Exam PL-400 topic 5 question 5 discussion

HOTSPOT -
You are examining code written by another developer that is not functioning correctly. There are no other JavaScript or business rules in use on the form.
This code is properly registered to the OnChange event of the telephone1 field on an account entity form. The main operation is to update the primary contact's phone number when the account phone number changes. The primary contact field is a lookup. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:

Suggested Answer:
Box 1: Yes -
getFormTyp gets the form type for the record.
Form type 2 is Update.
Note: Syntax: formContext.ui.getFormType();

Return Value -

Type: Number -
Description: Form type. Returns one of the following values

RETURN VALUE -

Value Form type -
0 Undefined
1 Create
2 Update
3 Read Only
4 Disabled
6 Bulk Edit

Box 2: Yes -
Xrm.WebApi.updateRecord Return Value: On success, returns a promise object containing the values specified earlier in the description of the successCallback parameter.
Note:
Syntax: Xrm.WebApi.updateRecord(entityLogicalName, id, data).then(successCallback, errorCallback);
Where errorCallback: A function to call when the operation fails. An object with the following properties will be passed: errorCode: Number. The error code. message: String. An error message describing the issue.

Box 3: No -
It will displayed even if the update fails.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference/formcontext-ui/getformtype https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference/xrm-webapi/updaterecord