CRMAccount.SetPrimaryContact Method
The SetPrimaryContact method sets the primary contact for the specified account.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub SetPrimaryContact(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal AccountId As String,
ByVal ContactId As String
)
[C#]
public void SetPrimaryContact(
CUserAuth Caller,
string AccountId,
string ContactId
);
[C++]
public: void SetPrimaryContact(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* AccountId,
String* ContactId
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvWriteAccount privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
AccountId
Specifies the ID of the account.
ContactId
Specifies the ID of the new primary contact.
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";
// CRMContact proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMContact contact = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMContact ();
contact.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
contact.Url = strDir + "CRMContact.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();
// Set the primary contact
account.SetPrimaryContact(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