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CRMProduct.UpdateAndRetrieve Method

The UpdateAndRetrieve method updates a product and then retrieves it.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function UpdateAndRetrieve(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal ProductId As String,
  ByVal InProductXml As String
) As String
[C#]
public string UpdateAndRetrieve(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  ProductId,
  string  InProductXml
);
[C++]
public: String* UpdateAndRetrieve(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  ProductId,
  String*  InProductXml
);

Parameters

Caller

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

ProductId

Specifies the ID of the product that is to be updated.

InProductXml

Specifies an XML string representing a product. The XML schema is described by product.xsd.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the XML data representing the product. The XML schema is described by product.xsd.

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;
string strProductId = "{9BA55E02-89B9-4257-B541-07F926E03B0B}";

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

   // Set up the XML string for the product
   string strXml = "<product>";
   strXml += "<name>Test Product 123</name>";
   strXml += "<description>Product 123</description>";
   strXml += "<price>1111.00</price>";
   strXml += "<productnumber>4422</productnumber>";
   strXml += "</product >";

   // Update the product, and then retrieve it
   string strResultsXml = product.UpdateAndRetrieve(userAuth, strProductId, strXml);
}
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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