Sample: Calculate a credit score with a custom workflow activity
Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2015
This sample code is for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update. 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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