CRMAccount.RetrieveByPrincipal Method
The RetrieveByPrincipal method retrieves all the accounts owned by the specified security principal.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function RetrieveByPrincipal(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal Principal As CSecurityPrincipal,
ByVal ColumnSetXML As String
) As String
[C#]
public string RetrieveByPrincipal(
CUserAuth Caller,
CSecurityPrincipal Principal,
string ColumnSetXML
);
[C++]
public: String* RetrieveByPrincipal(
CUserAuth* Caller,
CSecurityPrincipal* Principal,
String* ColumnSetXML
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvReadAccount privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
Principal
Specifies the security principal whose accounts you want to retrieve. See CSecurityPrincipal.
ColumnSetXML
Specifies an XML string describing the set of columns that is to be retrieved. Passing "" or null returns all columns. You can find the valid column names in account.xsd. See also ColumnSetXML Schema.
Return Value
Returns a String type that specifies the XML data containing the accounts requested for the specified security principal. The fields that are returned depend on what fields are specified in the ColumnSetXML parameter. The XML schema is described by account.xsd.
Remarks
If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.
All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}
Example
[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";
// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";
// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";
// CRMAccount proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMAccount account = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMAccount ();
account.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
account.Url = strDir + "CRMAccount.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Set up the columns that you want to retrieve
string strColumnSetXml = "<columnset>";
strColumnSetXml += "<column>accountid</column>";
strColumnSetXml += "</columnset>";
// Create a new security principal
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CSecurityPrincipal securityPrincipal = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CSecurityPrincipal();
securityPrincipal.Id = userAuth.UserId;
securityPrincipal.Type = Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.SecurityPrincipalType.sptUser;
// Retrieve all the accounts for the specified security principal
string strAccountXml = account.RetrieveByPrincipal(userAuth, securityPrincipal, strColumnSetXml);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
// Process the platform error here
strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
// Process other errors here
strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.CRM.Proxy
Assembly: microsoft.crm.proxy.dll
See Also