CRMProduct.AddSubstitute Method
The AddSubstitute method establishes an association between a product and a substitute product.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub AddSubstitute(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal ProductId As String,
ByVal SubstituteId As String
)
[C#]
public void AddSubstitute(
CUserAuth Caller,
string ProductId,
string SubstituteId
);
[C++]
public: void AddSubstitute(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* ProductId,
String* SubstituteId
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvWriteProduct privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
ProductId
Specifies the ID of the product.
SubstituteId
Specifies the ID of the substitute product.
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";
// CRMProduct proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMProduct product = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMProduct();
product.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
product.Url = strDir + "CRMProduct.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
string strProductId = "{9BA55E02-89B9-4257-B541-07F926E03B0B}";
string strSubstituteId = "{47B7D5CF-4CE8-4599-AF05-02D7A36BAD3E}";
// Associates a substitute product
product.AddSubstitute (userAuth, strProductId, strSubstituteId);
}
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