The difference: Xrm.Page.data.refresh() vs Xrm.Utility.openEntityForm(entityName, id) in Practice

Brief post here, Assuming, in the ribbon, I have successCallback function that will refresh the form.
Then, in the form onLoad I have script to show Form Notification.

Now, I want to research the difference of those function usages.



Now, In the Submit Button SuccessCallback() I have specified one is using .refresh() and another one is using the .openEntityForm()

Xrm.Page.data.refresh()

What happened after I put it in the code?



It is just refreshing the Form like a modal popup async and it is fast!



But..It does not trigger my notification onLoad(), it did not reload the whole form.

Now, the second research:

Xrm.Utility.openEntityForm()

Well, it is really refreshing and reloading your form, like you were opening a new window of entity record.



And here is the result after it comes back.



*My Notification which i put in the formLoad is appearing, different from the first function result I used before.

Hope this can make you clear which function you’d like to use!

As I know, both are also refreshing the ribbon without additional ribbon refresh function based on my research.

*additional one on 19 October 2015
the Xrm.Page.data.refresh() function will not refresh the whole thing, so you might find that the footer is not updated like this:

Thanks!