Java Script to get Business Unit of currently logged in user

This post is to show how you can get the Business Unit of currently logged in User in Dynamics CRM

Step 1: Upload Jquery.min.js file as JScript web resource on the entity form.

Step 2: Upload Json2.js file as JScript web resource on the entity form.




Step 3: Create a new web resource of type JScript.

Step 4: Paste the below code in it.

function getBU()

{

    var id = Xrm.Page.context.getUserId(); //Get id of current user

var businessUnit; //Variable to hold business unit object

var odataSelect = Xrm.Page.context.getClientUrl() + "/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/SystemUserSet?$select=BusinessUnitId&$filter=SystemUserId eq guid'" + id + "'"; //Write odata query here

    if (id != null )

{

        $.ajax

(

{

type: "GET", //Get method is used to fetch data from Dynamics CRM

async: false,

contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", //Type of content

datatype: "json", //Data type

url: odataSelect, //Odata query

beforeSend: function (XMLHttpRequest)

{

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

XMLHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json");

},

success: function (data, textStatus, XmlHttpRequest)

{

businessUnit = data.d.results[0].BusinessUnitId; //Store BU object

var id = businessUnit.Id; //Set BU id in id

var name = businessUnit.Name; //Set BU name in name

alert("The business unit name:  " + name + "\nThe business unit ID:  " + id);

},

error: function (XmlHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown)

{

alert('OData Select Failed: ' + textStatus + errorThrown + odataSelect);

}

}

);

    }

}

Step 5: Attach the web resource wherever you want, either on the page or on any button.