Sample: Calculate a credit score with a custom workflow activity
Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online
This sample code is for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (online & on-premises). Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK package. It can be found in the following location in the download package:
SampleCode\CS\Process\CustomWorkflowActivities\TestNet4Activity\ReleaseISVActivities.cs
Requirements
The following customizations must exist for this custom workflow activity to work:
Entity Schema Name: new_loanapplication
Attribute: new_loanapplicationid as the primary key
Attribute: new_creditscore of type int with min of 0 and max of 1000 (if it is to be updated)
Attribute: new_loanamount of type money with default min/max
Customize the form to include the attribute new_loanapplicantid
The contact entity must have the following customizations:
Attribute: new_ssn as Single Line of Text with max length of 15
One-To-Many Relationship with these properties:
Relationship Definition Schema Name: new_loanapplicant
Relationship Definition Related Entity Display Name: Loan Application
Relationship Attribute Schema Name: new_loanapplicantid
Relationship Behavior Type: Referential
Demonstrates
The following sample workflow activity calculates the credit score based on the Social Security Number (SSN) and name.
Example
/// <summary>
/// Calculates the credit score based on the SSN and name.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This depends on a custom entity called Loan Application and customizations to Contact.
///
/// Loan Application requires the following properties:
/// <list>
/// <item>Schema Name: new_loanapplication</item>
/// <item>Attribute: new_loanapplicationid as the primary key</item>
/// <item>Attribute: new_creditscore of type int with min of 0 and max of 1000 (if it is to be updated)</item>
/// <item>Attribute: new_loanamount of type money with default min/max</item>
/// <item>Customize the form to include the attribute new_loanapplicantid</item>
/// </list>
///
/// Contact Requires the following customizations
/// <list>
/// <item>Attribute: new_ssn as nvarchar with max length of 15</item>
/// <item>One-To-Many Relationship with these properties:
/// <list>
/// <item>Relationship Definition Schema Name: new_loanapplicant</item>
/// <item>Relationship Definition Related Entity Name: Loan Application</item>
/// <item>Relationship Atttribute Schema Name: new_loanapplicantid</item>
/// <item>Relationship Behavior Type: Referential</item>
/// </list>
/// </item>
/// </list>
///
/// The activity takes, as input, a EntityReference to the Loan Application and a boolean indicating whether new_creditscore should be updated to the credit score.
/// </remarks>
/// <exception cref=">ArgumentNullException">Thrown when LoanApplication is null</exception>
/// <exception cref=">ArgumentException">Thrown when LoanApplication is not a EntityReference to a LoanApplication entity</exception>
public sealed partial class RetrieveCreditScore : CodeActivity
{
private const string CustomEntity = "new_loanapplication";
protected override void Execute(CodeActivityContext executionContext)
{
//Check to see if the EntityReference has been set
EntityReference loanApplication = this.LoanApplication.Get(executionContext);
if (loanApplication == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Loan Application has not been specified", new ArgumentNullException("Loan Application"));
}
else if (loanApplication.LogicalName != CustomEntity)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Loan Application must reference a Loan Application entity",
new ArgumentException("Loan Application must be of type Loan Application", "Loan Application"));
}
//Retrieve the CrmService so that we can retrieve the loan application
IWorkflowContext context = executionContext.GetExtension<IWorkflowContext>();
IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = executionContext.GetExtension<IOrganizationServiceFactory>();
IOrganizationService service = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.InitiatingUserId);
//Retrieve the Loan Application Entity
Entity loanEntity;
{
//Create a request
RetrieveRequest retrieveRequest = new RetrieveRequest();
retrieveRequest.ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new string[] { "new_loanapplicationid", "new_loanapplicantid" });
retrieveRequest.Target = loanApplication;
//Execute the request
RetrieveResponse retrieveResponse = (RetrieveResponse)service.Execute(retrieveRequest);
//Retrieve the Loan Application Entity
loanEntity = retrieveResponse.Entity as Entity;
}
//Retrieve the Contact Entity
Entity contactEntity;
{
//Create a request
EntityReference loanApplicantId = (EntityReference)loanEntity["new_loanapplicantid"];
RetrieveRequest retrieveRequest = new RetrieveRequest();
retrieveRequest.ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new string[] { "fullname", "new_ssn", "birthdate" });
retrieveRequest.Target = loanApplicantId;
//Execute the request
RetrieveResponse retrieveResponse = (RetrieveResponse)service.Execute(retrieveRequest);
//Retrieve the Loan Application Entity
contactEntity = retrieveResponse.Entity as Entity;
}
//Retrieve the needed properties
string ssn = (string)contactEntity["new_ssn"];
string name = (string)contactEntity[ContactAttributes.FullName];
DateTime? birthdate = (DateTime?)contactEntity[ContactAttributes.Birthdate];
int creditScore;
//This is where the logic for retrieving the credit score would be inserted
//We are simply going to return a random number
creditScore = (new Random()).Next(0, 1000);
//Set the credit score property
this.CreditScore.Set(executionContext, creditScore);
//Check to see if the credit score should be saved to the entity
//If the value of the property has not been set or it is set to true
if (null != this.UpdateEntity && this.UpdateEntity.Get(executionContext))
{
//Create the entity
Entity updateEntity = new Entity(loanApplication.LogicalName);
updateEntity["new_loanapplicationid"] = loanEntity["new_loanapplicationid"];
updateEntity["new_creditscore"] = this.CreditScore.Get(executionContext);
//Update the entity
service.Update(updateEntity);
}
}
//Define the properties
[Input("Loan Application")]
[ReferenceTarget(CustomEntity)]
public InArgument<EntityReference> LoanApplication { get; set; }
[Input("Update Entity's Credit Score")]
[Default("true")]
public InArgument<bool> UpdateEntity { get; set; }
[Output("Credit Score")]
[AttributeTarget(CustomEntity, "new_creditscore")]
public OutArgument<int> CreditScore { get; set; }
}
See Also
Custom workflow activities (workflow assemblies)
Add metadata to a custom workflow activity
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