CRMActivity.CreateAndRetrieve Method
The CreateAndRetrieve method creates a new activity and then retrieves it.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function CreateAndRetrieve(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal ActivityXml As String,
ByVal PartiesXml As String,
ByRef OutPartiesXml As String
) As String
[C#]
public string CreateAndRetrieve(
CUserAuth Caller,
string ActivityXml,
string PartiesXml,
out string OutPartiesXml
);
[C++]
public: String* CreateAndRetrieve(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* ActivityXml,
String* PartiesXml,
String** OutPartiesXml
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvCreateActivity and prvReadActivity privileges. See CUserAuth.
ActivityXml
Specifies an XML string containing the activity information. The XML schema is described by activity.xsd.
PartiesXml
Specifies an XML string containing the parties. The XML schema is described by activityparty.xsd.
OutPartiesXml
[out] Specifies an XML string containing the new party information. The XML schema is described by activityparty.xsd.
Return Value
Returns a String type that specifies the XML data containing the newly created activity information. The XML schema is described by activity.xsd.
Remarks
Parties of the type ACTIVITY_PARTY_OWNER and ACTIVITY_PARTY_REGARDING are read-only. This method ignores activity parties of these types.
The XML string returned from this method does not contain elements for fields where the value is null or contains empty strings. This improves performance by not sending more XML data than is necessary from the server to the client.
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.Platform.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";
// CRMActivity proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMActivity activity = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMActivity ();
activity.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
activity.Url = strDir + "CRMActivity.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strLeadId ="{75682232-E34F-47E1-8998-F0818D1E1CBD}";
try
{
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Set up the XML string for the activity
string strXml = "<activity>";
strXml += "<subject>Activity 1</subject>";
strXml += "<activitytypecode>134</activitytypecode>";
strXml += "<ownerid type=\"" + Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Types.ObjectType.otSystemUser.ToString() + "\">";
strXml += userAuth.UserId + "</ownerid>";
strXml += "</activity>";
// Set up the XML string for the activity party
string activityPartyXml = "<activityparties>";
activityPartyXml += "<activityparty><partyid>" + strLeadId + "</partyid>";
activityPartyXml += "<partyobjecttypecode>" + Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Types.ObjectType.otLead.ToString();
activityPartyXml += "</partyobjecttypecode>";
activityPartyXml += "<participationtypemask>" + Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Types.ACTIVITY_PARTY_TYPE.ACTIVITY_PARTY_OPTIONALATTENDEE.ToString();
activityPartyXml += "</participationtypemask></activityparty></activityparties>";
string outPartiesXml = "";
// Create and then retrieve the activity
string strActivityXml = activity.CreateAndRetrieve(userAuth, strXml, activityPartyXml, out outPartiesXml);
}
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.Platform.Proxy
Assembly: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.dll
See Also