UpdateEmployee

Description

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
employee	Employee	The employee 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
• Human Resources/Payroll

Examples

The following C# example retrieves and updates the status property of the employee with an Id of "ACKE0001". The update sets the Status property to "Other. The UpdateEmployee operation saves the changes to the employee object to the database.

** Legacy endpoint**

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

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            Employee employee;
            EmployeeKey employeeKey;
            Policy employeeUpdatePolicy;

            // 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 CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

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

            // Create an employee key
            employeeKey = new EmployeeKey();
            employeeKey.Id = "ACKE0001";

            // Retrieve the employee object
            employee = wsDynamicsGP.GetEmployeeByKey(employeeKey, context);

            // Change the status property of the employee object
            employee.HRStatus = HRStatus.Other;

            // Get the update policy for employee objects
            employeeUpdatePolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateEmployee", context);

            // Update the employee
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateEmployee(employee, context, employeeUpdatePolicy);
        }
    }
}

** Native endpoint **

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

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            Employee employee;
            EmployeeKey employeeKey;
            Policy employeeUpdatePolicy;

            // 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 CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

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

            // Create an employee key
            employeeKey = new EmployeeKey();
            employeeKey.Id = "ACKE0001";

            // Retrieve the employee object
            employee = wsDynamicsGP.GetEmployeeByKey(employeeKey, context);

            // Change the status property of the employee object
            employee.HRStatus = HRStatus.Other;

            // Get the update policy for employee objects
            employeeUpdatePolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateEmployee", context);

            // Update the employee
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateEmployee(employee, context, employeeUpdatePolicy);

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