CRMSalesLiterature.SetAssociation Method
The SetAssociation method establishes an association between a sales literature object and another object (product or competitor).
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub SetAssociation(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal EntityId As String,
ByVal Object As CObjectName
)
[C#]
public void SetAssociation(
CUserAuth Caller,
string EntityId,
CObjectName Object
);
[C++]
public: void SetAssociation(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* EntityId,
CObjectName* Object
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvAppendSalesLiterature privilege and the prvAppendToCompetitor or the prvAppendToProduct privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
EntityId
Specifies the ID of the sales literature object.
Object
Specifies the object that is to be associated with the specified sales literature object (product or competitor). See CObjectName.
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";
// CRMSalesLiterature proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMSalesLiterature salesliterature = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMSalesLiterature();
salesliterature.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
salesliterature.Url = strDir + "CRMSalesLiterature.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
string strSalesLiteratureId = "{706D1D72-CF08-40CD-8059-CC0DF6377A19}";
string strProductId = "{236BCC84-7570-40C8-8F1E-3092A62B06BA}";
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CObjectName objName = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CObjectName();
objName.Id = strProductId;
objName.Type = Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.ObjectType.otProduct;
// Set the association with the product
salesliterature.SetAssociation(userAuth, strSalesLiteratureId, objName);
}
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