Xrm.Utility JavaScript methods in Dynamics 365 Version 9.x

Xrm.Utility: 

Method	Description
closeProgressIndicator	Closes a progress dialog box. Xrm.Utility.closeProgressIndicator()
getAllowedStatusTransitions	Returns the valid state transitions for the specified entity type and state code. Xrm.Utility.getAllowedStatusTransitions(entityName,stateCode).then(successCallback, errorCallback)
getEntityMetadata	Returns the entity metadata for the specified entity. Xrm.Utility.getEntityMetadata(entityName,attributes).then(successCallback, errorCallback)
getGlobalContext	Gets the global context.
getLearningPathAttributeName	Returns the name of the DOM attribute expected by the Learning Path (guided help) Content Designer for identifying UI controls in the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement forms. Xrm.Utility.getLearningPathAttributeName()
getResourceString	Returns the localized string for a given key associated with the specified web resource. Xrm.Utility.getResourceString(webResourceName,key)
invokeProcessAction	Invokes an action based on the specified parameters. Xrm.Utility.invokeProcessAction(name,parameters).then(successCallback, errorCallback)
lookupObjects	Opens a lookup control to select one or more items. Xrm.Utility.lookupObjects(lookupOptions).then(successCallback, cancelCallback) lookupOptions: Object. Defines the options for opening the lookup dialog. Has the following properties: Property Name Type Required Description allowMultiSelect Boolean No Indicates whether the lookup allows more than one item to be selected. defaultEntityType String No The default entity type to use. defaultViewId String No The default view to use. entityTypes Array No The entity types to display. showBarcodeScanner Boolean No Indicates whether the lookup control should show the barcode scanner in mobile clients. viewIds Array No The views to be available in the view picker. Only system views are supported. successCallback Function Yes A function to call when the lookup control is invoked. An object with the following properties is passed: - entityType: String. Entity type of the record selected in the lookup control. - id: String. ID of the record selected in the lookup control. - name: String. Name of the record selected in the lookup control. errorCallback Function Yes A function to call when you cancel the lookup control or the operation fails.
refreshParentGrid	Refreshes the parent grid containing the specified record. Xrm.Utility.refreshParentGrid(lookupOptions) lookupOptions: An object with the following properties to specify the record:+ Property Name Type Required Description entityType String Yes Entity type of the record. id String Yes ID of the record. name String No Name of the record.
showProgressIndicator	Displays a progress dialog with the specified message. Xrm.Utility.showProgressIndicator(message)

Deprecated methods

The following table lists the new methods you should use instead of the deprecated methods in the Xrm.Utility namespace.

These methods were deprecated in Dynamics 365 (online), version 9.0.

Deprecated Method	New method to be used
alertDialog	Xrm.Navigation.openAlertDialog
confirmDialog	Xrm.Navigation.openConfirmDialog
getBarcodeValue	Xrm.Device.getBarcodeValue
getCurrentPosition	Xrm.Device.getCurrentPosition
openEntityForm	Xrm.Navigation.openForm
openQuickCreate	Xrm.Navigation.openForm
openWebResource	Xrm.Navigation.openWebResource