UpdateCustomer

Description

Updates the specified customer object, storing the current values in the database.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
customer	Customer	The customer object that is being updated.
context	Context	Specifies information about how the method will be called.
policy	Policy	Specifies the set of behaviors and behavior options to be applied during the operation.

Interfaces

• Dynamics GP
• Sales

Examples

The following C# example retrieves the customer with the key value "AARONFIT0001" and sets the Comment1 property. The UpdateCustomer operation saves the change.

** Legacy endpoint**

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DynamicsGPWebServiceSample.DynamicsGPService;

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            Customer customer;
            CustomerKey customerKey;
            Policy customerPolicy;

            // Create an instance of the service
            DynamicsGP wsDynamicsGP = new DynamicsGP();

            // Be sure that default credentials are being used
            wsDynamicsGP.UseDefaultCredentials = true;

            // Create a context with which to call the service
            context = new Context();

            // Specify which company to use (sample company)
            companyKey = new DynamicsGPService.CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

            // Set up the context
            context.OrganizationKey = (OrganizationKey)companyKey;

            // Create a customer key
            customerKey = new CustomerKey();
            customerKey.Id = "AARONFIT0001";

            // Retrieve the customer object
            customer = wsDynamicsGP.GetCustomerByKey(customerKey, context);

            // Add a comment
            customer.Comment1 = "Customer is moving";

            // Get the update policy for the customer
            customerPolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateCustomer", context);

            // Update the customer
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateCustomer(customer, context, customerPolicy);
        }
    }
}

** Native endpoint **

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DynamicsGPWebServiceSample.DynamicsGPService;

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            Customer customer;
            CustomerKey customerKey;
            Policy customerPolicy;

            // Create an instance of the service
            DynamicsGPClient wsDynamicsGP = new DynamicsGPClient();

            // Create a context with which to call the service
            context = new Context();

            // Specify which company to use (sample company)
            companyKey = new DynamicsGPService.CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

            // Set up the context
            context.OrganizationKey = (OrganizationKey)companyKey;

            // Create a customer key
            customerKey = new CustomerKey();
            customerKey.Id = "AARONFIT0001";

            // Retrieve the customer object
            customer = wsDynamicsGP.GetCustomerByKey(customerKey, context);

            // Add a comment
            customer.Comment1 = "Customer is moving";

            // Get the update policy for the customer
            customerPolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateCustomer", context);

            // Update the customer
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateCustomer(customer, context, customerPolicy);

            // Close the service
            if(wsDynamicsGP.State != CommunicationState.Faulted)
            {
                wsDynamicsGP.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}