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CRMAccount.AddSubContact Method

The AddSubContact method adds a sub-contact to the specified account. This means that the specified contact becomes a child of the specified account.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub AddSubContact(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal AccountId As String,
  ByVal SubContactId As String
)
[C#]
public void AddSubContact(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  AccountId,
  string  SubContactId
);
[C++]
public: void AddSubContact(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  AccountId,
  String*  SubContactId
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvAppendContact and prvAppendToAccount privileges to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

AccountId

Specifies the ID of the account.

SubContactId

Specifies the ID of the sub-contact to be added to the account.

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.

All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}

Example

[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";

// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";

// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// CRMAccount proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMAccount account = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMAccount ();
account.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
account.Url = strDir + "CRMAccount.srf";

string strErrorMsg;
string strContactId = "{5J84E79C-7E9I-324K-HK89-9K86FEJK534C}";
string strAccountId = "{3E24E79K-7EC5-4473-95FF-7E46FELM534B}";

try
{
   Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   // Add contact as a sub-contact
   account.AddSubContact(userAuth, strAccountId, strContactId);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
   // Process the platform error here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
   // Process other errors here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.CRM.Proxy

Assembly: microsoft.crm.proxy.dll

See Also

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