AppointmentRequest Class

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Provides the details of an appointment request for the SearchRequest class.

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 AppointmentRequest
    Implements IExtensibleDataObject

[DataContractAttribute(Namespace="https://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2011/Contracts")] 
public sealed class AppointmentRequest : IExtensibleDataObject

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.

// Create the van required resource object.
RequiredResource vanReq = new RequiredResource
{
    ResourceId = _vanId,
    ResourceSpecId = _specId
};

// Create the appointment request.
AppointmentRequest appointmentReq = new AppointmentRequest
{
    RequiredResources = new RequiredResource[] { vanReq },
    Direction = SearchDirection.Backward,
    Duration = 60,
    NumberOfResults = 10,
    ServiceId = _plumberServiceId,
    // The search window describes the time when the resouce can be scheduled.
    // It must be set.
    SearchWindowStart = DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime(),
    SearchWindowEnd = DateTime.Now.AddDays(7).ToUniversalTime(),
    UserTimeZoneCode = 1
};

// Verify whether there are openings available to schedule the appointment using this resource              
SearchRequest search = new SearchRequest
{
    AppointmentRequest = appointmentReq
};
SearchResponse searched = (SearchResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(search);

if (searched.SearchResults.Proposals.Length > 0)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Openings are available to schedule the resource.");
}

' Create the van required resource object.
Dim vanReq As RequiredResource = New RequiredResource With {.ResourceId = _vanId, .ResourceSpecId = _specId}

' Create the appointment request.
Dim appointmentReq As AppointmentRequest = New AppointmentRequest With { _
    .RequiredResources = New RequiredResource() {vanReq}, .Direction = SearchDirection.Backward, _
    .Duration = 60, .NumberOfResults = 10, .ServiceId = _plumberServiceId, _
    .SearchWindowStart = Date.Now.ToUniversalTime(), .SearchWindowEnd = Date.Now.AddDays(7).ToUniversalTime(), _
    .UserTimeZoneCode = 1}
    ' The search window describes the time when the resouce can be scheduled.
    ' It must be set.

' Verify whether there are openings available to schedule the appointment using this resource                  
Dim search As SearchRequest = New SearchRequest With {.AppointmentRequest = appointmentReq}
Dim searched As SearchResponse = CType(_serviceProxy.Execute(search), SearchResponse)

If searched.SearchResults.Proposals.Length > 0 Then
    Console.WriteLine("Openings are available to schedule the resource..")
End If

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages.AppointmentRequest

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

AppointmentRequest Members
Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages Namespace
SearchRequest

Other Resources

Sample: Schedule a Resource

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