CRMActivity.Create Method
The Create method creates a new activity.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Create(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal ActivityXml As String,
ByVal PartyXml As String
) As String
[C#]
public string Create(
CUserAuth Caller,
string ActivityXml,
string PartyXml
);
[C++]
public: String* Create(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* ActivityXml,
String* PartyXml
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvCreateActivity privilege. See CUserAuth.
ActivityXml
Specifies an XML string containing the activity information. The XML schema is described by activity.xsd.
PartyXml
Specifies an XML string containing the party information. The XML schema is described by activityparty.xsd. See Remarks.
Return Value
Returns a String type that specifies the ID for the newly created Activity.
Remarks
Parties of the type ACTIVITY_PARTY_OWNER and ACTIVITY_PARTY_REGARDING are read-only. This method ignores activity parties of these types.
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>";
// Create the activity
string strActivityId = activity.Create(userAuth, strXml, activityPartyXml);
}
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