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CRMProcess.UpdateAction Method

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The UpdateAction method updates an action for a process step.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub UpdateAction(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal ActionId As String,
  ByVal Action As String
)
[C#]
public void UpdateAction(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  ActionId,
  string  Action
);
[C++]
public: void UpdateAction(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  ActionId,
  String*  Action
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvWriteWorkflowProcess privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

ActionId

Specifies the ID of the action that is to be updated.

Action

Specifies an XML string describing the action. The XML schema is described by wfaction.xsd.

Return Value

No return value.

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";

// CRMProcess proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMProcess  process = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMProcess();
process.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
process.Url = strDir + "CRMProcess.srf";

string strErrorMsg;
try
{
   Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   string strStepId = "{72798DBF-7A8F-413B-AFEA-B85EF5363609}";
   string strActionId = "{13B74186-DB40-480F-AD31-F20432502F97}";

   string strActionXml = "<wfaction>";
   strActionXml += "<stepid>" + strStepId + "</stepid>";
   strActionXml += "<actiontypecode>" + Microsoft.CRM.Flags.WORKFLOW_ACTION_TYPE.WFAT_ASSIGN.ToString() + "</actiontypecode>";
   strActionXml += "</wfaction>";

   // Update the action
   process.UpdateAction(userAuth,strActionId,strActionXml);
}
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

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