CRMCompetitor.Update Method
The Update method updates an existing competitor.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub Update(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal CompetitorId As String,
ByVal CompetitorXML As String
)
[C#]
public void Update(
CUserAuth Caller,
string CompetitorId,
string CompetitorXML
);
[C++]
public: void Update(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* CompetitorId,
String* CompetitorXML
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvWriteCompetitor privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
CompetitorId
Specifies the ID of the competitor to update.
CompetitorXML
Specifies an XML string representing a competitor. The XML schema is described by competitor.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";
// CRMCompetitor proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMCompetitor competitor = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMCompetitor ();
competitor.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
competitor.Url = strDir + "CRMCompetitor.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strCompetitorId = "{FC4D3D50-C934-4AB9-BDB3-6DE223A5F686}";
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Set up the XML string for the competitor
string strXml = "<competitor>";
strXml += "<strengths>They have many different models.</strengths>";
strXml += "<weaknesses>Their products are of poor quality.</weaknesses>";
strXml += "<opportunities>We can market our superior quality.</opportunities>";
strXml += "</competitor>";
competitor.Update(userAuth, strCompetitorId, 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