AssociationGroup.MergeXml Method

Reads the AssociationGroup definition from the specified resource XML for the specified external content type, and then merges its properties, localized names, and access control entries with the existing AssociationGroup in the metadata store.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client (in Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function MergeXml ( _
    xml As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef errors As String(), _
    packageContents As PackageContents, _
    entity As Entity, _
    settingId As String _
) As AssociationGroup
'Usage
Dim xml As String
Dim errors As String()
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim entity As Entity
Dim settingId As String
Dim returnValue As AssociationGroup

returnValue = AssociationGroup.MergeXml(xml, _
    errors, packageContents, entity, _
    settingId)

public static AssociationGroup MergeXml(
    string xml,
    out string[] errors,
    PackageContents packageContents,
    Entity entity,
    string settingId
)

Parameters

• xml
  Type: System.String

  A string containing the metadata XML.

• errors
  Type: []

  A list of the noncritical errors that occur when merging data or reading the XML.

• packageContents
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Parser.PackageContents

  Options that specify which elements to read.

• entity
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Entity

  The external content type that contains the AssociationGroup to merge.

• settingId
  Type: System.String

  The identifier of a partition in the metadata store to store properties, localized names, and permissions in; a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) indicates default settings.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.AssociationGroup
The merged AssociationGroup object.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The xml or entity parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	The packageContents parameter has the PackageContents.Model value set.
MetadataObjectNotFoundException	The AssociationGroup does not exist in the specified method.

Remarks

This method allows you to specify which resources that are present in the given metadata XML string are to be added to the metadata store via the packageContents parameter.

If the PackageContents.Properties value is specified in the packageContents parameter, BDC will create all the properties in the given XML in the specified setting. If a property with the same name exists, it will be replaced by the new property. Merging properties requires “Edit” permissions in the specified setting.

If PackageContents.LocalizedNames value is specified in the packageContents parameter, BDC will create all the localized names in the given XML in the specified setting. If a localized name with the same LCID exists, it will be replaced by the new localized name. Merging localized names requires “Edit” permissions in the specified setting.

If PackageContents.Permissions value is specified in the packageContents, BDC will replace existing permissions with the new permissions in the given XML. Merging permissions requires the “SetPermissions” permission in the specified setting.

See Also

Reference

AssociationGroup Class

AssociationGroup Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client Namespace