;
                        a.download = filename;
                        a.click();
                        URL.revokeObjectURL(dloadurl);
                        //window.location = dloadurl;//we can use just this instead of creating an anchor but we don't get to the name the file
                    }
                    else {
                        Xrm.Page.ui.setFormNotification("An Error occurred generating the word document, please contact support if the issue persists,code: " + this.status, "ERROR", "worderror");
                    }
                }
            };
            req.send(formdata);
        }
        catch (err) {
            Xrm.Page.ui.setFormNotification("An Error occurred generating the word document, please contact support if the issue persists. " + err.message, "ERROR", "worderror");
        }

    }