WhoAmIRequest Class
Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
Contains the data that is needed to retrieve the system user ID for the currently logged on user or the user under whose context the code is running.
Namespace: Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages
Assembly: Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy (in Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<DataContractAttribute(Namespace:="https://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2011/Contracts")> _
Public NotInheritable Class WhoAmIRequest
Inherits OrganizationRequest
[DataContractAttribute(Namespace="https://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2011/Contracts")]
public sealed class WhoAmIRequest : OrganizationRequest
Example
The following example shows how to use this message. For this sample to work correctly, you must be connected to the server to get an IOrganizationService interface. For the complete sample, see the link later in this topic.
Console.WriteLine("Enabling auditing on the organization and account entities.");
// Enable auditing on the organization.
// First, get the organization's ID from the system user record.
Guid orgId = ((WhoAmIResponse)_service.Execute(new WhoAmIRequest())).OrganizationId;
// Next, retrieve the organization's record.
Organization org = _service.Retrieve(Organization.EntityLogicalName, orgId,
new ColumnSet(new string[] { "organizationid", "isauditenabled" })) as Organization;
// Finally, enable auditing on the organization.
bool organizationAuditingFlag = org.IsAuditEnabled.Value;
org.IsAuditEnabled = true;
_service.Update(org);
// Enable auditing on account entities.
bool accountAuditingFlag = EnableEntityAuditing(Account.EntityLogicalName, true);
Console.WriteLine("Enabling auditing on the organization and account entities.")
' Enable auditing on the organization.
' First, get the organization's ID from the system user record.
Dim orgId As Guid = (CType(_service.Execute(New WhoAmIRequest()), WhoAmIResponse)).OrganizationId
' Next, retrieve the organization's record.
Dim org As Organization = TryCast(_service.Retrieve(Organization.EntityLogicalName, orgId, New ColumnSet(New String() {"organizationid", "isauditenabled"})), Organization)
' Finally, enable auditing on the organization.
Dim organizationAuditingFlag As Boolean = org.IsAuditEnabled.Value
org.IsAuditEnabled = True
_service.Update(org)
' Enable auditing on account entities.
Dim accountAuditingFlag As Boolean = EnableEntityAuditing(Account.EntityLogicalName, True)
Remarks
Message Availability
This message works regardless whether the caller is connected to the server or offline.
Usage
Pass an instance of this class to the Execute method, which returns an instance of WhoAmIResponse.
Privileges and Access Rights
For a complete list of the privileges required, see WhoAmI Privileges.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationRequest
Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages.WhoAmIRequest
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 (All Versions), Windows 8 (All Versions)
Target Platforms
Windows Server 2008, ,Windows Server 2012, ,Windows 7 (All Versions),
Change History
See Also
Reference
WhoAmIRequest Members
Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages Namespace
WhoAmIResponse
Other Resources
Organization Entities
BusinessUnit Entity
User and Team Entities
Sample: Audit Entity Data Changes
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