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CRMProduct.CreateAndRetrieve Method

The CreateAndRetrieve method creates a new product and then retrieves it.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function CreateAndRetrieve(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal InProductXml As String
) As String
[C#]
public string CreateAndRetrieve(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  InProductXml
);
[C++]
public: String* CreateAndRetrieve(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  InProductXml
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvCreateProduct and prvReadProduct privileges to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

InProductXml

Specifies an XML string representing a product. The XML schema is described by product.xsd.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the XML data representing the new product. The XML schema is described by product.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";

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

string strErrorMsg;

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

   // Set up the XML string for the product
   string strXml = "<product>";
   strXml += "<name>Test Product 4</name>";
   strXml += "<description>Product 3</description>";
   strXml += "<price>1111.00</price>";
   strXml += "<productnumber>2333</productnumber>";
   strXml += "</product >";

   // Create the product, and then retrieve the XML data for the product
   string strNewProductXml = product.CreateAndRetrieve (userAuth, strXml);
}
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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